COTABATO CITY, Philippines – In a move signaling continuity and stability, Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulrauf Macacua has retained three key ministers tasked with overseeing vital sectors that align with the region’s peacebuilding and development goals. Macacua, who assumed leadership of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) last March,Continue Reading

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Six lawmakers in the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament have filed a bill seeking to institutionalize an annual recognition program that rewards outstanding local leaders in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The proposed Salamat Excellence Award for Leadership (SEAL) Act of 2025 aimsContinue Reading

DATU ODIN SINSUAT, Maguindanao del Norte – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, April 11, inspected over a thousand high-powered firearms turned over by civilians and former combatants as part of a regional disarmament initiative aligned with the government’s peace-building efforts in Mindanao. Army officials from the 6th Infantry DivisionContinue Reading

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COTABATO CITY — With Sulu officially removed from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), lawmakers in the regional parliament are now gearing up to reallocate its seven parliamentary districts ahead of BARMM’s first-ever elections in October 2025. This move follows a landmark Supreme Court decision earlier this year,Continue Reading

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COTABATO CITY, Philippines – With political temperatures rising ahead of the 2025 elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), leaders of the region’s major political parties are urging their supporters to exercise restraint—particularly in social media. Officials from Serbisyong Inklusibo, Alyansang Progresibo (SIAP), the United Bangsamoro JusticeContinue Reading

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COTABATO CITY — Two influential groups—one a regional political powerhouse independent of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)—have thrown their weight behind the leadership of newly appointed Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulrauf Macacua, signaling a wave of political unity in the autonomous region. Macacua, the former leader of the MILF’s Bangsamoro IslamicContinue Reading