Requests that would pave the way for unequal footing in the electoral landscape in Sulu were some of the things denied by Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor Vidzfar Julie which later led to a daring daylight ambush against him that claimed the life of his brother. (Photo from the Office of Comelec...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A former barangay captain and his companion were gunned down in Indanan, Sulu on Saturday, Dec. 21. INDANAN MPS patrol car. (Indanan MPS FB) Police identified the victims as Faizal Ibrahim Biao, former barangay captain of Kandaga, Talipao, Sulu, and Fadjiri Abdurajan Biao....
Nasser Amil, the brother of Vidzfar Amil, Commission on Elections-Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor, died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 21, after sustaining a bullet wound in the head in an ambush in Zamboanga City. Vidzfar, who was also in the vehicle and believed to be the target of the suspects,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Elections in Sulu province escaped death and his brother was wounded in an ambush here on Saturday, Dec. 21. A COMMISSION on Elections official in Sulu cheated death in an ambush in Zamboanga City on Dec. 21. Photo...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. lauds the agency's international and private peace partners during the inaugural International and Private Partnerships Forum (IPPF) 2024 at the Manila Hotel on Nov. 14, 2024. (Photo by John Louie Abrina / MANILA BULLETIN) A technical working group (TWG) is needed to...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Authorities seized 30 tons of giant clam shells locally known as “taklobo” during an operation in Patikul, Sulu last Monday, Dec. 9. OPERATING troops look at giant clam shells piled up in a vacant lot in Barangay Taglibi, Patikul, Sulu. (Contributed photo by Ely Dumaboc)...
Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman (PPAB) House Deputy Minority Leader Basilan lone Rep. Mujiv Hataman is pushing the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to secure the funds needed to finance the provincial government’s operations,...
Amid growing calls to postpone the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary elections next year, President Marcos hinted that it might be best to push back the schedule to fix the issues regarding Sulu’s exclusion from the region. President Ferdinand...
President Marcos said they are still studying the possible suspension of the first-ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)in the light of the Supreme Court (SC) decision separating Sulu from the region. Marcos said the elections might not happen...
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, that it met with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to request assistance in supporting Sulu's transition through joint learning interventions. (Photo from DepEd) Education Secretary Sonny Angara met with UNICEF on...
Sen. Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a bill seeking to create a new autonomous region for the people of Sulu, following its exclusion from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Padilla filed on Tuesday, Nov. 19, Senate Bill 2879, which establishes the Basulta Autonomous...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (middle) flashes the "peace" sign with religious leaders in Mindanao during the Mindanao Religious Leaders Conference (MiRLeC) in Davao City last week. (Photo: OPAPRU) The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said on...
