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BARMM lawmaker wants to revive flood-control project

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Posted at Nov 12 12:56 PM

Atty. Ishak Mastura appealed to the President to implement the China-funded Ambal-Simuay River and Rio Grande de Mindanao Flood Control Project. Read more »

Marcos urges military to support Bangsamoro peace process

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 05:18 PM

The President said the military should 'not let their guard down' while the threat remains among extremist groups, saying this is crucial for the peace process. Read more »

Marcos says gov't committed in continuing BARMM's peace process

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 02:18 PM

Marcos urged the Bangsamoro transition parliament to pass 'crucial legislations' or policies such as taxation and the conduct of their elections in 2025. Read more »

Misuari children join Bangsamoro govt as MNLF reps

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Updated as of Aug 15 12:21 AM

Among the new members of the BTA are Abdulkarim Misuari and Nurrheda Misuari, son and daughter of MNLF Chairman and founder Nur Misuari. Read more »

Marcos taps new Bangsamoro Transition Authority members

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 10:43 AM

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has chosen the new members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) who will serve until 2025, it announced on Friday. Read more »

Bangsamoro parliament approves P79.86-B budget for 2022

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Posted at Dec 29 12:29 AM

The budget, approved on its third and final reading, is 6 percent higher than the P75.60 billion budget for 2021. Read more »

Palace: MILF may get most seats in extended Bangsamoro Transition Authority

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Posted at Nov 02 05:24 PM

The MILF will likely account for majority of the Bangsamoro's extended interim government, after the postponement of its elections, Malacañang said. Read more »

Bangsamoro gov't vows peace, development in 3 years

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Posted at Nov 01 05:02 PM

The Bangsamoro government said the 3-year postponement of the region's supposed elections would be enough time to bring about peace and development. Read more »

Duterte OKs postponement of Bangsamoro elections

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 03:24 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure postponing the supposed Bangsamoro elections next year, its regional government said. Read more »

Duterte spox believes Bangsamoro polls to be postponed

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Updated as of Oct 11 03:31 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman said it is likely that the BARMM's first regular elections next year would be postponed until 2025. Read more »

On the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections

Atty. Emilio Marañon III and Zy-za Nadine N. Suzara, Access Bangsamoro Fellows
Posted at Sep 16 11:46 PM

A few weeks before the scheduled filing of the Certificate of Candidacies on October 1-8, 2021, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, sitting as the ad hoc BARMM Parliament, has not yet passed the Bangsamoro Electoral Code since it first convened on March 29, 2019. Read more »

Senate oks bill moving BARMM election to 2025

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 05:45 PM

The Senate approved on final reading a bill seeking to postpone until 2025 BARMM's first election, originally synchronized with the May 2022 polls. Read more »

Eid al-Adha ginunita ng daan-daang Muslim sa Marawi

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Posted at Jul 20 12:33 PM

Daan-daang mga Muslim sa Lanao del Sur ang maagang nagtungo sa capitol grounds ng Marawi nitong umaga ng Martes upang ipagdiwang ang Eid al-Adha o Feast of Sacrific.   Read more »

'Neutral' Duterte leaves Bangsamoro transition extension up to lawmakers: Palace

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Updated as of Jun 28 05:57 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is now "neutral" on calls to extend the Bangsamoro government's transition period, his spokesman said Monday. Read more »

Pagpapaliban ng Bangsamoro elections, kailangan ng plebisito ayon kay Lacson

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Posted at May 27 12:14 AM

MAYNILA - Iginiit ni Senador Panfilo Lacson na kailangan ng plebisito kung ipagpapaliban ng tatlong taon ang nakatakdang 2022 Bangsamoro elections. Read more »

Freedom of Information measure to be filed before Bangsamoro parliament

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Posted at Mar 15 10:41 PM

A freedom of information bill will be filed before the Bangsamoro Parliament on Tuesday. Read more »

Transition is political but mainly developmental

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Feb 22 11:09 PM

The Bangsamoro Transition Authority has to be given enough time to complete its work. This work includes ensuring that when the time comes that regional elections can be held, the necessary regional laws and mechanisms are all in place.  Read more »

BARMM official says around 1,000 MILF members to be granted amnesty

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Posted at Feb 19 12:02 PM

MANILA - Some 1,000 members of Moro Islamic Liberation Front who committed crimes for their political beliefs will be granted amnesty by President Rodrigo Duterte, an official of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) said Friday.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 16, 2021

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Updated as of Aug 16 03:48 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Extension of Bangsamoro Transition Authority pushed

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 01:23 PM

Muslim groups picket in front of the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Tuesday to call for the extension of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, the interim regional government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Read more »