COTABATO CITY—Eighty young parliamentarians from different parts of the region began their legislative journey Monday, Nov. 7, as the Bangsamoro Youth Commission (BYC) officially opened its Bangsamoro Youth Parliament (BYP) 2022 – The 13th National Youth Parliament Regional Assembly for BARMM. BYP is a capacity-building mechanism that aims to bring together youth representatives from all…
COTABATO CITY—Bangsamoro Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR), is currently distributing sacks of rice seeds to farmers affected by Tropical Storm Paeng in the region. MAFAR-Maguindanao Chief Agriculturist Engr. Saudi Mangindra said that the initial intervention made by the MAFAR provincial office was the distribution of 20,000 sacks of rice…
COTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro Government’s efforts to bring relief to communities affected by tropical storm Paeng will be continuously intensified, according to Social Services Minister Atty. Raissa Jajurie. In an interview on Nov. 4, Jajurie said the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) has been providing relief assistance for the victims since Oct. 29,…
From a tropical depression, ‘Paeng’, the 16th storm to hit the country this year, escalated into a tropical storm on Thursday, Oct. 27. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) forecasted light to moderate and at times heavy rain. It further projected that the Bangsamoro region was not along Paeng’s path. However, despite these…
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Government continues to respond to the needs of ‘Paeng’ evacuees in the region, including their necessity for clean water. Through the Ministry of Social Welfare and Development (MSSD), water rationing are ongoing at several evacuation centers, which initially started at the elementary schools of Awang, Badak, and Dinaig, and Episcopal…