COTABATO CITY—The Bangsamoro Government is continuously extending aid to its constituents greatly affected by massive floods brought about by persistent rains since the last week of July and early weeks of August. Through Proclamation No. 0003 s. 2022 signed by Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim on Aug. 18, Bangsamoro region is now placed under ‘state of…
COTABATO CITY—Five public schools in Maguindanao, which were formerly deprived of infra-projects due to peace and order situation, benefited from the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education’s (MBHTE) newly-built 15 classrooms. The said project, amounting to Php17,455,833.27, was funded under the 2018 Basic Education Facilities Fund (BEFF). In South Upi, Maguindanao, recipient schools include…
COTABATO CITY—Around 11.5 million tree seedlings have been planted on 10,401 hectares of land across Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) according to Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MENRE). Forester Abdul-Jalil Umngan, director of Forest Management Services, said that reforestation activity is one of the environmental interventions to minimize the effects of natural…
COTABATO CITY—To intensify preparedness on natural disasters, the Bangsamoro Government on Thursday, Aug.25, conducted a simultaneous earthquake-tsunami simulation exercises in Picong, Lanao del Sur and Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao. The Bangsmoro Rapid Emergency Action on Disaster Incidence (READi) spearheaded the activity, in partnership with Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), Ministry of Health (MOH),…
COTABATO CITY — Minister Raissa Jajurie of the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) clarified that the Angat Bangsamoro Tungo sa Karunungan (ABaKa) Program of the ministry is strictly based on a scoring system. ABaKa Program, which started in 2020, provides a one-time financial assistance to poor students in the region to cover school-related…