COTABATO CITY—A total of 184 recipients of Mujahideen Assistance for Science Education (MASE) Program, coming from the Bangsamoro region, Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur and Davao City, took their oath and received cash assistance worth Php40,000.00 each from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on Wednesday. MOST Minister Aida Silongan, Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal, and…
COTABATO CITY—Forty-five (45) former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants from Camp Omar and Camp Badre in Maguindanao underwent a 2-day peacebuilding workshop and training led by Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) from June 13-14, in this city. The 45 participants, who belong to the first batch to be capacitated this year, are…
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (BTWPB) of the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE) on Wednesday, June 15, approved to increase the minimum wage of employers and workers both in agriculture and non-agriculture sectors across the Bangsamoro region. The Wage Order No. BARMM-02 applies to all minimum wage earners in…
COTABATO CITY—Regional Bangsamoro Board of Investments (BBOI) approved Wednesday, June 15 the registration of three (3) investment firms amounting to Php734,133,782.05 during its regular board meeting held here. The investment companies include Nama Concrete Philippines Corporation (NAMA), which invested in pre-mixed cement worth Php340,800,000.00 located in Crossing Pinaring, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao; and Mount Kalantungan Agri-Ventures,…
COTABATO CITY—Representatives from BARMM ministries and offices participated in a Bangsamoro Peace Conference spearheaded by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), in partnership with the Strategic Communications and Capacity Building (SCCB) Project in the Philippines, on Tuesday, June 14, in this city. USIP is the United States’ nation institution dedicated to peace-building and working…