Officials of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) and Mindanao State University (MSU) System disburse checks to student beneficiaries of the agency's Educational Assistance Program on Feb. 8, 2025. (Photo: OPAPRU) The future seems brighter for 381...
From left: Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao’s (MMCM), Marycon Delos Reyes, CSCE Director; Dean, College of Business, Dr. Jose Paolo Mack; EVP and COO Engr. Alejandro Ballado, Jr.; with BPI Foundation’s (BPIF) Executive Director Carmina Marquez; Senior Program Manager Manolo Nava; and Program...
Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura (left), commanding general of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), arrives at the Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga City on Feb. 9, 2025 for a field visit in Western Mindanao. He is received by personnel of the Tactical Operations Group Sulu – Tawi-Tawi (TOG SULTAW) led...
by Datuk Ben-Oliver M. Matias The historic Manila Hotel recently served as the backdrop of an equally historic event, the gathering of foreign history scholars and traditional leaders of Mindanao for the 3rd Royal International Interfaith History Convention held last November 2024. Part of the...
A crew member of BRP Jose Rizal monitors the presence of a People's Liberation Army-Navy warship by China in the West Philippine Sea on Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Navy) Three Chinese warships have been spotted in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
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...
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...
Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito has proposed resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to August 11, 2025, three months from its supposed schedule. In sponsoring Senate Bill No. 2942, Ejercito sought to amend Article XVI,...
CEBU CITY – The Mindanao Star Bus Transit Inc. assured that it will support the economic growth of Central Mindanao in terms of boosting passenger mobility and transportation of agricultural products. Leo Rey Yanson, the newly re-elected chairman and president of the company, made the...
BUTUAN CITY – Authorities reactivated on Wednesday the Regional Joint Security and Control Center in Northern Mindanao for the May elections. The revival of the RJSCC aims to ensure that the elections are conducted in a free, secure, orderly, honest and credible manner, Police Regional Office-10...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Police Regional Office-10 said the New Year’s celebration in Northern Mindanao was generally peaceful as several stations destroyed illegal firecrackers from unscrupulous sellers. In a statement on Wednesday, PRO-10 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jaysen de Guzman said only...
The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) newest loan to its host country, the Philippines, which will finance reforms in managing public funds, is scheduled to be repaid until 2039. Documents showed that the loan agreement for the $500-million Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Program (Subprogram...
