Brig. Gen. Eric Macaambac, commander of the 1st Marine Brigade, on Sunday said that among the benefactors of their “pro-poor initiative” are the University of Southern Mindanao in Kabacan, Cotabato and the non-government Socsksargen Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Consortium, both active supporters of the Mindanao peace process.The project involves the mayors of Maguindanao...
Read MoreHouse Bill (HB) 9045, which was the HoR-approved Bill 9045 with 251 votes, which allows the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) to process documents for and on behalf of Muslim Filipinos in Shari’a Courts.The PNA report said that the proposed measure was amended for Republic Act 9997, or the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos Act of 2009.Under the measure, the NCMF and the...
Read MoreMOTC Minister Paisalin Pangandaman Tago on Monday, September 11 said that provincial personnel of two agencies under him, the Land Transportation Regulatory and Franchising Board (LTFRB) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO), are together in clearing the thoroughfares in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao from unregistered public and private vehicles.Officials of the LTFRB...
Read MoreThere are thirty-two municipalities and the 63 villages of the Special Geographic Area (SGA) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) that have been classified as “areas of grave concern” (red code) for the October 30, 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), a Mindanews report said on September 11.There are at least 119 municipalities comprising the BARMM,...
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