The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) have called for restraint after armed men fired at the convoy of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof A. Macacua in...
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Saturday, Aug. 15, called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to immediately identify and bring to justice those behind the ambush of the convoy of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...
The Department of Energy (DOE) and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are fast-tracking joint management arrangements for newly awarded petroleum contracts in Sulu Sea while establishing a regulatory framework for native hydrogen exploration in the region. In a statement on...
A 561-member task force of the Philippine Army (PA) has been deployed to Maguindanao to help secure the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and protect voters from threats and intimidation, it was revealed on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The 1st Brigade...
Lt. Gen. Donald M. Gumiran, newly-installed commanding general of the Philippine Army (CGPA), said he will put combat readiness, preparation for external security threats, and support for the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro region at the top of his agenda as he takes charge of the...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered the implementation of additional security measures in at least 100 areas in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), which were declared as areas of concern for the parliamentary elections...
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is moving closer to a more secure and self-reliant energy future following President Marcos ' announcement during his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) where BARMM will co-manage two petroleum service contracts with the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Commission on Elections bared 108 areas of concern in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao elections on Sept. 14. Frances Alonzo, acting chief of the Comelec Social Media Division, reported that Lanao del Sur province has the highest number of red zones at 21...
The Philippine Army sent no less than 1,500 troops to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to strengthen election security more than a month before the region holds its first parliamentary elections on Sept. 14. PA spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala said the deployment of three...
DAVAO CITY – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Garcia on Tuesday assured the public that preparations for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections remain on track, with the overall peace and order situation described as "manageable."...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Commission on Elections has included the town of Al-Barka in Basilan province in the red list category, a list of high-risk areas in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao elections in September. High-risk areas are places exhibiting the highest risk level...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded no election-related violent incidents in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) since the election period started on July 16. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said security measures that have long been prepared are...
