It is important to provide the Muslim community ample support in growing their businesses, senatorial candidate Bam Aquino said. Senatorial candidate Bam Aquino poses for selfie with the Muslim community in Quiapo, Manila. (Photo courtesy of Bam Aquino Media Bureau) “Mahalaga na ang mga...
Senatorial candidate ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is eyeing the filing of a bill that seeks to provide Muslim employees sufficient time for prayer during work hours. Under Tulfo's proposal, both private and government offices would be required to provide prayer breaks and designate...
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...
The measure seeking to recognize the rights of Muslims to bury their departed ones in accordance with their beliefs and tradition is now up for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s signature, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said. Escudero said this after the...
Senate Committee on Local Government chairman Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has pressed for the postponement of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections saying it is essential to maintain stability in the region. The Senate senior deputy majority...
Malacañang clarified that the Muslim holiday on Monday, Jan. 27, applies only to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and other identified Muslim areas. Photo from Bangsamoro Information Office Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said this ahead of the holiday, which was...
President Marcos hoped that observing Al Isra Wal Mi’raj would inspire the Muslim community in the country to continue participating in building a peaceful and progressive nation for all. “As you venerate this historic miracle through supplication and prayer, may its essence inspire among the...
Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito has proposed resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to August 11, 2025, three months from its supposed schedule. In sponsoring Senate Bill No. 2942, Ejercito sought to amend Article XVI,...
The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) newest loan to its host country, the Philippines, which will finance reforms in managing public funds, is scheduled to be repaid until 2039. Documents showed that the loan agreement for the $500-million Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Program (Subprogram...
At the start of next year, selected elementary schools in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Maguindanao would receive funding under a World Bank-assisted, civil society-led project aimed at improving primary education in previously war-torn areas in the southern Mindanao island. "The training on...
Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri Dignitaries, legislators, and peace advocates trooped to the old Senate Session Hall at the National Museum of Fine Arts recently for the launch of Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri’s The Road to Peace: Crafting the Bangsamoro Organic Law . Senator Juan...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The measure postponing the first regular elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from May 12, 2025 to May 11, 2026 is on the cusp of...
