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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 […]
MANILA, Sep. 30—The government peace panel in talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has appealed to Filipinos to stay in the course of peace as the deadline for the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in the Senate and the House of Representatives was pushed to December 16. “It’s disappointing, but we still hope it will soon become a law,” said Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, chair of the government peace panel. Ferrer was speaking […]
BAGUIO CITY, Sep. 24 — The key to better understanding of the aspirations of the Bangsamoro people and their appeal for genuine self-autonomy is through Speaking to over 600 youth leaders at the University of the Philippines Baguio campus, Ferrer emphasized the importance of Filipinos, especially the youth, in knowing and understanding the historical injustice suffered by the Philippines’ Moro community. This will make Filipinos understand why biases and prejudices against Filipino Muslims are the […]
DIPOLOG CITY, Sep. 8 — Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Sec. Teresita Quintos-Deles told the region’s top business leaders at the second day of their two-day Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) being held in Dipolog City September 2-3 that that “if the Philippines is to grow, if it is to gain a leading place within the Southeast Asian region and the entire global community, we will have to continually work towards the intertwined goals of peace and […]
MANILA, Aug. 5 (PIA) – Decommissioning need not be included in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law, a lawyer of the government peace panel said today. “We have explained many times before that decommissioning as well as the broader normalization process need not be in the BBL,” Atty. Sittie Amirah Pendatun explained in response to Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s statement that one reason for the delay in the submission of his committee report on the Bangsamoro […]
MANILA, Philippines, June 3 (Eagle News) – Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said that it is the Filipino people that will shoulder the cost of the formation of the Bangsamoro region and not only those who live in the area. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/_dTGi_T0yMs
