Stories Behind The Headlines
Two Bangsamoro public hospitals launched new pro-poor healthcare initiatives Tuesday, including the region’s first Women’s Wellness Center and expanded services for women, children and indigent patients.
The Bangsamoro Ministry of Labor and Employment was recognized by GSIS as a top-performing agency for 2025 for its timely and proper remittance of employees’ insurance premiums.
Two seats in the 80-member Bangsamoro Parliament are reserved for Indigenous Peoples. As tribal leaders prepare to choose their representatives, the stakes go beyond who gets the seats — it is about whose voices will shape laws affecting ancestral lands, culture and development.
Anti-narcotics agents in Cotabato City seized half a kilogram of suspected methamphetamine valued at 3.4 million pesos and arrested two brothers during an entrapment operation. Supported by local officials and traditional Moro leaders, the raid highlights intensified multi-agency efforts to dismantle regional drug trafficking networks.
A peace pact between the Ballaho and Dulla clans ends a yearslong feud in Lamitan City, offering hope for stability, safety and progress.
A collaborative program between the Barangay Pulabato local government and Sagittarius Mines Incorporated is providing free daily transportation for public school students in South Cotabato, saving low-income Indigenous Blaan families up to 180 pesos a day.
Eight former bomb makers of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters surrendered in Maguindanao del Sur, marking another major setback for the extremist group following the death of its leader. Military officials say the defections weaken the group’s bomb-making capability and extortion network while supporting ongoing efforts to restore peace in Central Mindanao.
A driver, a free bus and a mining-funded program are helping children in South Cotabato stay in school while easing costs for families.
The Bangsamoro government partners with GCash to modernize cash aid, cutting delays and bringing faster, cashless assistance to beneficiaries.
Supporters of Bangsamoro Parliament Members Naguib Sinarimbo and Dr. Kadil Sinolinding Jr. are condemning a series of AI-generated deepfake videos circulating on social media.
BARMM health missions have benefited 4,943 low-income residents in four SGA towns through expanded medical and humanitarian services.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joined BARMM leaders at Camp Siongco to hand over ₱3.4 billion in peace and development funds aimed at empowering communities, upgrading emergency response, and supporting orphaned children across the region.
