COTABATO CITY—The prices of basic necessities (BN) in the Bangsamoro region are frozen, following the declaration of calamity due to massive flooding, the Ministry of Trade, Investments and Tourism (MTIT) announced Tuesday. This is in line with Republic Act (RA) 7581 also known as the Price Act of the Philippines, which suggests that “prices of…
Meet Al-Hafiz Mohammad Abdulmohaimen Campong, a Bangsamoro boy who managed to memorize the entire Holy Qur’an at the age of five (5). Hafiz is the title given to a Muslim who wholeheartedly memorized the holy book which has 114 Surahs (chapters) and 6,236 verses from the Qur’an (comprising some 80,000 words). Mohammad is a son…
COTABATO CITY—The Bangsamoro Government is continuously extending aid to its constituents greatly affected by massive floods brought about by persistent rains since the last week of July and early weeks of August. Through Proclamation No. 0003 s. 2022 signed by Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim on Aug. 18, Bangsamoro region is now placed under ‘state of…
COTABATO CITY—Five public schools in Maguindanao, which were formerly deprived of infra-projects due to peace and order situation, benefited from the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education’s (MBHTE) newly-built 15 classrooms. The said project, amounting to Php17,455,833.27, was funded under the 2018 Basic Education Facilities Fund (BEFF). In South Upi, Maguindanao, recipient schools include…
COTABATO CITY—Around 11.5 million tree seedlings have been planted on 10,401 hectares of land across Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) according to Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MENRE). Forester Abdul-Jalil Umngan, director of Forest Management Services, said that reforestation activity is one of the environmental interventions to minimize the effects of natural…