COTABATO CITY – A proposed bill seeking to protect the rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the region has reached its second stage in the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament on Wednesday, March 24. Minority Floor Leader Atty. Laisa Alamia, who introduced BTA Bill No. 23 or known as the “Rights of Internally Displaced…
COTABATO CITY – In honor of the Tausug’s resistance to United States’ colonization on March 6, 1906, a bill declaring said date as Bud Dajo Day has been filed in the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament. Member of Parliament Amilbahar S. Mawallil introduced BTA Bill No. 88 entitled “An act declaring March 6 of every…
COTABATO CITY – A bill creating a commission that will provide the overall direction for the management, development, and conservation of natural and cultural resources within the Liguasan Marsh has been introduced to the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament. Member of Parliament (MP) Ali B. Sangki filed BTA Parliament Bill No. 82 also known as…
COTABATO CITY—Around 700 displaced families from Shariff Saidona Mustapha town in Maguindanao benefitted from Project Tulong Alay sa Bangsamorong Nangangailangan’s (TABANG) first wave of relief distribution on Tuesday, March 23. The displaced families were originally from Barangay Pusaw of the said town, but due to the ongoing conflict between Bangsamoro Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and Armed…
MARAWI CITY – Bangsamoro Government’s Ministry of Public Works (MPW) is conducting a region-wide training on road network mapping using Geographic Information System (GIS) with the engineers and planners from the different local government units of the region. MPW conducted the training’s first leg with participants from Lanao del Sur’s two districts on March 15-22,…