DAVAO CITY – All offices in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao have modified its working hours for Muslim officials and employees as part of the observance of Ramadan. A memorandum issued by Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim said regular working hours from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. will be...
As the holy month of Ramadan starts, the commander of the police forces in Western Mindanao has expressed optimism that the midterm elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BARMM) in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) would be peaceful and orderly. But more than the expression of hope is the aggressive...
​The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday, Feb. 28, that there was an uptick in election-related violence in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Comelec Chairman George Garcia specifically said there was a "spike" in violence in the region, especially in...
DAVAO CITY – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Mohd Asnin Pendatun has called for stronger moral governance, genuine public participation, and greater accountability to promote transparency and prevent government abuse in the region. A FORUM –...
Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong (PPAB) Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong assailed Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) officials on Wednesday, Feb. 26 for snubbing a House inquiry on...
Former rebels, law enforcers, and local government officials attend a summit for rebel-returnees in Davao City on July 11, 2024. (Photo: National Amnesty Commission) The National Amnesty Commission (NAC) announced Wednesday, Feb. 26, that it has received and processed 127 amnesty applications...
Four Philippine projects funded by World Bank loans totaling over $1.37 billion (nearly ₱80 billion) are progressing satisfactorily, according to the Washington-based multilateral lender. In separate implementation status and results reports this month and last month, the World Bank said the...
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is preparing for the holy month of Ramadan which is expected to begin on March 1 following a moon-sighting at the end of this month. On Feb. 28, Bangsamoro Mufti Sheikh Abdulrauf Guialani will lead the official moon-sighting to...
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has welcomed the rescheduling of the first parliamentary elections from May 12 to Oct. 13 as it could provide ample time to resolve underlying issues in the region. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed the measure postponing...
OPAPRU Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo by Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) hailed on Saturday, Feb. 22, the enactment of Republic Act No. 12123 by President Marcos Jr. which resets the first-ever...
President Marcos has signed Republic Act (RA) No. 12123, resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to Oct. 13, 2025, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed. The law, signed on Feb. 19, states that the future elections in BARMM will be...
(L-R) Climate Conflict Action (CCAA) Conflict Alert OIC Phoebe Adorable, CCAA Executive Director Prof. Francisco “Pancho” Lara Jr., and CCAA CEMS-ERN Liezl Bugtay speaks during the CCAA Year-Starter Analysis Press Conference discuss the rising conflict incidents in the BARMM from 2011 to 2024...
