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COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Officials of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) are calling on lawmakers to pass enabling legislation that would return Sulu to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). MNLF central committee chair and Bangsamoro Labor Minister Muslimin Sema said the Supreme Court’s removal of SuluContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Business leaders in the Bangsamoro region welcomed the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) commitment of a $400-million grant to support economic programs and protect marine resources in Mindanao. Ronald Hallid Dimacisil Torres, chair of the Bangsamoro Business Council, said they were informed about the grant by BangsamoroContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – A bloc of lawmakers in the 80-member Bangsamoro Parliament is urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to retain Special Assistant to the President Antonio Ernesto Lagdameo Jr., citing his key role in supporting peace initiatives in Mindanao. Regional lawmaker and lawyer Naguib Sinarimbo made the appeal inContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines – May 25, 2025 — Health officials in Zamboanga Sibugay have confirmed the province’s first case of Mpox (monkeypox), involving a three-year-old girl from the municipality of Tungawan. The Provincial Health Office (PHO) said the child is now recovering after receiving medical attention at the Dr. George T.Continue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Officials in the Bangsamoro region have vowed to fully implement two long-term intervention plans aimed at safeguarding the rights and welfare of children and juveniles, with support from various government agencies and international partners. Bangsamoro Social Services Minister Raissa Jajurie said Saturday, May 24, that her officeContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Around 3,000 residents of South Upi, a highland town in Maguindanao del Sur—many of them belonging to the indigenous Teduray community—gathered Thursday, May 22, to express support for their detained mayor, who is implicated in last year’s fatal ambush of the town’s vice mayor. The rally wasContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A bombmaker from the outlawed Dawlah Islamiya group has surrendered to the Philippine military and pledged to help convince remaining members of the terror group to return to the fold of the law. Badruddin Saligua Mundir, 35, known among local officials in Central Mindanao for his expertiseContinue Reading
