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New Zealand appoints 'honorary consuls' in Visayas, Mindanao amid regions' 'impressive economic growth'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 04:41 PM

New Zealand has appointed honorary consuls for Cebu and Mindanao to "help deepen the trade and economic partnership" of the South Pacific country with central and southern Philippines, its embassy announced Thursday. Read more »

Ilang grupo, nanawagan na tanggalin ang batas militar sa Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 03:02 AM

Isang taon matapos ideklara ang batas militar sa Mindanao bunsod ng sumiklab na bakbakan sa Marawi, nanawagan ang iba't ibang grupo para tanggalin na ang umiiral na martial law doon. Read more »

Dissecting data: Philippine GDP growth across the regions

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 10:11 AM

The Philippine economy grew 6.7 percent in 2017, cementing its position as once of the fastest growing economies in the world. Read more »

Concerns linger over martial law in Mindanao

Ronron Calunsod, Kyodo News
Posted at May 23 09:26 PM

Citing allegations of human rights violations, some sectors of the Philippines oppose the government's continued implementation of martial law in the volatile southern island of Mindanao. Read more »

‘People of the lake’ no more: Displacement threatens Maranao identity, says bakwit prof

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 01:56 AM

Minarets in this city’s center used to trade “adhans” or calls to prayer every day before the break of dawn, waking up Maranaos from their lakeside slumber. But now, these towers symbolic of the local culture have fallen silent for a year now as they lay in ruins following the siege. Read more »

Tears fall as Maranaos remember Marawi siege

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 06:44 PM

MARAWI, Lanao del Sur – A year after the siege that left this city in heaps of debris and scrap metals erupted, Maranaos on Wednesday gathered here in a gymnasium at the provincial capitol to pray and remember the lives lost during the 6 months war in their beloved hometown.    Read more »

Martial law stays in Mindanao for now: Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 04:58 PM

Martial law will remain in force in Mindanao, Malacanang said Wednesday, on the first year anniversary of its declaration to suppress the threat of Islamic State-inspired jihadists. Read more »

‘Pinaglaruan at giniba’: Awit ng 'bakwit' para sa Marawi

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 08:50 AM

Idinaan ng isang 'bakwit' sa kaniyang tugtugin ang mapait na karanasang matunghayan ang pagkawasak ng Marawi. Read more »

Muted birthday celebration for ‘Marawi siege baby’ in makeshift tent

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 01:48 AM

Like many families whose lives were forever changed by war, Anisa yearns for a better future for her family and her baby. Read more »

Marawi survivor, bumalik sa basement na pinagtaguan ng 12 araw

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 10:28 PM

Binalikan ng isa sa mga survivor ng bakbakan sa Marawi ang basement na pinagtaguan ng kaniyang pamilya, kasama ang higit 30 guro at staff ng isang paaralan, para hindi mahuli ng mga Maute. Read more »

Sitting, waiting, praying: The makeshift lives of Maranao bakwits

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 09:03 PM

Residents displaced by last year's protracted firefight returned to their city that no longer feels like home. Read more »

Palace: Sacked DOTr exec’s allegations vs colleague won’t be set aside

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 05:11 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said the administration is not setting aside allegations made by sacked transportation assistant secretary Mark Tolentino regarding the Mindanao rail project.   Read more »

Marawi Year 1: A patchwork of sketchy plans, loose rules, uncertain funding

Malou Mangahas and Karol Ilagan, PCIJ; and Carolyn O. Arguillas, MindaNews
Posted at May 22 04:19 PM

The siege of the Islamic City of Marawi marks its first anniversary on May 23 but its vaunted multi-billion peso rehabilitation and reconstruction program remains a patchwork of disconnected promises mired in multiple problems. Read more »

House leaders, Bangsamoro team meet on BBL

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 01:29 PM

Leaders of the House of Representatives met with the Bangsamoro Transition Commission on Tuesday to relay the results of an all-member caucus of lawmakers on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law the day before. Read more »

DOTr exec, sinibak sa 'pagkausap sa kaanak' ng pangulo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 10:21 PM

Sinibak ng Malacañang nitong Lunes ang isang opisyal ng Department of Transportation dahil sa umano'y "pagkausap sa kaanak" ng Pangulo.   Read more »

S. Korea lifts travel alert for 2 Mindanao cities

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 05:37 PM

South Korea on Monday lifted its travel alert for two cities in Mindanao, citing improving security conditions in the southern Philippines. Read more »

DOTr exec: Some want to delay Mindanao railway project for contractors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 12:39 AM

Another internal row is hounding the transport department after an apparent internal rift over the Mindanao railway project comes to light.  Read more »

Transport exec bares alleged attempts to delay Mindanao railway project

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 01:42 AM

A transport official on Friday bared supposed attempts within the Department of Transportation to "delay" the Mindanao Railway project. Read more »

Lumads protest alleged human rights abuses

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 04:48 PM

Protesters display photos of military activities in Mindanao, as Lumad elders hold a ritual at Camp Aguinaldo.  Read more »

Ramadan umarangkada na; mga 'bakwit' sa Marawi, may daing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 09:13 PM

Ang Ramadan ang banal na buwan para sa mga Muslim kung kailan isang buwan silang nag-aayuno. Read more »