The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) endorsed for the first time its presidential bet on Saturday, Apr. 23, and backed the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo in a "historic and very special" gathering in Maguindanao. The United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the political party of MILF,...
ILIGAN CITY – Sixty-nine assorted firearms surrendered by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front were consolidated in Sulu on Wednesday, April 20, as part of the third phase of the decommissioning process. Photo courtesy of WesMinCom The consolidation was done through the coordination of the Army’s...
A suspected member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and two others were arrested by the police during a buy-bust operation in Taguig on April 17. Southern Police District (SPD) director Brig. Gen. Jimili Macaraeg identified the suspects as Sashed Upam, 52, an alleged member of MILF;...
Should he win in the upcoming May 2022 senatorial elections, senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista said he will support measures aimed at furthering the development of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Bautista made the promise following a meeting with senior...
COTABATO CITY—For Vice President Leni Robredo, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is important to help her win the 2022 presidential elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Robredo, the lone female presidential candidate, said she hoped to repeat her...
Contrary to allegations now circulating on social media, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) clarified Thursday, March 3, that the target of the recent combat operations in Maguing, Lanao del Sur were members of the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) and Maute Group (MG), not the Moro Islamic Liberation...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the bloody December 29, 2021 joint military and police raid in Pikit, Cotabato that left six people dead. De Lima said an independent fact-finding committee is necessary considering the contradicting accounts of...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Monday, Nov. 15, that over 7,000 decommissioned combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will receive livelihood settlement grants (LSG) this month. MILF CHECKPOINT – An MILF fighter guards the road to Pikit, North...
After being delayed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the national government will officially kick-off Monday, Nov. 8, the third phase of the decommissioning program of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces and their weapons as part of the normalization process in the...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque is certain that Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) stalwarts will comprise most of the members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) who will be designated by Malacañang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Photo from Harry Roque's Facebook) Roque...
The legislative proposal proposal to reset next year’s elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to 2025 was approved by three House of Representatives committees, two days after the Senate voted to pass on second reading its version of the bill. BARMM logo The...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 19 adopted four resolutions supporting the grant of amnesty to members of four rebel groups, thus, putting in near realization President Rodrigo Duterte’s peace program that will reintegrate those affected to civilian life. House Concurrent...
