Warring Sulu clans end 50-year bloody 'rido'
COTABATO CITY — Two feuding Tausug clans in Sulu reconciled on Monday, ending a bloody 50-year conflict that resulted in at least 50 fatalities on each side and left at least 13 other individuals injured.
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Press Release - Gatchalian pushes anew for institutionalization of Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education
Amid the month-long observance of Ramadan, Senator Win Gatchalian pushed anew for the institutionalization of the Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) in all public and private basic education schools outside the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Interfaith groups glad that Ramadhan, Lenten Season are both occurring in March
COTABATO CITY — This year’s Ramadhan among Muslims and the Lenten Season of Christians are both in March. For interfaith peace advocates, this is a reminder that religions should not set barriers but foster tolerance and understanding among believers.
Prices of food supplies in Mindanao markets soar amid Ramadhan
COTABATO CITY— The Bangsamoro government and its constituent-local government units have fused ranks to stop the practice of unscrupulous traders to increase prices of food supplies they sell in markets during the Islamic Ramadhan season.
Dilapidated classrooms in remote Moro village fixed
COTABATO CITY— Children of marginalized members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in a secluded barangay in Datu Montawal, Maguindanao del Sur now have newly-rehabilitated classrooms that were ruined by floods and armed conflicts in recent years.
‘Philippines made significant strides in women’s rights’
NEW YORK – The Philippines has made significant strides in advancing women’s rights in different sectors, a budget official said at the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68).
Free licensing offered to low-income drivers in BARMM
COTABATO CITY — Marginalized drivers of passenger vehicles, cargo trucks and tricycles in the Bangsamoro region can now renew their licenses for free through a program of their transportation and communications ministry.
Local communities support creation of 8 new BARMM towns
COTABATO CITY — Local executives and two Moro fronts that have separate peace agreements with Malacañang vowed to help secure the April 13, 2024 plebiscite for the creation of eight new Bangsamoro municipalities in Cotabato province.