In a world rich with diverse cultures, languages serve as bridges for communication and understanding. Globally, there are about 7,164 languages spoken today, according to Ethnologue. In the Philippines, this linguistic diversity is celebrated annually through Buwan ng Wika (National Language Month), a nationwide event promoting the Filipino language, initiated by Proclamation No. 1041…
COTABATO CITY—Bangsamoro Government’s Ministry of Human Settlements and Development (MHSD) has already constructed 1,107 housing units, a significant increase of 330 percent from August 2023 record. This was based on the Ministry’s report as of June 30, 2024, under its Resettlement Housing Program. The program aims to provide costless housing units with water systems, solar…
COTABATO CITY—Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced today, Sept. 9, that the inflation rate in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) dropped to 3.7 percent in August 2024 compared to July with an inflation rate at 5.7 percent. The headline inflation rate in the entire Philippines also drops to 3.3 percent this month compared…
JOLO, Sulu — A total of 200 grantees of the 5th cohort of Access to Higher and Modern Education Scholarship Program (AHME-SP) gathered at the Hadji Butuh School of Arts and Trade on Saturday, September 7, for the official signing of their scholarship contracts and oath-taking ceremony. AHME-SP is a scholarship program of the Ministry…
BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi – The Bangsamoro Government’s Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) hosted on August 27-30, 2024 the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) 2nd Joint National Advisory Council (NAC) and National Technical Working Group (NTWG) field visit in the province of Tawi-Tawi. The three-day visit was simultaneously held at four municipalities: Bongao, Panglima Sugala,…