Unrest after BARMM leadership change ‘unlikely’ – Palace

MALACAÑANG ON Monday downplayed reports suggesting potential unrest in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) after a change in the region's top leadership.

Muslims Back Sulu Guv as Chief Minister 'Coalition vows to implement peace deals'

Muslims are backing Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan as the
next BARMM Chief Minister after a grand coalition
of political parties and regional and provincial
leaders endorsed the influential politician
to run in 2025 midterm polls.

COTABATO CITY – Muslims in southern Philippines are backing the governor of Sulu province, Sakur Tan, as the next chief minister of the Bangsamoro autonomous region, largely run by former rebels, ahead of the 2025 midterm polls.

Parliament appoints Sheikh Muslim Guiamaden as new Bangsamoro Wali

Sheikh Muslim Guiamaden, the new Bangsamoro Wali, is

flanked by lawmakers.

COTABATO CITY -  The Bangsamoro Parliament convened in a special session on Monday, May 13, to officially appoint Sheikh Muslim Guiamaden as the new Bangsamoro Wali, the ceremonial head of the Bangsamoro government.

MILF warns rogue members

DAVAO CITY – The former rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has warned its members against engaging in activities that will ruin the peace and order in the southern region.

BARMM governors appeal anew to govt.

LANAO DEL SUR – Muslim governors in the Bangsamoro autonomous region have appealed anew to the national government to hasten the decommissioning of thousands of armed members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) which signed a peace deal with Manila in 2014.

BARMM governors appeal anew to disarm MILF forces

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Muslims back BARMM governors

Governors Mariam Mangudadatu, Mamintal Adiong Jr, Ysmael Sali and Sakur Tan.

SULU – Muslims from Sulu, Basilan, Maguindanao, Tawi-Tawi and Lanao del Sur provinces in the southern Philippines have rallied behind their governors who have joined mayors and other stakeholders in questioning the constitutionality and legality of the Bangsamoro Electoral Code.

IS declares war vs. MILF

MAGUINDANAO - Local ISIS fighters have declared a total war with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, which signed a peace deal with Manila in 2014, and the recent attack by the militants on the former secessionist group in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao was not the first.

Local ISIS attacks MILF strongholds in South Philippines (Sensitive Content Warning)

COTABATO CITY - Local Muslim militants allied with the Islamic State launched simultaneous attacks against the former rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the restive southern Filipino province of Maguindanao.

Bangsamoro Women laud improvements in regional gender equality issues

COTABATO CITY — “Babae ka! Hindi ‘Babae lang’!” enthused Bangsamoro Women Commission (BWC) Chairperson Bainon Karon in her 4th State of the Bangsamoro Women Address (SOBWA).

With 40 deaths, BARMM placed under state of calamity

BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim has declared a state of calamity in the entire region on Saturday due to the devastating effects of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng where 40 deaths have been recorded so far.

Marcos vows strong support for peace process

COTABATO CITY — Committing to support the peace process in the Bangsamoro region, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. made his first visit to the region after assuming office to lead the historic inauguration of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority.

BARMM elections set on 2025

‘Marcos pledges support to peace, unity’ 

COTABATO CITY – President Bongbong Marcos said elections in the Bangsamoro autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM shall push through in 2025.

Murad seeks 3 years extension

SULU PROVINCE flatly rejected the proposed extension of the interim Bangsamoro government for another three years despite its failure to uplift the living standard of Muslims in the volatile region.

Office of BARMM Chief Minister gets huge chunk of Covid funds

COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM said it released over P1.9 billion in response to the novel coronavirus or Covid-19 pandemic, and the Office of Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim got a huge chunk of the funds.