House Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman on Tuesday, Feb. 4, opposed his fellow lawmakers' move to reset the upcoming Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections from May 12 to Oct. 13, 2025. "If we really want peace, let the Bangsamoro people freely...
The Senate has approved the bill resetting the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections from May 12 to October 13, 2025. Eighteen (18) senators voted in favor of Senate Bill No. 2942 under Committee Report No. 466; Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko”...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has expressed support for the measure resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) saying it would give the region more time to prepare for elections. Cayetano also said it would be more logical to delay the...
(Photo: DPWH) The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is intensifying its collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the Road Network Development Project in Conflict-Affected Areas of Mindanao (RNDP-CAAM). DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain led...
The extent of postponing the first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) polls is still up for discussion by the Senate and the House of Representatives in a brewing discussion of the bicameral conference committee next week. The Senate earlier approved its own version...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong has raised concerns over the questionable use of funds from the Office of the Chief Minister (OCM) of the...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong is hopeful that senators will respond to President Marcos' certification of the...
Police forces in western Mindanao have further intensified visibility patrols and law enforcement operations as part of the security measures for the midterm elections on May 12. Police Lt. Gen. Bernard Banac, director of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said the intensified security...
Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia (Comelec's Facebook page) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will no longer proceed with the printing of the election ballots for the first-ever polls in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim...
President Marcos has certified the bill seeking to postpone the Bangsamoro election as urgent, Malacañang said. "This is confirmed," Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Chavez said on Wednesday, Jan. 29, confirming that Marcos has certified the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of...
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...
Malacañang clarified that the Muslim holiday on Monday, Jan. 27, applies only to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and other identified Muslim areas. Photo from Bangsamoro Information Office Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said this ahead of the holiday, which was...
