To kickstart their transition, 650 members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) have undergone profiling to become eligible for socio-economic support through the Transformation Program jointly implemented by the national government and the MNLF. The first batch, composed of 480 MNLF...
More endorsements—from the political arena to the entertainment industry—are coming senatorial candidate Bam Aquino’s way. Celebrities Piolo Pascual, Iza Calzado, and Bea Binene (top) join senatorial candidate Bam Aquino 's motorcade in Metro Manila on May 4, 2025. Photo below is Sulu...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The 1102nd Infantry “Ganarul” Brigade based in Sulu province has significantly enhanced its operational capabilities in coastal areas with the activation of two new motorboats. GANARUL Uno (FB) Brig. Gen. Alaric Avelino delos Santos, commander of the 1102nd Brigade, said in a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Assistant Schools Division Superintendent of Sulu province was gunned down on Friday, Feb. 7, in Jolo town, Sulu. Police identified the victim as Sonatria Dandun Gaspar. GASPAR Initial investigation said that Gaspar was signing teachers’ reports inside her office when a man...
Sulu governor Abdusakur "Sakur" Mahail Tan said on Wednesday, February 5, that he's sure that 90 percent of people in Sulu will reject returning to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao's (BARMM) fold. (Photo from the Office of Senator JV Ejercito) "I can assure you if you get 20...
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...
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri has filed a bill seeking to include the Province of Sulu in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). SB 2915 sets a plebiscite for this purpose and allows its constituents to once again vote on Sulu's inclusion, "now guided by the positive...
Requests that would pave the way for unequal footing in the electoral landscape in Sulu were some of the things denied by Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor Vidzfar Julie which later led to a daring daylight ambush against him that claimed the life of his brother. (Photo from the Office of Comelec...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A former barangay captain and his companion were gunned down in Indanan, Sulu on Saturday, Dec. 21. INDANAN MPS patrol car. (Indanan MPS FB) Police identified the victims as Faizal Ibrahim Biao, former barangay captain of Kandaga, Talipao, Sulu, and Fadjiri Abdurajan Biao....
Nasser Amil, the brother of Vidzfar Amil, Commission on Elections-Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor, died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 21, after sustaining a bullet wound in the head in an ambush in Zamboanga City. Vidzfar, who was also in the vehicle and believed to be the target of the suspects,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Elections in Sulu province escaped death and his brother was wounded in an ambush here on Saturday, Dec. 21. A COMMISSION on Elections official in Sulu cheated death in an ambush in Zamboanga City on Dec. 21. Photo...
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) A technical working group (TWG) is needed to...
