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Oath-taking ng Bangsamoro Transition Authority, ipinagpaliban

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 09:32 AM

Biglaang pinagpaliban ng Malacañang ang oath-taking ceremony ng mga miyembro ng Bangsamoro Transition Authority na magtataguyod ng bagong Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Read more »

From rebels to rulers, MILF faces new ‘struggle’ in Bangsamoro governance

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 10:10 AM

Muslim rebels who once fought for secession have been cleared to help run a new self-governing region in the southern Philippines, their leader said Wednesday, admitting that governance would present “another level of struggle” for long-time combatants. Read more »

Palace allows renegade commander to join new Bangsamoro gov't - MILF

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 10:51 AM

Malacañang has allowed a renegade commander who once led bloody attacks in Mindanao to help govern the new autonomous region for the Muslim minority there, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said Wednesday.  Read more »

4 na suspek sa pagpatay ng MILF commander sa Cotabato, arestado

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 06:29 AM

MAYNILA - Naaresto ng mga awtoridad ang 4 na lalaki na umano'y sangkot sa pagpatay sa isang commander ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) sa Cotabato.   Read more »

Tagumpay ng Bangsamoro Organic Law, ipinagdiwang sa Cotabato

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 12:27 AM

Nagdiwang ng Grand Kanduli o pasasalamat ang MILF para sa tagumpay ng plebisito sa Bangsamoro Organic Law sa North Cotabato. Read more »

New Bangsamoro region set as MILF faces governance challenge

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 05:26 PM

Results of the second Bangsamoro law plebiscite showed that 6 Lanao del Norte towns will not be part of the new autonomous region, while 63 of 67 North Cotabato Villages will be included.  Read more »

MILF taps renegade commander to join new Bangsamoro government

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 04:28 PM

MANILA — A renegade commander who once led bloody attacks following an unsuccessful attempt at self-rule in the southern Philippines is now being considered to help govern the country’s new autonomous region for its Muslim minority.   Read more »

Gov’t readies amnesty for MILF fighters under peace deal

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 03:32 PM

Amnesty was among the “immediate steps” the government committed to do “to facilitate the healing of the wounds of conflict and the return to normal life” of combatants when it signed a 2014 peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Read more »

Duterte 'critical link' to unifying Moro factions: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 07:47 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte is the "critical link" to unifying several factions in the new Bangsamoro territory, an expert said Tuesday, a day before a second autonomy vote takes place in Lanao del Norte and several towns in North Cotabato. Read more »

Tensions rise in Lanao del Norte town ahead of Bangsamoro vote

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 08:59 PM

Tensions rose in a village here early Tuesday, a day before the second round of a plebiscite for a new autonomous region. Read more »

Second autonomy vote set for bigger Bangsamoro region

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 02:21 PM

Muslim enclaves in 2 southern Philippine provinces are set to vote Wednesday whether to join a new autonomous region, lured by the promise of prosperity and security after decades of armed conflict. Read more »

MILF urges Duterte to bring Misuari on board Bangsamoro

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 12:49 PM

Nur Misuari's help will be needed in the Bangsamoro government, and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is hoping President Rodrigo Duterte can convince him to support the leadership of the new region, an official said Monday. Read more »

MILF: Revolutionaries not behind Jolo church blasts

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 11:58 AM

Revolutionary forces could not be behind the deadly Jolo Cathedral blast and the public should not immediately link the incident to the recently concluded Bangsamoro plebiscite, a leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front said Tuesday. Read more »

MILF condemns twin bombings in Jolo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 11:55 AM

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front said Sunday it would support efforts to run after the perpetrators of the deadly explosions in Jolo town in Sulu. Read more »

Alleged poll irregularities won’t hinder Bangsamoro transition: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 07:34 PM

Professor Julkipli Wadi of the UP Institute of Islamic Studies said the new Bangsamoro government should be inclusive and not dominated by the MILF. Read more »

Remembering SAF 44

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 05:24 PM

Flags are put up at the People Power Monument in Quezon City, Friday, in honor of the 44 members of the PNP Special Action Forces killed during the Mamasapano encounter 4 years ago. Read more »

Banana plantation to rise in former MILF stronghold: Piñol

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 25 02:45 PM

The former stronghold of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the biggest armed Muslim insurgency in the Philippines, would be converted into a banana plantation, Agriculture Sec. Emmanuel Piñol said Thursday after signing a deal with foreign investors. Read more »

MILF to head new Bangsamoro gov't until 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 11:22 PM

The country's largest Muslim rebel group is urging all parties to move forward after the plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law. Read more »

'Let's move forward': MILF official on Cotabato mayor's plan to contest BOL vote

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 04:45 PM

The head of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is urging all parties to move forward after the plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law, but respects the plan of the Cotabato City Mayor to contest the result showing residents voting to join a new autonomous region. Read more »

MILF official wants Bangsamoro funds in 2019 budget

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 11:16 AM

MANILA - Lawmakers should include the intended budget for the new Bangsamoro region in the 2019 budget, a Moro separatist leader whose group will lead the transition after the ratification of the law said Thursday. Read more »