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1November

BARMM launches comprehensive plan to tackle malnutrition

The RPAN, developed through a collaborative effort between officials from the Regional Nutrition Council-BARMM, the Ministry of Health-BARMM, and planners from cooperating agencies, aims to improve the health and well-being of children in the region. BARMM Health Minister Kadil Sinolinding, Jr., led the launch, emphasizing the plan's role in bolstering the joint efforts of the MOH-BARMM...

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30October

MPW invests P226-M in Lanao del Sur infra

Funded through a combination of regular infrastructure programs, special development funds, and the Transitional Development Impact Fund (TDIF), the projects encompass road construction and concreting, a new bridge in Barangay Proper Uyaan, Madamba, and the development of a staff house for the MPW’s 2nd District Engineering Office in Malabang. “This is not just an ordinary contract...

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29October

BARMM embarks on energy independence with first coal operating contract

The contract, a testament to the collaborative spirit enshrined in the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), grants FSI the right to explore coal in a predetermined area within the Kapai and Tagoloan towns of Lanao del Sur. This marks the first energy contract awarded under the joint authority of the national and regional governments, as mandated by the BOL.The landmark event, held at the Office of the...

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27October

BTA Parliament seeks election postponement to 2028, citing need for smooth transition

This would mark the second postponement of the scheduled elections for the 80-member Parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In 2021, Congress extended the institutional life of the BTA, which was created in February 2019 after the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) was ratified in a plebiscite.Floor leader Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba stated that the additional...

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26October
BTA Parliament Floor Leader and Chair of Committee on Rules Atty. Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba (photo by Google)

Bangsamoro Parliament adopts resolution to extend transition period

The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Resolution 641 seeks to postpone the region’s first regular parliamentary elections, scheduled in May 2025, to allow all stakeholders to adequately prepare for a “smooth democratic transition, the report said”According to a committee report submitted to Floor Leader Atty. Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba, the resolution will allow “for addressing the legal...

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