DAVAO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Mohd Asnin Pendatun has called for stronger moral governance, genuine public participation, and greater accountability to promote transparency and prevent government abuse in the region. A FORUM –...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (PPAB) Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong assailed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) officials on Wednesday, Feb. 26 for snubbing a House inquiry on...
Former rebels, law enforcers, and local government officials attend a summit for rebel-returnees in Davao City on July 11, 2024. (Photo: National Amnesty Commission) The National Amnesty Commission (NAC) announced Wednesday, Feb. 26, that it has received and processed 127 amnesty applications...
Four Philippine projects funded by World Bank loans totaling over $1.37 billion (nearly ₱80 billion) are progressing satisfactorily, according to the Washington-based multilateral lender. In separate implementation status and results reports this month and last month, the World Bank said the...
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is preparing for the holy month of Ramadan which is expected to begin on March 1 following a moon-sighting at the end of this month. On Feb. 28, Bangsamoro Mufti Sheikh Abdulrauf Guialani will lead the official moon-sighting to...
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has welcomed the rescheduling of the first parliamentary elections from May 12 to Oct. 13 as it could provide ample time to resolve underlying issues in the region. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed the measure postponing...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) hailed on Saturday, Feb. 22, the enactment of Republic Act No. 12123 by President Marcos Jr. which resets the first-ever...
President Marcos has signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12123, resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to Oct. 13, 2025, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed. The law, signed on Feb. 19, states that the future elections in BARMM will be...
(L-R) Climate Conflict Action (CCAA) Conflict Alert OIC Phoebe Adorable, CCAA Executive Director Prof. Francisco “Pancho” Lara Jr., and CCAA CEMS-ERN Liezl Bugtay speaks during the CCAA Year-Starter Analysis Press Conference discuss the rising conflict incidents in the BARMM from 2011 to 2024...
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund and BDO Foundation have partnered to expand educational opportunities for out-of-school children, youth, and adolescents in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao through the Alternative Learning System. This initiative...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has condemned the killing of a school official in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and urged authorities to leave no stone unturned in its investigation. “Nararapat lang na mabigyan ng hustisya ang biktima. Ang ganitong uri ng...
The House of Representatives has ratified a measure postponing the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections. During Wednesday's plenary session, lawmakers agreed to move the polls from May 12 to Oct. 13, 2025 after approving the Bicameral Conference Committee report...
