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COTABATO CITY โ The Bangsamoro government has extended its condolences to the Catholic community across the region following the death of Pope Francis, emphasizing the need for interfaith unity in a region shaped by diversity. Chief Minister Abdulrauf Macacua on Tuesday, April 22, expressed the regional government’s sympathies to CatholicsContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY โ Ahead of the 2025 polls, the Philippine Army has deployed a rapid deployment team of elite soldiers to Basilan in a bid to tighten security in the island province once notorious for insurgent threats. Around 100 troops from the 113th Division Reconnaissance Company (DRC), trained in ranger-styleContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ Immigration agents, backed by the Philippine Army, arrested nine Chinese nationals โ including one from Hong Kong โ working at a mining site in Barangay Chua, Bagumbayan town, Sultan Kudarat, without work permits. The operation was carried out last week by the Bureau of Immigration (BI)Continue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ A man accused of harboring a wanted suspect was shot dead in a brief encounter with law enforcers in Barangay Meti, a coastal village in Datu Blah Sinsuat town, Maguindanao del Norte, on Friday, April 18. Police said the slain suspect, Norsaidie Samo Tato, opened fireContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY โ In an effort to ensure equitable delivery of public services across the Bangsamoro region, the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has conducted an assessment of its aid programs in Tawi-Tawi, one of the most remote islandContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ Six lawmakers in the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament have filed a bill seeking to institutionalize an annual recognition program that rewards outstanding local leaders in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The proposed Salamat Excellence Award for Leadership (SEAL) Act of 2025 aimsContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ In a rare gesture of unity in the historically restive province of Lanao del Sur, political candidates pledged over the Quran on Tuesday to uphold election laws and renounce violence in the lead-up to the May 2025 Philippine midterm elections. The symbolic commitment took place duringContinue Reading
