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Mohammad Yacob elected new BARMM Parliament Speaker
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ Senior Minister Mohammad Yacob has been elected as the new Speaker of the 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament, following a session held on Tuesday, October 21. Yacobโs election comes after the passing of Speaker Ali Pangalian Balindong, 85, who died on October 2 due to illness. Balindong, a respected elder
Tungaweรฑos Praise Mayor Aniรฑon for Keeping WMSU-Tungawan Campus Open
TUNGAWAN, Zamboanga Sibugay โ Mayor Angelito Aniรฑon is earning cheers from Tungaweรฑos for his steadfast support of the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) campus in the municipality, the townโs only higher education institution. For the faculty and staff of WMSU-ESU Tungawan, Aniรฑonโs victory in the last mayoral elections was a relief. They had closely watched
BARMM Minister Sinolinding praises โAll-In-One Surgical Missionโ team for service despite earthquake threats
COTABATO CITY, October 19, 2025 โ Bangsamoro Health Minister Dr. Kadil โJojoโ M. Sinolinding, Jr. lauded the medical team and volunteers behind the โAll-In-One Surgical Missionโ in the Special Geographic Area (SGA), Montawal, and Pagalungan, saying their work โtransformed the lives of countless people of BARMM.โ The mission, held from October 14 to 16, 2025
Double cosmic treat: Two rare comets light up October skies alongside Orionid meteor shower
MANILA, Philippines โ Stargazers are in for a rare celestial spectacle this week as two comets โ Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) and Comet SWAN (C/2025 R2) โ make their closest approach to Earth, coinciding with the peak of the Orionid meteor shower. Starting Monday night, October 20, and continuing through Tuesday, October 21, both comets
Female Philippine Crocodile Missing from Guipos Facility, DENR Launches Retrieval Effort
IPIL, ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY โ The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region IX (DENR-IX) confirmed that a female Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis), a critically endangered species, went missing from a privately managed wildlife facility in Barangay Poblacion, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur. The facility, owned by Junevell O. Lamiing, operates under a Wildlife Loan Agreement
37 poor residents in newly created Bangsamoro town undergo free eye surgeries
COTABATO CITY โ Thirty-seven indigent residents of the newly established municipality of Nabalawag in the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) underwent free ophthalmic surgeries last Friday, October 17, as part of a public service mission led by regional officials. The beneficiaries, all from Barangay Kadigasan in Nabalawag,
MOH-BARMM extends nutrition aid to quake-hit families in Davao Oriental
COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ The Ministry of Health (MOH) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has extended nutrition assistance to families affected by the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Manay, Davao Oriental, on October 10. Working closely with the Department of HealthโCenter for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Davao Region, the Department of Social Welfare
Tungawan Ulama Summit 2025: Mayor Aniรฑon Champions Interfaith Dialogue for Peace and Development
TUNGAWAN, Zamboanga Sibugay โ The small, predominantly agricultural and coastal municipality of Tungawan is rarely at the center of provincial headlines. But on Sunday, October 19, it became the heart of a significant gathering that carried a message far louder than the hum of its tricycles and the waves that touch its shores. At the
Analyst Says Tomahawk Missiles Could Shatter Russiaโs Air Defenses, Tip War in Ukraine
A former British Army officer said U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles could decisively alter the war in Ukraine by breaking through Russiaโs air defenses, describing them as โbattle-proven weaponsโ capable of undermining President Vladimir Putinโs military advantage. Writing in The Telegraph on Friday, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a retired British Army colonel and defense analyst, said the
DOE pledges โฑ200M to jumpstart Basilan power rehab
ISABELA CITY, Basilan โ The Department of Energy (DOE) has pledged an initial โฑ200-million subsidy to help rehabilitate Basilanโs crippled power system as part of efforts to address the provinceโs worsening electricity crisis. Energy Secretary Sharon Garin, along with National Power Corporation (Napocor) President Jericho Nograles and National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Antonio Almeda, met
Desilting Project Boosts Irrigation for Over 3,000 Hectares in Zamboanga del Sur
BAYOG, Zamboanga del Sur โ About 500 cubic meters of silt were removed from the Sibuguey Valley Irrigation System (SVIS), improving water flow and ensuring consistent irrigation across 3,275 hectares of farmland, the National Irrigation Administration-Zamboanga Peninsula said Thursday. The clearing and desilting operation, which began Sept. 20 and concluded last week, was carried out
Blaan Leaders, SMI Partner to Deliver Health Services in Remote Tampakan Villages
COTABATO CITY โ Community leaders, including members of the Blaan tribe, and employees of a private firm have joined forces to deliver health services to marginalized residents in a remote village in Tampakan, South Cotabato. Barangay Buto Chairman Ferdinand Encia said Thursday, October 16, that personnel from Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI) turned over medicines and
