METRO MANILA—Presidential Communications Office (PCO) has affirmed its commitment to bolster the communication and outreach efforts of the Bangsamoro Information Office (BIO) in promoting the BARMM Government’s programs and projects across the Bangsamoro region. The commitment came after the successful benchmarking activity conducted by the BIO at the PCO on June 23 in the Malacañang…
Photo from Marhom Ibrahim/BIO COTABATO CITY—BARMM showed good economic performance in the month of May as it ranked 6th lowest among all regions in the Philippines with a notable inflation rate of 6.1 percent. This figure marks a significant drop from April’s 6.7 percent, as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA-BARMM) on June…
COTABATO CITY—The Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission (BHRC) has started the investigation on the recent incident which killed seven (7) Bangsamoro individuals in Barangay Madidis, Datu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur. Last week, June 19, the BHRC promptly conducted a Quick Response Visit (QRT) to provide immediate support and assistance to the affected families. Prior to…
Photo from ACTED Philippines GENERAL SANTOS CITY—A number of peacebuilders from the Bangsamoro region were engaged in experiential learning with local officials, community chieftain, and traditional leaders in Saranggani province to get insights on their peacebuilding efforts. ACTED Philippines—an international humanitarian non government organization (NGO), arranged the second batch of two-day exposure visit participated…
Photo by Comenei Ali/BIO NORTH COTABATO—Five decades ago, more than 70 Moro civilians, including women and children, were mercilessly gunned down within the mosque of Manili village in Carmen, North Cotabato. Accordingly, the Ilaga terror gang, allegedly backed by the members of the defunct Philippine Constabulary, opened fire on the victims on June 19,…