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...
A Muslim lawyer and head of a political party in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has urged the government to hold the region's first-ever parliamentary elections next year as scheduled in accordance with the law. Meanwhile, political observers claimed that extending the historic...
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...
Four governors in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao have sought the postponement of the first regular parliamentary elections in the region that coincides with the mid-term elections next year. In joint statement signed by Basilan Gov. Jim S. Hataman Salliman, Lanao del Sur Gov....
The police and military in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao raised the critical challenge posed by the growing number of unregistered firearms as the region prepares for its first-ever parliamentary elections in May 2025. The Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region...
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...
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy in the Philippines, the United Kingdom body “committed to promoting global democracy,” continuously advocates for a fair, transparent, and peaceful historic parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro region in May 2025. As the election in the Bangsamoro...
Former Maguindanao Gov. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu has expressed confidence that peace distractions won't prosper in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. MANGUDADATU (FB) Mangudadatu, in a video message, said he believes that First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos will not be...
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) The proposed appointment by President Marcos...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (middle) poses with representatives from the diplomatic corps during the inaugural International and Private Partnerships Forum (IPPF) 2024 at the Manila Hotel on Nov. 14, 2024. The OPAPRU recognized the agency’s international and private peace partners who support...
DAVAO CITY – Two policy advocacy groups see no valid reasons for the deferment of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from May 2025 to May 2026. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Nov. 13, the Institute for Autonomy and Governance...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero urged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to appoint replacements for the 35 members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) seeking to run in the first ever parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao...
