COTABATO CITY —The twenty two-member Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) under President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s administration met for the first time on Dec. 1 in Davao City to strengthen the relationship and policies between the national government and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Top officials from the national government were headed by…
COTABATO CITY—Delegates from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) showcased the regional government’s flagship programs and project the 25th Brunei-Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Ministerial Meeting on Saturday, Nov. 26 at Pontianak City, Indonesia. Representing the leadership of BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim, the delegation was joined by Minister for Agriculture,…
COTABATO CITY — In her 4th State of the Bangsamoro Women Address (SOBWA), Chairperson Bainon Karon of the Bangsamoro Women Commission (BWC) proudly shared that the Commission has been steadfast in mainstreaming gender and development in the region. “On raising awareness and building capacities of planners, policy, and decision-makers on gender and development, I am…
Photo by Hamdan Badrudin COTABATO CITY—The Government of the Day is pushing for the creation of Bangsamoro Regional Institutes for Higher Islamic Studies to uplift Madaris Education in the region. During the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) session on Monday, Nov. 21, held Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex (SKCC), in this city, the BTA Bill No.…
Photo by Faisal Camsa MARAWI CITY—Bangsamoro Government continued its public consultation with educators from Lanao del Sur on Nov. 19, to conduct a meaningful and inclusive process towards education summit slated in December 2022. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE), the activity aimed to consolidate information and wider scope…