Photo from MOTC COTABATO CITY—Travelling between Cotabato City to Basilan Province will now be easier and more convenient for passengers starting April 25, 2023, as the Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC) approved the opening of the new route through Roll-On/Roll-Off (RORO) vessel. According to MOTC’s Bangsamoro Maritime Industry Authority (BMARINA), the route will traverse…
COTABATO CITY—Top officials of the Bangsamoro Government unveiled on Wednesday, April 12, the 2nd Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP), a comprehensive roadmap that outlines the region’s development priorities and strategies which will drive progress and unity in the next six years. The 2nd BDP, launched at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex inside Bangsamoro Government Center in…
COTABATO CITY—With the support from Global Affairs of Canada (GAC), the Bangsamoro Government and United Nations Women and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched the “UN Joint Programme: Empowering Women for Sustainable Peace in BARMM” on Thursday, April 13, to strengthen inclusive, gender-responsive policy and programming on conflict prevention and resolution by government…
COTABATO CITY— As part of its effort towards an inclusive governance, Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim announced on Wednesday, April 12, nine successful nominees to occupy the community and sectoral representatives seats in the BARMM Council of Leaders. Republic Act No. 11054, otherwise known as the Bangsamoro Organic Law, provides that the Council shall advise…
Photo from BTA-LTAIS COTABATO CITY—The Bangsamoro Parliament’s Finance, Budget, and Management Committee convened on Tuesday, April 11, to deliberate on Parliament Bill No. 41, or the BARMM Buffer Fund Act of 2022. The bill, which proposes a P500 million buffer fund for nationally funded workers supervised by BARMM ministries or offices, aims to ensure…