Daily Archives: October 15, 2022

BARMM sends aid to Pikit; peace mechanisms vow to resolve tension

COTABATO CITY—The Bangsamoro Government, through the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) and the Bangsamoro Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence (READi), extended humanitarian assistance to the 2,873 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by the recent tensions in Pikit, North Cotabato and two (2) barangays in the Special Geographic Area (SGA) Oct. 11-12, 2022.…

BARMM’s poverty level plummets from 55.9% in 2018 to 29.8% in 2021

COTABATO CITY—The poverty incidence among families in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) decreased from 55.9 percent in 2018 to 29.8 percent in 2021 according to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) during a forum held on Thursday, Oct. 13, in this city. Based the 2021 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES), BARMM’s poverty incidence…