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COTABATO CITY – Fifty-one years ago, on September 24, 1974, a quiet coastal village in Malisbong, Palimbang, was transformed into a killing field. Soldiers stormed the H. Hamsa Tacbil Mosque and carried out one of the worst atrocities of Martial Law: the massacre of over 1,000 Moros, among them menContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY – At least 86 marginalized residents from different barangays in Bongao and other island towns in Tawi-Tawi regained their eyesight after undergoing free cataract and pterygium surgeries in a three-day multi-sector medical mission. The outreach, held from September 2 to 4, was spearheaded by the Ministry of Health-BangsamoroContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Residents here are urging the Bangsamoro parliament to fast-track the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Children’s Hospital Act of 2025, a measure that seeks to establish a dedicated children’s hospital in the city. The bill, authored by Parliament Member Naguib Sinarimbo, envisions a 200-bed facility toContinue Reading
IPIL, Philippines – Officials from South Cotabato and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are laying the groundwork for stronger peace and development cooperation in communities straddling their borders. On Thursday, August 7, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Leo Tereso Magno, South Cotabato disaster risk chief Rolly DoaneContinue Reading
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Thousands of Muslims gathered early Friday, June 6, in various barangays of Cotabato City for the traditional outdoor congregational prayers marking Eid’l Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. The religious observance, held simultaneously by Muslim communities around the world, commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim toContinue Reading
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
