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(Eagle News) – The Philippine government is allotting P74.4 billion to the Bangsamoro region for next year and is pushing crucial legislation that would facilitate the elections in the region in 2025, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said. In his speech during the inauguration of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), Marcos also urged the passing of crucial legislation on taxation and fiscal policy in the region. The President assured Bangsamoro leaders of his government’s commitment […]
(Eagle News) — The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) formally assumed leadership over the new Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao after the ceremonial turn-over of functions from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to the new Bangsamoro region. The 80-member BTA is led by interim chief Al Haj Murad Ebrahim took over leadership of the new autonomous region from ARMM governor Mujiv Hataman. The turn-over ceremonies took place in Cotabato City on Tuesday, February […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, February 22, swore in 80 members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority led by its interim chief minister Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chair Al Hajj Murad who will now ensure the peaceful transition of the regions which approved the Bangsamoro Organic Law into the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The President also received the resolution containing the results of the plebiscite on Republic Act No. […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Dozens of communities won approval to join a new Muslim-led territory in the Philippines’ south, results showed Thursday, yet the exclusion of a key rebel stronghold raised concerns about the peace process in the restive region. The results are from the second and final round of a landmark referendum that was the culmination of a decades-long process seeking to halt Muslim separatist violence that has claimed some 150,000 lives since […]
(Eagle News) — Amid security concerns in Lanao del Norte, provincial governor Imelda “Angging” Dimaporo cast her vote early on February 6 at the second round of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite. Dimaporo is actively campaigning against the BOL and against the province’s inclusion in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). On the other hand, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is pushing for the BOL in Lanao del Norte, and is […]
(Eagle News) — Explosions were reported in two Lanao del Norte towns a day before the February 6 plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law ratification, raising tensions in the province set to decide whether to be included or not in the new autonomous region. According to the initial reports, explosions rocked the town of Kauswagan, particularly at the back of the municipal building, and the town of Lala. Authorities are now investigating the incident […]
(Eagle News) – Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President Rodrigo Duterte in connection with deadly bombings on a Catholic church on Sunday, January 27, in Jolo, Sulu which killed at least 20 people. “A crime committed against civilians who had congregated for church services is shocking in its cynicism and cruelty. I expect that the masterminds and perpetrators of this crime will sustain the punishment they deserve,” a part of Putin’s message […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, Jan. 27, said it “behooves” those against the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law to “yield to the rule of the majority.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the “sovereign voice of the participating voters in the just concluded plebiscite has spoken, ushering a ray of hope to that war weary, poverty-stricken, long-neglected and much-heralded promised land of the fifties.” “We cannot be waylaid in the meanwhile in […]
77 injured (Eagle News)–The death toll in the twin blasts at a cathedral in Jolo, Sulu on Sunday, Jan. 27, has reached 27. In a radio interview, Supt. Graciano Mijares, head of the regional police, said as of 1:30 p.m. 77 were wounded in the two explosions that hit Marian Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel while a Catholic mass was ongoing. Of the 27 fatalities, 7 were reportedly soldiers and 20 were civilians […]
(Eagle News)—Vice President Leni Robredo hailed the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law as a “nationwide success” which she said meant peace in Mindanao was now within reach. “Ang pagraratipika ng (BOL) ay isang makasaysayang tagumpay na dapat ipagmalaki ng lahat ng Pilipino, lalo na ng mga kapatid nating mula sa Mindanao,” Robredo said in a statement. She urged Filipinos to be vigilant and to continue to support the process “dahil hindi pa dito nagtatapos […]
(Eagle News)–The Bangsamoro Organic Law that replaces the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao with a more autonomous Bangsamoro has been “deemed ratified,” the Commission on Elections declared on Friday night. Comelec Chair Sherrif Abas made the declaration after it was found the “majority of the votes cast with all the provinces and cities of the present (ARMM) voting as one geographical area is in favor of the approval..” Based on the votes, included in the […]
The European Union Delegation issues the following statement in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in the Philippines: The EU Delegation wishes to congratulate the Philippine Government, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Commission on Elections for the generally peaceful conduct of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite on 21 January 2019 before the second phase to be held on 6 February 2019. The creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao is […]
