President Marcos has highlighted the significant role of local government units (LGUs) in sustaining the gains of the Bangsamoro peace process, saying their participation was key to ensuring the success of normalization programs on the ground. “Normalization ensures human security. It is a...
A peace monitor has raised alarm over what it described as a “perilous juncture” in the peace process between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). In its latest assessment, the Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT), the independent body overseeing...
DAVAO CITY – An official of the Ministry on Basic Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) has branded the Commission on Audit (COA) move to investigate alleged anomalies in the agency as political sabotage. Abdullah Salik Jr., MBHTE director general for basic education, believes that the recent...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it is fully prepared to help ensure the safe and orderly conduct of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in October. The AFP’s primary role is to provide support to the Philippine National...
DAVAO CITY – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panel Chairman Mohagher Iqbal blamed prevailing woes in the Bangsamoro region to Malacañang following what they perceived as questionable removal of MILF Chairman Murad Ebrahim as interim Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) lauded President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s assurance that the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will proceed as scheduled on October 13....
DAVAO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) launched its first peace and justice blended course for Grade 7 learners on Saturday, Aug. 9. The course – Finding Peace Within, Cultivating Peace Beyond: A Transformative Journey through Peace and Justice Education –...
President Marcos said he would sign the bill postponing the December 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to next year, citing the need to prioritize the country’s first-ever Bangsamoro Parliament elections in October. Marcos said this less than a week before the bill seeking...
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is investigating alleged irregularities involving the use of funds allocated to local government units in the region, spokesperson Mohd Asnin Pendatun said on Wednesday. “We will conduct an investigation on the alleged misuse of funds and...
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has approved a new wage order raising the daily pay of private sector workers by P50 starting next month, officials said on Friday. In a statement, BARMM Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua said he approved the Wage Order...
COTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has asked all regional ministers, deputy ministers, and heads of offices to submit courtesy resignations by June 30. Macacua issued the memorandum on June 23 in the light of serious and grave...
COTABATO CITY – After months of covert operations, agents of the National Bureau of Investigation in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (NBI-BARMM) on Thursday arrested a suspected bomber linked to Mindanao bus bombings and bus burning in 2021. NBI-BARMM Director Jonathan Balite...
