Indonesian Consulate explores economic prospects, partnerships with BARMM

  COTABATO CITY—Indonesian Consulate General in Davao City met with the officials of the Bangsamoro Board of Investments (BBOI) on February 5 here to explore potential investment opportunities and strengthen economic ties in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Charges d’affaires of the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Davao City…

Cutting-edge data system to level up MSSD’s social interventions

  COTABATO CITY—Ministry of Social Services and Development’s (MSSD) profiling and data storage of its programs and interventions will go smoothly as they transition to a technology-based data system this year. The Ministry is expected to launch a community-based monitoring system (CBMS) in March which makes data gathering efficient and easily accessible, aiding its identification…

BEZA now an Investment Promotion Agency, economic upswing in BARMM expected

COTABATO CITY—An economic upswing in the Bangsamoro region is expected following the announcement of the Fiscal Incentive Review Board (FIRB) on January 24 that the Bangsamoro Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) is now an Investment Promotion Agency (IPA). According to BEZA Executive Director Atty. Sukarno Abas, this milestone will enable the agency to fully operationalize its…

BARMM welcomes licensed Islamic bank for inclusive financial services

The CARD Bank in Cotabato City officially operates to cater the community in the Bangsamoro region with inclusive financial services, following its inauguration on January 22, 2024. (Hamdan Badrudin/BIO)       COTABATO CITY—The local Muslim community in the Bangsamoro region can now avail themselves of inclusive financial services as CARD Bank Inc., a licensed…