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COTABATO CITY, Philippinesย โ A total of 169 pregnant women and malnourished children in the newly created Bangsamoro municipality of Nabalawag received food assistance from the office of a Bangsamoro lawmaker who also serves as the regionโs health minister, local officials said. The humanitarian mission, led by the office of MemberContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua on Monday, February 16, warned that a petition before the Supreme Court seeking the removal of seven members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) could destabilize the region at a critical stage of its peace process. โI am trying to uniteContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ Police and soldiers seized 11 military-grade firearms, including an M60 machine gun, from members of two rival Moro groups following clashes in a newly created Bangsamoro town in Cotabato province, authorities said Friday, as efforts continue to peacefully settle the dispute. Officials of the Police RegionalContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ Five members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), including two bomb-making experts, surrendered to authorities in Maguindanao del Norte on Friday, February 13. The former rebels formally renounced their ties with the BIFF during a ceremony held at the municipal hall of Sultan Kudarat town,Continue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ A Bangsamoro lawmaker has expressed support for the investigation into the brutal hazing of 129 newly inducted police officers in Lamitan City, Basilan, warning that the incident could undermine the ongoing integration of former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members into the Bangsamoro police force. NaguibContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ The saying that the best man for the job is a woman could be aptly applied to the country’s first woman Army battalion commander whoย has drawn praise from military officials, local executives, and peace advocates for exceeding expectations during her two-year leadership in Davao del Norte.Continue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ Health workers in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have vaccinated more than 400,000 children against measles and rubella in just two weeks, regional officials said on Wednesday, February 4, marking a major boost to the regionโs immunization drive. Jet Lim, spokesperson of theContinue Reading
