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, by Mindanao Electoral Conference
“In Mindanao and elsewhere in the country, for decades, a handful of powerful families have ruled the region - hoarding power, wealth, and influence at the expense of the millions of peoples. When power stays in the hands of a few families, it deepens poverty, weakens our democracy and blocks (…)
, by GOMEZ Herbie
The Marcos administration cannot take the risk of letting BARMM slip from its grasp. It will either secure victory or ensure that defeat there, should it come, is rendered meaningless.
It wasn’t a surprise that Abdulraof Macacua became the interim chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous (…)
, by LATOZA Guinevere
The leadership shakeup in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) expanded the presence of political clans in the interim regional government while reducing the number of seats held by women, critics of the new appointments have pointed out.
At least six of the 22 new (…)
, by NOVAK Adam
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is at a turning point with the passage of the Bangsamoro Indigenous People’s Act (BIPA). Officials hail it as a landmark victory for Indigenous rights, yet skepticism lingers over whether this law will bring genuine recognition and (…)
, by BACANI Benedicto
We are at the most difficult and perilous juncture in the peace process. Seven months before the first Parliamentary elections in October, there is a change in the leadership and membership of the BTA. This development is threatening to divide the M.I.L.F. The situation is further complicated (…)
, by ALTAHR, AMKP, BKF, IMovePeace, Indian Social Action Forum, India, Kilos Ka, LAHRA, Lambangian People’s Organization , Partido Manggagawa, Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA), Teduray and Lambangian Youth and Students Association , TLAMABANG
Officials and representatives of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and Indigenous Peoples communities had celebrated in a Kanduli or traditional feast the enactment of the long-awaited Bangsamoro Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (BIPA) on February 8, 2025. The BIPA or (…)
, by Kaagapay OFW
Kaagapay OFW values human rights regardless of status and condition in life. Human rights are in its core values why Kaagapay OFW continues to work. These are the cornerstone of a just society, and their protection is crucial for safeguarding the well-being of vulnerable groups including (…)
, par CABRERA Ferdinand
UPI, Maguindanao del Norte (MindaNews / 10 February) – A grand kanduli (thanksgiving) was held here on Saturday, February 8, in celebration of the enactment of the Bangsamoro Indigenous People’s Act (BIPA), with traditional musical performances entertaining visitors who came in their customary (…)
, by Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA)
The Manobo-Pulangiyon (MP) Indigenous Cultural Community (ICC), with around 1,490 family members, has endured over a century of land grabbing, beginning in the early 1900s when the Manolo Fortich family seized their ancestral lands, later transferring use to Kiantig Development Corporation (…)
, by Human Rights, Peace and Social movements
The bells for justice have been ringing for years and have been ringing until today. The tri-people grassroots communities have aired in different venue and platforms the sad and challenging plight of the Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples (NMIP) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (…)
, by SANTOS Soliman, Jr
With due respect, the September 9, 2024 Supreme Court (SC) unanimous Decision in Province of Sulu, et al. vs. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdia, et al.takes away, with one hand, Sulu from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) what it gives with the other hand, (…)
, by HELLER Isaak
In 2018, the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) was a major milestone for peace building efforts in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The BOL institutionalized Bangsamoro autonomy by creating the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) as BARMM’s interim (…)
, by Mindanaw Online
Various human rights and governance experts warned that Bill 273 contain provisions that go against the spirit and the letter of the Constitution and indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), the national law on indigenous people’s rights in the Philippines.
At the Manila leg of the public (…)
, by PALASANG
• In this abnormal condition, normal ways are not enough!
• Transform the Economic, Political and Social Constructs to combat fast-rising global temperature
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (PAGASA) Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section (…)
, by SANTOS Soliman, Jr
“As Bangsamoros, we are as equally invested as our fellow Filipinos in actively participating in the discussion of constitutional reforms.” Thus said Bangsamoro Parliament (BP) Deputy Speaker Omar Yasser Sema, a second-generation member of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), who earlier (…)
, by ROSETE Franck Dick
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A labor group here cited the additional pay for workers, but it still hoped that the government would approve a higher wage increase, as it said that the upcoming implementation of the P33 minimum wage hike in the region this year is “still inadequate.”
Lawyer Doris (…)
, by ESSF Correspondent
On December 3, 2023, an Islamist bombing occurred during a Catholic Mass at the gymnasium of the Mindanao State University in Marawi, Philippines, killing four people. Our correspondent in the region presents an initial attempt to contextualize what is happening there.
It has been several (…)
, by UNSAD Santos Magay
Indigenous Peoples rights is not anti-development, we badly need appropriate development that promotes our welfare and sustainably uplifts our lives, not development aggression that tramples our rights legally recognized by National, Regional and International Laws.
Logo Credit: Santos Magay (…)
, by UNSAD Santos Magay
Republic Act No. 8371 also known as the Indigenous Peoples Rights of 1997 (IPRA) is a landmark legislation to correct the historical injustices sustained by the IPs for centuries.
The Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) provides that, "This Organic Law shall not in any manner diminish the rights and (…)
, by Vera Files
Netizens are circulating a fake quote card of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Interior and Local Government Minister Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo supposedly saying Christians do not have a place in Marawi.
It is a fabricated statement that spread on Dec. 3, the day a bomb (…)
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