Senator Imee Marcos clarified on Monday, June 16 said that the postponement of the 2025 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) under the Congress-approved measure establishing fixed terms for barangay and SK officials is merely incidental. The bill is vastly different from R.A. 11935,...
COTABATO CITY – Three individuals in Cotabato City have tested positive for monkeypox, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to eight, health officials said Tuesday. Dr. Harris Ali, city health officer, said the three new...
DAVAO CITY – Three towns in Maguindanao del Sur have been placed under state of calamity due to massive flooding that has affected at least 300,000 individuals. A report from the Bangsamoro Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said...
Government anti-narcotics agents seized around P3.4 million worth of shabu on Tuesday, May 20, following the arrest of a high-value target (HVT) suspect during a buy-bust operation in Cotabato City, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) stated. PDEA Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...
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...
