DAVAO CITY – The former chief negotiator of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has vowed to bridge the gap as a result of the exclusion of Sulu province from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). IQBAL (BARMM photo) On September 9, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld...
DAVAO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has vowed to explore all avenues to resolve the issues surrounding the exclusion of Sulu from the region following the Supreme Court decision on September 9. The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the...
DAVAO CITY – The Supreme Court ruling excluding Sulu province from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao drew mixed reactions from some key government officials in the region. Key leaders of the Bangsamoro government remain mum on the matter as of posting time. The Supreme Court on...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong is devastated over the Supreme Court's (SC) decision to exclude Sulu...
ILIGAN CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized shabu valued at P13.6 million and arrested two suspected drug pushers in a seaport interdiction operation in Barangay Tandu Bato, Luuk, Sulu on Saturday, August 31. THE PDEA recovered suspected shabu valued at P13.6 million in a seaport...
Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corporation has cemented tie-up with Australian and British firms for the bids it submitted for two petroleum blocks auctioned in the Sulu Sea basin by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE) of the Bangsamoro...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P20 million were seized in Sulu on Sunday, August 18. PHILIPPINE Navy personnel intercepted smuggled cigarettes valued at P20.4 million in the sea of Sulu. (Navforwem) The BRP Laurence Narag (PG 907) under Naval Task Force 61 of the Naval...
Lakas-CMD president, House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center, in black) flies to Sulu to lead the oath-taking of 50 new party members from the Sulu provincial government officals headed by Governor Abdusakur Tan and Vice Governor Abdusakur "Toto" Tan II. (Speaker’s office) ...
President Marcos has urged the people of Sulu to protect the country's rich natural resources in the province and reminded them to not abuse it. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) Marcos made the call amid reports of illegal fishing activities in the waters...
President Marcos has lauded the Filipinos in Sulu for nourishing their ancestors' arts, music, creations, and customs from centuries ago. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (KJ Rosales/PPA Pool) Marcos said this as he led the distribution of P10 million in financial assistance to...
President Marcos said the government intends to start the improvement works for the Jolo Airport Development Project in Sulu soon. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of assistance to farmers and fisherfolk in Patikul, Sulu on July 5, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has chided the officials of Maimbung town in Sulu over the incomplete documentations of awarded contracts and payments for infrastructure projects as it lamented that the issues have been "a matter of great concern for several years already." "Despite repeated...
