Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla described the first Philippine Congress-Bangsamoro Parliament Forum (PCBPF) in Pasay City earlier this week as a key step to ensure the progress of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Padilla said he and other participants at the forum...
A lawmaker on Monday, Nov. 14, called for a legislative investigation of the encounter between military forces and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Basilan last week. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman delivers his privilege speech during the plenary session at the House of...
Newly appointed DOH Undersecretary Camilo Pancratius Cascolan (Facebook / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) New Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Camilo Cascolan said that he was tasked to supervise the operations of the state health agency in the Visayas. In a television interview, Cascolan...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the release of P335.81 million as Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) share in taxes. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Thursday, Nov. 10, said that BARMM gets P335.81 million share from the taxes and other...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has administered the mass oath-taking of newly-appointed members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the oath taking of the newly-appointed members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) on...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. pledged his full support to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as he recognized the vital work the interim government needs to complete in three years. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the oath taking of the...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Authorities are determining if the human rights lawyer in Maguindanao was the intended target when his parked car was shot twice by still unidentified attackers over the weekend. Police Col. Querubin Manalang, city police director, identified Monday, August 8, the owner of...
"My administration is committed to implement all signed peace agreements in step with constitutional and legal reforms." President Duterte (Malacañang photo) This was President Duterte's vow in his inaugural speech in June 2016. Six years later, as he prepares for the end of his administration...
The University of the Philippines (UP) and the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM-MBHTE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and a memorandum of agreement (MOA) at UP Diliman in Quezon City on June 14. (UNIVERSITY...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the achievements of the Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) would help guide the new administration to achieve the country’s long-standing goal of attaining lasting peace and prosperity in Mindanao. During the presentation of its second progress...
The government of Norway has committed to support the peace process in the Bangsamoro region in the Philippines under President-elect Bongbong Marcos's term. Ambassador of Norway, Bjorn Jahnsen speaking to local media on June 15, 2022 (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was among the key...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Zamboanga City Council on Tuesday expressed its objection to the construction of a P110-million office of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) inside the Zamboanga Department of Public Works and Highways engineering compound. Plan for the BARMM Regional...
