Tag: Bangsamoro Transition Authority

PHL gov’t allots P74.4 billion for Bangsamoro for 2023, pushes legislation for BARMM elections in 2025

  (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 […]

Bangsamoro interim parliament holds inaugural session; Duterte elated

(Eagle News) –The Bangsamoro interim parliament held its inaugural session on Friday, March 29, with President Rodrigo Duterte expressing elation over the development at the inauguration of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao later in the day. In his speech, Duterte expressed “extreme happiness,” as he said the inaugurations were proof “we were able to realize at least a part, maybe not all, but a part of what the entire country would have wished […]