COTABATO CITY—Significant roles of the Bangsamoro youth in peace promotion and community development were highlighted in this year’s culmination celebration of the Mindanao Week of Peace in the region. Chairperson Marjanie Macasalong of the Bangsamoro Youth Commission (BYC) said the youth are “valuable innovators and active agents of positive change.” He also noted that the…
COTABATO CITY – Social Services and Development Minister Atty. Raisa Jajurie said that her ministry will ensure to defend the rights and social protection of Bangsamoro children against all forms and conditions prejudicial to their development. “We also assure that all policies and projects that support the children in the region will be implemented,” Jajurie…
COTABATO CITY – BARMM’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) organized a two-day activity, Nov. 26-27, to culminate this year’s regional celebration of the National Rice Awareness Month (NRAM). Held at the MAFAR Compound in the city, four municipalities from Maguindanao province participated in the activity, namely Shariff Aguak, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Guindulungan,…
COTABATO CITY—Bangsamoro Government spokesperson Naguib Sinarimbo confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte is supportive of the proposal to extend the Bangsamoro transition period from 2022 to 2025. Sinarimbo, said in a radio interview on Saturday, Nov. 28, that President Duterte believes a three-year transition period is “too short” in order to implement transition priorities and mandates.…
COTABATO CITY— Minister for Interior and Local Government (MILG) Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo confirmed that the official transfer of supervision of Cotabato City to Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is set on December 15. Sinarimbo, also BARMM’s spokesperson, announced via Radyo Bangsamoro on Saturday that on October 19, President Rodrigo Duterte has finally decided…