COTABATO CITY—Twenty-three farmer cooperatives each received ₱100,000 through the MAFARLENDS Program from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) on Aug. 27, during a ceremony held in this city. The Loan for Enhancement for Necessary Development Strategy (MAFARLENDS) program aims to uplift the economic conditions of farmers and fisherfolk in the Bangsamoro…
LANAO DEL SUR — The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy (MENRE) and its Provincial ENRE Office officially opened on September 5, 2024, the first central tree nurseries in this province to boost environmental protection efforts in its communities. The central nursery for the first district is situated in Barangay Papandayan Caniogan, Marawi City,…
MARAWI CITY — The Office of the Chief Minister’s Marawi Rehabilitation Program (OCM-MRP) is poised to give one-time educational cash assistance to a total of 3,000 qualified internally displaced students from the Most Affected Area (MAA) of this city. Application period started on August 19, 2024, and will last until the third week of September.…
COTABATO CITY—Supreme Court (SC) has upheld, Monday, Sept. 9, the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 11054, also known as the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), thereby reinforcing the legal framework for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and its expanded autonomy. The SC unanimously upheld the validity of the BOL, saying the region…
COTABATO CITY—The 2025 Bangsamoro parliamentary elections will proceed as planned unless Congress passes a law to postpone them, Bangsamoro Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Mohd Asnin Pendatun confirmed in a press briefing on Tuesday. Pendatun’s clarification comes in the wake of the recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling that excludes the Province of Sulu from the…