The Republic of Korea has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting peacebuilding and inclusive development initiatives in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) following the official visit of Korean Ambassador Lee Sang-hwa to Cotabato City on June 1. During his meeting with...
DAVAO CITY – Former Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) chief Mohagher Iqbal will face criminal and administrative charges before the Office of Ombudsman amid massive fraud allegations, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) interim Chief Minister Abdulraof...
Typhoon “Domeng” dumped rains and triggered heavy flooding that has affected around 85,000 individuals in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Monday, June 1. In a situational report, the...
The national government’s (NG) usual April budget surplus shrank by more than half this year after the annual income tax returns (AITRs) filing and payment deadline was extended by one month due to the national energy emergency, although revenues were partly supported by millions of pesos in...
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao chief minister Abdulraof Macacua defended on Monday the removal of Ministry of Basic Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) chief Mohagher Iqbal. Macacua, who was seen supporting the BARMM delegation in the Palarong Pambansa in Agusan del Sur Sunday,...
DAVAO CITY – The Recover BARMM Movement (RBM) has urged Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament Speaker Mohammad Yacob to resign amid political tensions in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In a letter circulated to the media over the weekend, RMB asked Yacob to step...
DAVAO CITY – Bangsamoro Parliament member Mohagher M. Iqbal confirmed on Friday, May 22, his dismissal as minister of the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. In a statement, Iqbal said he "acknowledges with a clear conscience...
Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento on Thursday, May 21, assured that no government agency would interfere in the upcoming Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE), stressing that respecting the Bangsamoro people’s right to self-determination remains part of the government’s...
COTABATO CITY – Police in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have launched a hunt against two men who shot dead a local radio announcer in the region’s Special Geographic Area (SGA) on Thursday night. Capt. Vilma Dimaraw, chief of the Malidegao municipal...
DAVAO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has placed the region under a state of calamity due to the impact of the dry spell and global oil crisis. Macacua signed Proclamation No. 2 dated May 14 but released to the public on May...
DAVAO CITY – The governors of the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Tawi-Tawi expressed support on Tuesday, May 19, to the move of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua to instill reforms in the region. In separate statements, Lanao del Sur...
DAVAO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua defied the appeal of Moro Islamic Liberation Front Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim to hold the removal of Ministry of Basic Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) chief Mohagher Iqbal. Macacua...
