BARMM gives 800 native chickens to disaster-stricken SGA farmers

Photo from MAFAR   COTABATO CITY—To produce more chickens and help farmers recover from recent calamities, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) delivered 800 heads of free-range native chickens in Special Geographical Area (SGA) on Jan. 12 held at the MAFAR-SGA Sub Office, Kabacan, in North Cotabato. Through the MAFAR’s Halal Program,…

600 decommissioned MILF combatants to avail EU’s technical skills project

Photo by Michael Camsa/BIO   COTABATO CITY—A total of 600 MILF decommissioned combatants are set to undergo technical-vocational training under the European Union’s (EU) Programme on Assistance for Camp Transformation through Inclusion, Violence Prevention and Economic Empowerment (PROACTIVE), following the ceremonial signing of an agreement between the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE)…

BARMM local officials say 2019 plebiscite ‘conducted with honesty, integrity’

COTABATO CITY–Bangsamoro local officials believe that the 2019 plebiscite, which determined whether Cotabato City should be included in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), was conducted with honesty and integrity. This was after the SC En Banc of the Philippines unanimously affirmed the inclusion of the City in the region during its deliberation on…

BARMM sets budget execution guidelines for FY 2023 to increase service accomplishments

Photo from MFBM   COTABATO CITY—BARMM Key officials from various ministries, offices, and agencies underwent orientation on budget execution guidelines (BEGs) spearheaded by the Ministry of Finance, and Budget and Management (MFBM) on Jan. 12 in this city. The crafted BEGs contain rules and procedures on the proper release, implementation, and monitoring of the public’s…