Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino renewed his call to various government agencies to work together to come up with a transition fund to cover the expenses urgently needed by Sulu province. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino urges government agencies to create a Sulu transition...
(Courtesy of Department of Tourism) In a landmark initiative to enhance local tourism, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco recently led the groundbreaking ceremony for a new Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in Patikul, Sulu. Frasco said the project is part of the Marcos...
DAVAO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will continue to shoulder the salaries of 5,700 government workers based in Sulu until the end of the year despite the Supreme Court’s decision to exclude the province from the region. PENDATUN BARMM spokesperson...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino expressed concern over Sulu's fiscal problem after the Supreme Court (SC) ruled to exclude the provicne from Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Sen. Francis Tolentino airs his concern on the reduced 2025 budget of the Department of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard Sub-Station in Siasi, Sulu rescued 32 individuals from a capsized passenger motor banca on Saturday, September 14. PASSENGERS and crew of a capsized motor banca are rescued in the sea of Siasi, Sulu. (PCG) The motor banca, owned by...
Senate Majority Leader Francis said on Saturday, Sept. 14, that vital social services must be sustained for Sulu after the province was virtually "orphaned" due to the recent ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) that excluded it from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). (Photo...
COTABATO CITY – A policeman and three companions yielded two kilos of suspected shabu worth P13 million in a buy-bust operation in Jolo, Sulu on Thursday, September 12. A POLICE officer and three companions were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Jolo, Sulu on Thursday, September 12....
DAVAO CITY – The former chief negotiator of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has vowed to bridge the gap as a result of the exclusion of Sulu province from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). IQBAL (BARMM photo) On September 9, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld...
DAVAO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has vowed to explore all avenues to resolve the issues surrounding the exclusion of Sulu from the region following the Supreme Court decision on September 9. The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the constitutionality of the...
DAVAO CITY – The Supreme Court ruling excluding Sulu province from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao drew mixed reactions from some key government officials in the region. Key leaders of the Bangsamoro government remain mum on the matter as of posting time. The Supreme Court on...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong is devastated over the Supreme Court's (SC) decision to exclude Sulu...
ILIGAN CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized shabu valued at P13.6 million and arrested two suspected drug pushers in a seaport interdiction operation in Barangay Tandu Bato, Luuk, Sulu on Saturday, August 31. THE PDEA recovered suspected shabu valued at P13.6 million in a seaport...
