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MABUHAY, Zamboanga Sibugay — The local government of Mabuhay has formally adopted a digital governance platform that integrates artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology, marking a major step toward modernizing public service delivery in the island municipality. The municipal government signed a Service Agreement with Integrya Technologies on December 10,Continue Reading
COTABATO CITY — Bangsamoro officials have slammed as “harassment” a petition for indirect contempt filed before the Supreme Court against 10 regional lawmakers over the delayed reapportionment of parliamentary districts following Sulu’s exclusion from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The petition was filed by a lone complainant,Continue Reading
COTABATO CITY — Close relatives of four suspected street-level drug pushers helped police carry out a series of entrapment operations that led to the suspects’ arrest over three days in Cotabato City, authorities said Tuesday. The suspects — Sa-Anudin Sirad Maramdacan, Abubakar Guilly Dipatuan, Fahad Dumamba Kusain, and Alfredo MaglasangContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines — Two police officers died in separate incidents in Zamboanga Sibugay over the New Year period, with one officer allegedly drowning and another shot dead by unidentified gunmen, police said. In Ipil town, authorities recovered the body of a 30-year-old police officer floating near a wharf inContinue Reading
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay — The Sangguniang Bayan of Ipil has approved the motion to donate a 15-hectare parcel of municipally owned land near the provincial capitol to the Zamboanga Sibugay provincial government. It has triggered questions about development priorities and the town’s bid for cityhood. What is the issue? TheContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – Often described as Mindanao’s natural sponge, the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the Philippines’ largest and most important wetlands. But despite its protected status, the marsh faces growing pressure from development, land conversion, and climate change. Here’s what to know about Agusan Marsh, why itContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY — Business leaders and regional officials are increasingly pointing to Tawi-Tawi as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) “new investment frontier,” citing sustained peace, political stability, and its strategic proximity to Malaysia and Indonesia. Tawi-Tawi, an island province composed of 11 municipalities, lies at the southernmostContinue Reading
