COTABATO CITY – To further strengthen security sector’s understanding on the complexity of settling ‘rido’ or clan feuds in the Bangsamoro region, the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) conducted a 2-day learning session with the Philippine National Police Regional Office (PRO-BAR) on Jan. 27-28 in the city. Participants were from the different units,…
COTABATO CITY—Former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Tayan Kabaro Emba (a pseudonym) from the province of Maguindanao received Php20, 000.00 cash aid from the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE). MOLE Minister Romeo K. Sema provided immediate financial assistance to Emba Wednesday, Jan. 27 in Cotabato City. He explained that this will serve as her starter…
COTABATO CITY – Mindanaoan Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Monday, January 25, filed the first bill in the senate seeking to extend the Bangsamoro transition period by postponing the 2022 elections. Senate Bill No. 2019 is entitled “An Act Amending Section 13 Article XVI of Republic Act 11054, entitled ‘An Act Providing for the…
COTABATO CITY – Adding to the growing number of supporters to extend the Bangsamoro transition period are Save Sulu Movement (SSM), North Cotabato Governor Nancy A. Catamco, and Cardinal Orlando B. Quevedo, who released statements backing that three years is not enough for the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) to be able to complete its mandates.…
COTABATO CITY—Bangsamoro Youth Commission’s (BYC) humanitarian assistance will reach 2,500 youth across the region’s five provinces and opt-in areas as part of its efforts to lessen the adverse effects of the pandemic. Marjanie Macasalong, BYC chairperson, said the humanitarian assistance, dubbed ‘Lingkod Kabataang Bangsamoro’ primarily aims to help the Bangsamoro youth hurdle socio-economic setbacks by…