COTABATO City, Philippines - Members of the regional cabinet of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) are planning to file their individual courtesy resignations soon to enable governor-elect Mujiv Hataman to freely choose people who can help him manage the affairs of the regional government.
Read more: ARMM reg'l Cabinet members to file courtesy resignations
MANILA - The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) rolled out P42 million as allocation—of which P29 million has been released as cash—to support the operational requirements of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, in line with the Aquino administration’s goal of facilitating socio-economic reform and development in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) through the creation of the Bangsamoro Basic Law.
Read more: DBM infuses P42M into Bangsamoro transition commission
MAGUINDANAO, Philippines –The outcome of the May 13 elections can affect the efforts of the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao with a more empowered Bangsamoro entity, MILF chieftain Al-Haj Murad said.
Read more: MILF sees need to elect legislators supportive of Bangsamoro
MANILA, Philippines—International observers said Monday’s balloting was generally credible, but they expressed concerns over lack of secrecy in the voting process, long queues, vote-buying and breakdowns of the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines.
Read more: Foreign observers call PH polls ‘fair, orderly’ but cite nagging problems
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