Jolo, SULU – With 25,500 target individuals, the Ministry of Health (MOH) kicked off Wednesday, May 11, the COVID-19 Special Vaccination Days (SVD) in Sulu province, which will run until May 13. Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan, who received his booster shot during the kick-off ceremony, urged his unvaccinated constituents to join the SVD in order…
COTABATO CITY— In line with the promotion of Islamic banking and finance system in the Bangsamoro region, the regional government, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Department of Finance (DOF), and the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the establishment of the Shari’ah Supervisory Board in the Bangsamoro Autonomous…
Ramadhan is a much-awaited month for Muslims all over the world. While it is a special time to reflect and deepen one’s relationship with Allah (SWT), it can also be an ideal time to tighten family bonds. Aside from praying and learning the Qur’an together, families also find having Suhoor (pre-dawn meal) and Iftar (meal…
COTABATO CITY — Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) economic performance increased by 7.5 percent in 2021 and recorded the second-fastest growth among all regions in the country, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced in a news conference Thursday, April 28. The economy of BARMM increased from -1.9% in 2019-2020 to 7.5% in 2020-2021,…
COTABATO CITY – As of March 2022, the regional government’s medical assistance program dubbed AMBAG (Ayudang Medikal mula sa Bangsamoro Government) has already spent a total of Php203,875,214.63 to help settle the medical bills of 28,466 indigent Bangsamoro patients. AMBAG was created in November 2019 as one of the special programs of BARMM Chief Minister…