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Full implementation of the Bangsamoro peace deal urged

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Posted at Apr 21 08:22 PM

Sen. Manny Pacquiao underscored the need for sincerity among parties involved in negotiations with the MILF and MNLF in carrying out provisions of the peace agreement. Read more »

8 suspected ISIS members killed in Lanao del Sur clash

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Posted at Mar 04 06:59 PM

Authorities also recovered 7 kilos of suspected 'shabu' and a kilo of marijuana in a house occupied by ISIS members. 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 »

Umano'y miyembro ng MILF, fish vendor, timbog sa magkahiwalay na drug bust sa Soccsksargen

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Posted at Jul 23 01:29 AM

Arestado ang isa umanong company commander ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front at isang fish vendor sa magkahiwalay na drug buy-bust operation noong Miyerkoles sa Region 12 o Soccsksargen region. Read more »

Bangsamoro gov’t ‘forever grateful’ to PNoy’s admin, says chief

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 25 11:36 AM

The Bangsamoro government is “forever grateful” to the administration of ex-President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III for its peace efforts that resulted in the expansion and empowerment of the autonomous region in Mindanao, its chief said Thursday as it expressed grief over the passing of the former leader. Read more »

World Bank begins managing Bangsamoro trust fund

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 11:57 PM

MANILA - The World Bank has officially started managing the trust fund for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), which will be the vehicle to receive aid from foreign institutions as well as the state to fund various development projects. Read more »

Umano'y miyembro ng MILF, arestado sa pagbebenta ng 'shabu'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 11:29 PM

Arestado sa ikinasang operasyon ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) BARMM ang isang sinasabing miyembro ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) dahil sa pagbebenta ng ilegal na droga.   Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

On amending the BOL to preserve peace dividends in the BARMM

Michael Henry Ll. Yusingco, LL.M
Posted at Feb 08 11:26 PM

Instead of postponing the 2022 Bangsamoro parliamentary elections to extend the 3-year transition period, Congress can amend the Bangsamoro Organic Law by providing a clear and viable transition roadmap for the first elected regular Bangsamoro Parliament to implement. Read more »

1 dead, 4 hurt as MILF members, ex-rebels clash in Maguindanao

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Posted at Oct 14 02:31 PM

One died while 4 were hurt during a clash between a former and an active group of Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on Monday, according to the military.  Read more »

Fil-Am in Zamboanga del Norte recounts military rescue operations vs terrorists

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 07:04 PM

Rex Triplitt, 62, on Thursday narrated how the 42nd Infantry Battalion rescued him. Read more »

More than 100 MILF-BIAF members lay down firearms

Arianne Apatan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 01:34 AM

A total of 106 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front - Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF-BIAF) laid down 542 firearms as the second phase of the decommissioning process resumed on Tuesday. Read more »

Joint security team of PH and former Muslim insurgents gets 1st of 11 barracks

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 05:24 PM

A joint security team of Philippine forces and former Muslim separatists got their first barracks, situated inside what used to be major camp of the insurgency group in the southern province of Maguindanao, the government's peace agency said Sunday. Read more »

P100-M pondo para sa mga MILF rebel returnees, ipinagkaloob na ng pamahalaan

Dexter Ganibe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 01:10 AM

Ipagkakaloob na ng pamahalaan ang kabuuang P100 milyong pondo bilang ayuda sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebel returnees.   Read more »

Mga empleyado humingi ng tulong sa pagsalba sa banana plantation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 08:17 PM

Karamihan sa mga apektadong empleyado ay mga miyembro ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front. Read more »

In historic meeting, MILF, MNLF leaders embrace, spark hopes of reconciliation

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Updated as of Oct 02 12:47 AM

MNLF founding chair Nur Misuari and MILF chair and BARMM interim chair Murad Ebrahim shook hands and embraced on Monday.  Read more »

Banana workers, including ex-rebels, appeal for help amid Maguindanao plant closure

Arianne Apatan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 06:53 PM

TALAYAN, Maguindanao - Over a thousand employees of a banana plantation, including more than 600 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), have appealed for government's help as their company submitted a notice of cessation of business operations here.  Read more »

AFP says it lost weapons, ammunition following MILF chair's loose firearms claim

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 02:20 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)—The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) admitted Wednesday it had lost weapons and ammunition during firefights, following claims made by the interim chief minister of the Bangsamoro region that the military itself was the "main source" of loose firearms in Mindanao.  Read more »

Moro fighters' transition to civilian life

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 11:41 AM

In this edition of #MattersofFact, Murad Ebrahim, interim chief of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority and chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, talks about the rebel group's decommissioning and how they're transitioning to civilian life. Read more »

Duterte to MILF: Let us set aside our differences

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 09:32 PM

Duterte on Saturday told the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to "set aside differences and avoid further conflict" with the government. Read more »