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BARMM solons file resolution supporting BP2 program
June 5, 2020, 5:42 pm
COTABATO CITY – Members of the minority bloc of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) filed a resolution on Thursday expressing the full support of the regional law-making body for the national government’s “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa” (BP2) program.The BTA minority bloc expressed… Read More
Bangsamoro parliament to resume regular sessions
June 3, 2020, 8:50 pm
COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), the law-making body of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will resume its regular session starting June 16 after more than two months of hiatus due to the coronavirus disease 20-19 (Covid-19) pandemic.BTA… Read More
Bangsamoro Organic Law remains on track: OPAPP
March 11, 2020, 2:22 pm
MANILA – The implementation of Republic Act 11054 or the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) and the ongoing transition of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) remains on track amidst the challenges being faced by the national and Bangsamoro governments. “The mandate of the new… Read More
BARMM draft education code presented to reg’l solons
March 6, 2020, 7:21 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MBHTE-BARMM) on Thursday presented the draft of the Bangsamoro Education Code (BEC) to get the nod of regional lawmakers and other stakeholders on the proposal.MBHTE… Read More
OPAPP eyes creation of National Peace Institute for peacebuilding
March 3, 2020, 2:23 pm
MANILA – Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito G. Galvez Jr. proposed the creation of a 'National Peace Institute' that will enable the agency to further strengthen and expand its peace constituency-building efforts with the academes, civil society organizations (CSOs), vulnerable sectors, national… Read More
BARMM asks DILG for Cotabato City jurisdiction handover
February 27, 2020, 12:08 pm
COTABATO CITY – The highest policy-making body of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has requested the Department of the Interior and Local Government to immediately turn over Cotabato City to the regional government under the supervision of the region’s Ministry of… Read More
PH-Japan partnership 'stands test of time'
February 23, 2020, 12:06 pm
MANILA – Under the Reiwa Era, the Philippine-Japan engagement is seen to increase. Manifested in the milestones it achieved in the past few years, Japanese Ambassador to Manila Koji Haneda said the two countries' partnership proved it is one that "stands the test of time". "The 30 years of the… Read More
First of 11 barracks for decommissioned weapons completed
February 16, 2020, 2:54 pm
CAMP ABUBAKAR, Barira, Maguindanao -- The first of eleven Joint Peace and Security Team (JPST) barracks to be built in seven provinces across Mindanao was officially turned over to the Joint Peace and Security Committee (JPSC) last Wednesday in this former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)… Read More
Newest Bangsamoro parliament member assumes office
January 25, 2020, 12:41 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The Bangsamoro Transition Authority of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BTA-BARMM) welcomed another Moro leader as a member of the parliament on Friday.BTA Speaker Pangalian M. Balindong officially welcomed Ali B. Sangki as the newest addition to the BTA… Read More
OPAPP ‘exceeded’ target in decommissioning MILF
January 17, 2020, 7:51 pm
MANILA -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) has “exceeded” its target to decommission members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), its spokesperson said on Friday. During the “Duterte Legacy” campaign launch, Presidential Peace Adviser… Read More
New AFP chief calls for continued protection of PH territories
January 10, 2020, 1:07 pm
MANILA -- Newly-installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff, Lt. Gen. Felimon T. Santos, Jr., ordered for the continued protection of the country's territories. This order is part of his guidance aimed at further enhancing the military's operational effectiveness and… Read More
Defunct ARMM employees can re-apply to BARMM, officials say
December 28, 2019, 2:58 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Public servants in the defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) affected by the “phase out” provisions of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) can still re-apply for any positions they think they are qualified in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao… Read More
NorMin 2019: Tales of 2 Lanao, mass surrenders, call for justice
December 27, 2019, 4:30 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The first month of 2019 marked a new chapter in Mindanao's history when the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) was ratified through a plebiscite on January 21. The Lanao del Sur Provincial Plebiscite Board of Canvassers (PPBC) officially recorded a total of 503,420 voters who… Read More
Duterte’s relentless war on drugs, corruption, crime
December 26, 2019, 1:07 pm
MANILA -- Braving strong opposition from his critics, President Rodrigo Duterte has kept his promise to protect his fellow Filipinos by continuing his “relentless” campaign against illegal drugs, corruption in government, and criminality in 2019. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said… Read More
Duterte visits soldiers wounded in Mindanao blasts
December 24, 2019, 12:04 pm
MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday visited soldiers who were wounded after a series of blasts rocked Central Mindanao on Sunday.Photos released by Malacañang showed Duterte personally checking the condition of wounded-in-action (WIA) soldiers at the Camp Siongco Station Hospital in… Read More
PRRD may consider BARRM to establish own armed forces
December 24, 2019, 1:16 am
MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he may consider allowing the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to have its own armed forces. Duterte, speaking before agrarian reform beneficiaries in Cotabato City, said he would allow the region to have its own armed forces… Read More
BARMM seen as major investment destination in 2020
December 19, 2019, 6:22 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) hopes to become a major investment destination in the country as the Regional Board of Investments (RBOI) recorded PHP4.1 billion worth of financing in 2019 which is 80 percent higher compared to last year’s PHP2.5… Read More
PRRD gets ‘stratospheric’ excellent rating in BARMM areas
December 17, 2019, 8:28 pm
MANILA — Majority of the residents of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have expressed satisfaction with the performance of President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration, based on the survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). The SWS survey, fielded on Sept. 27 to… Read More
AFP marks 84th founding anniversary
December 17, 2019, 6:05 pm
MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) celebrated its 84th founding anniversary in a ceremony at the Lapu-Lapu Grandstand in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte led the anniversary rites which highlighted the various accomplishments of the AFP in the past… Read More
3 MILF men unhurt as bomb explodes in Maguindanao
November 25, 2019, 8:42 am
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao – A motorbike rigged with a powerful improvised bomb was set off by suspected extremists Sunday morning while the car of an official of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was passing by along a road here. The motorbike exploded at 10:45 a.m. while the Toyota… Read More
