Senate Committee on Local Government chairman Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has pressed for the postponement of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections saying it is essential to maintain stability in the region. The Senate senior deputy majority...
Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito has proposed resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to August 11, 2025, three months from its supposed schedule. In sponsoring Senate Bill No. 2942, Ejercito sought to amend Article XVI,...
CEBU CITY – The Mindanao Star Bus Transit Inc. assured that it will support the economic growth of Central Mindanao in terms of boosting passenger mobility and transportation of agricultural products. Leo Rey Yanson, the newly re-elected chairman and president of the company, made the...
BUTUAN CITY – Authorities reactivated on Wednesday the Regional Joint Security and Control Center in Northern Mindanao for the May elections. The revival of the RJSCC aims to ensure that the elections are conducted in a free, secure, orderly, honest and credible manner, Police Regional Office-10...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Police Regional Office-10 said the New Year’s celebration in Northern Mindanao was generally peaceful as several stations destroyed illegal firecrackers from unscrupulous sellers. In a statement on Wednesday, PRO-10 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jaysen de Guzman said only...
The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) newest loan to its host country, the Philippines, which will finance reforms in managing public funds, is scheduled to be repaid until 2039. Documents showed that the loan agreement for the $500-million Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Program (Subprogram...
At the start of next year, selected elementary schools in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao would receive funding under a World Bank-assisted, civil society-led project aimed at improving primary education in previously war-torn areas in the southern Mindanao island. "The training on...
DAVAO CITY – The Regional Development Council in Central Mindanao and the Mindanao Development Authority are eyeing foreign donors to fund infrastructure projects to mitigate perennial flooding within the Mindanao River Basin area. RESIDENTS wade through a marshy field that used to be...
DAVAO CITY – Two-hundred youth leaders from various organizations participated in the two-day 1st Mindanao Youth Convergence at the Ritz Hotel at Garden Oases in Obrero here from Dec. 18 to 19 that focused on empowering young leaders in disaster preparedness and resilience. MINDANAO Development...
Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri Dignitaries, legislators, and peace advocates trooped to the old Senate Session Hall at the National Museum of Fine Arts recently for the launch of Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri’s The Road to Peace: Crafting the Bangsamoro Organic Law . Senator Juan...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The measure postponing the first regular elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from May 12, 2025 to May 11, 2026 is on the cusp of...
DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority will step up its advocacy for public-private partnerships starting next year to support and increase the capabilities of local government units in Mindanao. MinDA Chairman Secretary Leo Tereso A. Magno, speaking at the Wednesday Media Forum in a...