COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro health ministry confirmed two mpox (monkeypox) cases in Maguindanao del Norte this week while monitoring six other potential infections, officials said Wednesday. Recovered patients were a 59-year-old woman from Sultan Kudarat and a 28-year-old woman from Datu Odin...
Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has appealed to all stakeholders in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to set aside differences stemming from the recent midterm elections and work together to ensure a seamless and non-violent parliamentary elections in October. “In this coming...
DAVAO CITY – A massive flooding has affected at least 78,000 individuals in the low-lying towns of Maguindanao del Sur in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) due to torrential rains from the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) since May 14. A report dated May 17 from...
DAVAO CITY – Political clans backed by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front-led United Bangsamoro Justice Party emerged as winners in the May 12 elections in the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur, which are part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)....
DAVAO CITY – Just like in previous elections, recurring problem such as alleged vote-buying, harassment against election officers, and other election-related violence were still prevalent in many parts of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on May 12. In a briefer released by the...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – The Police Regional Office-1 (Ilocos) on Tuesday deployed 193 policemen for election duty in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. A send-off Mass and ceremony were held for them at the PRO-1 auditorium in this camp. They will serve as Special...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-13 (Caraga) has deployed 596 police personnel to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to assist in ensuring the orderly conduct of the May 12 midterm elections. The send-off ceremony was led by PRO-13 Director Police Brig. Gen....
DAVAO CITY – Economic growth in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao dropped 1.3 percent from four percent in 2023 to 2.7 percent in 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. THE KCC Mall under construction in Cotabato City. (Keith Bacongco) PSA-BARMM Regional...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. urges the personnel of the 403rd Infantry Brigade and 4th Infantry Division to secure the upcoming May 12 midterm elections during his visit at Camp Osito Bahian in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on April 24, 2025. (Photo: AFP) ...
The government is looking to provide more than 900 patient transport vehicles (PTVs) to various areas by the end of the year in an attempt to achieve the goal of giving an ambulance to every single municipality in the country, President Marcos said. Patient transport vehicles being turned over to...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao joined the Catholic Church in mourning the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday at the age of 88. In a statement, BARMM interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua said the passing of Pope Francis brought profound sadness....
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) started on Tuesday, April 22, the deployment of the first batch of official ballots for the May 2025 national and local elections, with deliveries beginning in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). (Photo from Comelec) In an interview,...
