DAVAO CITY – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is pushing for the conduct of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao next year amid proposals to defer the historic elections to 2026. In a resolution signed by MILF Central Committee Secretary...
The office of Special Assistant to the President Antonio Lagdameo Jr. expressed support for a proposal by Congress to move the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) 2025 polls to 2026, citing the need to review issues surrounding the elections. The Office of Special...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has led the filing of a bill to defer the first general elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), from May 12, 2025, to May 11, 2026. ...
Two more senators on Tuesday, November 5, expressed opposition to the deferment of the 2025 parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero filed a bill to formalize his proposal seeking to defer the BARMM...
DAVAO CITY – Severe tropical storm “Kristine” displaced almost 200,000 individuals in four provinces in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The Bangsamoro Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence said while the region was not directly affected, the trough of Kristine...
Two senators have expressed differing views regarding the deferment of the 2025 parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri said on Monday, Nov. 4, that postponing BARMM polls through a bill would be a very difficult task...
Police forces in Western Mindanao are now on alert for the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the first-ever Bangsamoro parliamentary elections that will coincide with the 2025 midterm elections on May 12. Police Maj. Gen. Bernard Banac, director of the Area Police...
President Marcos met leaders of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in an effort to strengthen their collaboration and cooperation not only to ensure peaceful elections next year, but also for the sustainable development of the region. President Ferdinand...
As the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) plans to raise 30 to 40 billion Japanese yen (up to about P15 billion) from its forthcoming gender bond issuance, its chief representative in the Philippines is on the lookout for local projects they can fund, especially in war-torn Mindanao. On...
DAVAO CITY – The prolonged crisis due to cycle of violence and impact of climate-induced flooding in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) could deepen gender inequalities, an official of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said. A FLOODED...
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. (left) checks the unlicensed firearms surrendered by residents in Basilan in exchange of agricultural tools and equipment as part of the ASPIRE program held in Sumisip, Basilan last week. (Photo: OPAPRU) To ensure that the first ever parliamentary...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (middle) flashes the "peace" sign with religious leaders in Mindanao during the Mindanao Religious Leaders Conference (MiRLeC) in Davao City last week. (Photo: OPAPRU) The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said on...
