COTABATO CITY — Bangsamoro Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim appointed on April 17 former Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forves (BIAF) spokesperson Abunawas “Von Al Haq” Maslamama as new senior minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The appointment of Maslamama came after Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua vacated his post as senior minister as he […]
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BARMM consults stakeholders on moving government center to Maguindanao del Norte
COTABATO CITY — The plan of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to move its capital from THIS City to nearby Parang town in Maguindanao del Norte gained traction with public consultation done on Monday. The Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No. 42 was passed on September 22, 1995, with the intention of making […]
Marina approves RORO trips for Cotabato-Basilan
DAVAO CITY –— Travelling between Cotabato City and Basilan province has a littled relief as the Bangsamoro Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC) Maritime Industry Authority approved the opening of the Roll-on/Roll-Off (RORO) trips from Cotabato City Port to Lamitan City Port in Basilan province. According to MOTC’s Bangsamoro Maritime Industry Authority (BMARINA), the route […]
GPH, Moro fronts vow to strengthen partnership to fulfill Bangsamoro peace commitments
The national government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) vowed to strengthen their collaboration to ensure the full implementation of all Bangsamoro peace agreements. Isidro Purisima, acting Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPPRU), went to Cotabato City to meet separately on Friday, April 14 with Bangsamoro Autonomous Region Interim Chief Minister and […]
MAFAR-BARMM gets P72.8 million for cacao, coffee enterprise development
DAVAO CITY — The Department of Agriculture (DA) on April 14, 2023, allocated a total of P72.8 million to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)) for the 2023–2026 implementation of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) […]
Police offices in 2 Maguindanao provinces activated
DAVAO CITY —Philippine National Police Chief PGen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr., on April 10 had his command visit at Camp BGen. Salipada K. Pendatun, headquarters of the Police Regional Office- Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte. Azurin who visted the Banmgsamoro region recently deactivated the Maguindanao Police Provincial Office and activated Maguindanao del Sur […]
Cop arrested for mauling girlfriend
DAVAO CITY — A policeman from Magpet Municipal Police Station, in Cotabato province was arrested after he beat and pointed firearm at his girlfriend on midnight of April 11, in Kanapia Subdivision, Poblacion, Kidapawan City. Kidapawan City Police Station identified the suspect as Corporal Louie Jay Lumancas. In a viral video, Lumancas beat and pointed […]
Arabic teachers in BARRM get teaching materials
DAVAO CITY—Islamic Studies and Arabic Language (ISAL) teachers across BARMM got their teaching materials from Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education’s (MBHTE) on March 30 in Cotabato City. The first leg of the distribution of office supplies and equipment intended for ISAL teachers kicked off at the Cotabato City Schools Division Office (SDO). The Bangsamoro Region […]
PDEA-BARMM intercepts P20.4-M shabu
Suspected runner leaves 3kg of drugs Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-BARMM) and the Luuk Municipal Police Station and other law enforcement agencies intercepted a drug courier in an interdiction operation on April 8 in Luuk, Sulu. Authorities identified the drug runner as Almando Insali a resident of Zamboanga City. Insali […]
Maguindanao Norte village officer, wife killed
DAVAO CITY — Two suspected gunmen killed a Barangay council member of Polloc and his wife in a congested area in Parang public market, Maguindanao del Norte on Easter Sunday. The CCTV footage showed that the red sedan of the couple was traversing Rizal Avenue at Parang public market when the gunmen tailed and shot […]
Basilan ferry fire death toll now 32, 19 still missing
DAVAO CITY –— The numder of fatalities in the March 29 MV Lady Mary Joy 3 continues to climb as the search and retrieval operatons continue. On Easter Sunday at around 1:05 in the afternoon, personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard and PNP Maritime in Basilan fished out another cadaver off Langgas coast, in the […]
Government forces unearth arms cache in Lanao del Sur
MALABANG, Lanao del Norte — In a joint law enforcement operation in Lanao del Sur Thursday afternoon, April 6, operatives of the 5th Infantry Battalion and Lanao del Sur Provincial Police Office discovered an arms cache that was buried in Sitio Lusong, Barangay Ranao-Raning, Amai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur. Maj. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, Commander of […]
BARMM grants stipend to Madrasah learners
DAVAO CITY — Sum 8,318 Bangsamoro learners under the Standard Madrasah Curriculum (SMC) on Monday, April 3, received a one-time scholarship fund worth Php3,000.00 each from the Bangsamoro Government’s education ministry. The Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) said these ‘qualified and needy’ beneficiaries were determined by school heads based on the selection criteria, […]