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COTABATO CITY โ Local officials, business groups, and Blaan tribal leaders have thrown their support behind a newly formed multi-sectoral body tasked with monitoring community development projects tied to the controversial Tampakan mining venture in Central Mindanao. The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Region 12 launched the 1st JointContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ Thousands of Muslims gathered early Friday, June 6, in various barangays of Cotabato City for the traditional outdoor congregational prayers marking Eidโl Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. The religious observance, held simultaneously by Muslim communities around the world, commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim toContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ Officials of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) are calling on lawmakers to pass enabling legislation that would return Sulu to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). MNLF central committee chair and Bangsamoro Labor Minister Muslimin Sema said the Supreme Courtโs removal of SuluContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ Business leaders in the Bangsamoro region welcomed the Asian Development Bankโs (ADB) commitment of a $400-million grant to support economic programs and protect marine resources in Mindanao. Ronald Hallid Dimacisil Torres, chair of the Bangsamoro Business Council, said they were informed about the grant by BangsamoroContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ A bloc of lawmakers in the 80-member Bangsamoro Parliament is urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to retain Special Assistant to the President Antonio Ernesto Lagdameo Jr., citing his key role in supporting peace initiatives in Mindanao. Regional lawmaker and lawyer Naguib Sinarimbo made the appeal inContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippinesย โ Officials in the Bangsamoro region have vowed to fully implement two long-term intervention plans aimed at safeguarding the rights and welfare of children and juveniles, with support from various government agencies and international partners. Bangsamoro Social Services Minister Raissa Jajurie said Saturday, May 24, that her officeContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippinesย โ Around 3,000 residents of South Upi, a highland town in Maguindanao del Surโmany of them belonging to the indigenous Teduray communityโgathered Thursday, May 22, to express support for their detained mayor, who is implicated in last yearโs fatal ambush of the townโs vice mayor. The rally wasContinue Reading
