Sustaining secure environment in the BARMM: MPOS-led forum addresses peace concerns in Sulu

  JOLO, Sulu – Efforts to maintain a secure environment in the Bangsamoro region were highlighted during the peace forum initiated by the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) in this province on Tuesday, January 23. Representatives from diverse sectors, including women, youth, religious, and academic leaders, civil society organizations, media, local government units…

BARMM, UNDP partner to empower former combatants through coconut production support

COTABATO CITY – In a move to empower communities of former combatants, the Office of the Chief Minister’s Peace, Security, and Reconciliation Office (OCM-PSRO) partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAB) to deliver 32 sets of coconut production materials to graduates of the School of Peace…

MHSD awards 100 permanent shelters to ex-combatants; gives shelter toolkits to 1,733 TS Paeng victims

  COTABATO CITY—Minister of Human Settlement and Development Atty. Hamid Aminoddin Barra turned over on Tuesday, January 23, a total of 100 permanent housing units to the local government units of Datu Blah Sinsuat (DBS) and Sultan Kudarat (SK) in Maguindanao del Norte as part of the celebration of the 5th founding anniversary of the…

Government unveils blueprint for MILF Camp Abubakar transformation

  MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE—The national government, through the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), officially unveiled on Tuesday, Jan. 23 the master development plan for the transformation of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) Camp Abubakar. The unveiling took place inside the MILF’s former training camp at Barangay Tugaig in…