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21November

BTA MP Basman renews call for ceasefire in Gaza

In a privilege speech delivered Thursday, November 16,  MP Basman, concurrent Deputy Floor Leader,, said the Israeli government’s bombing of hospitals in Gaza and supposed safe zones and passage routes, its attacks on civilians, journalists, and medical professionals, and its refusal to provide access to food, water, electricity, and medical supplies are “war crimes.”“This is plainly, and...

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19November

MILG-BARMM constructs new municipal hall in former Maute group lair in Butig town

The construction of the P25 million worth local government operations center in the hinterland Butig municipality in the first district of Lanao del Sur was bankrolled by the regional government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao via its Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG) said a Philstar.com report Thursday.Adiong expressed his gratitude to the MILG-BARMM...

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15November

Colombian envoy tours once hostile, former MILF stronghold

Officials of the Bangsamoro region and constituent-business groups announced on Monday that the visit on Thursday of Colombian Ambassador to the Philippines Marcela Ordoñez to the now state controlled Camp Iranun, the former Camp Abubakar of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, can prove to investors abroad that it is now safe to put up agricultural projects in hinterlands around.Camp Iranun,...

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12November

DBM Sec Pangandamen hails PBBM for approving Muslim celebration

“I thank President Marcos for signing the AO constituting the Situmiayat Wakhamsun Aldhikraa National Committee which shall take charge of the preparations for this celebration even as early as now,” Pangandaman said.“The Committee, chaired by the Executive Secretary, with the NHCP (National Historical Commission of the Philippines) as vice chair and with DBM as one of its members, will...

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8November

Japan to continue supporting Bangsamoro peace process

Fumio announced during a special joint session of congress at the Batasang Pambansa that the Japanese government has been supporting the Philippine government in its efforts to address the conflict in some parts of Mindanao.He said his government pledged to provide construction equipment for disaster management in BARMM.“Japan has supported the peace process and economic development over the...

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