VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Palimbang massacre and Marcos’ other transgressions against the Bangsamoro
President Duterte cites history when he talks about Mindanao, but never mentions human rights abuses under Marcos.
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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Ano ang susunod na mangyayari kapag naaprubahan ang BOL
Ang ARMM, na tinawag ng administrasyong Aquino na isang "nabigong eksperimento," ay bubuwagin at papalitan ng isang bagong yunit na tatawaging Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte gets Bangsamoro peace process wrong
Peace “talks” between the government and both the MILF and the MNLF have already been concluded.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte mali sa prosesong pangkapayapaan ng Bangsamoro
Taliwas sa pahayag ni Duterte, ang "mga pag-uusap" sa pagitan ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas at ng MILF at MNLF ay parehong tapos na.
New Malaysian facilitator in GPH-MILF peace talks
The Philippines and Malaysia have agreed on a new facilitator in the government’s peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), re-affirming the role Malaysia has played in the peace process for the past 16 years.
Is that so? Duterte unclear on BBL
STATEMENT: In his first state of the nation address Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte, digressing from a prepared speech, talked about the peace process in Mindanao and the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Duterte said: “Iyong BBL, ibigay na natin, minus the things that you do not want. Iyong mga constitutional issues. Tanggalin muna natin. Ibigay ko yung area .Nandiyan
Register now, PWD voters in ARMM urged
By JAKE SORIANO COTABATO City – Persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) who still have not registered should do so now, an election coalition said. While nationwide voters’ registration is set until October 31 this year, the schedule is tighter for those within the ARMM because of the looming
Comelec orders registration in 204 villages for Bangsamoro plebiscite
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will conduct special satellite registration for voters living within the proposed Bangsamoro Core Territory ahead of a possible plebiscite in the region. The election body issued in December a resolution instructing election officers to conduct special registration of voters in 204 barangays in Tawi-Tawi, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, Basilan,
Bangsamoro law to address human trafficking, PWD issues
By JAKE SORIANO HUMAN trafficking is a “big concern” in Mindanao, and will be firmly addressed by the proposed Bangsamoro in the south, one of the drafters of the law creating the autonomous political entity said. The Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), a crucial piece of legislation in the peace deal between the Philippine government and
Investments, security key to aiding Bangsamoro, envoy says
By JANE DASAL A BETTER police force, improved infrastructure and transportation facilities, and opening up business opportunities are urgently needed in areas that will comprise the new Bangsamoro political entity, British Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad said Monday. Ahmad, who addressed a forum at the University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration
