Village leaders surrender weapons cache

KIDAPAWAN CITY – About a dozen village leaders in the special geographic area of the Muslim autonomous region in North Cotabato have surrendered a cache of weapons, including anti-tank rocket launchers and sniper rifles ahead of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

BTA to pass bills creating municipalities in Special Geographic Area

COTABATO CITY ― The Bangsamoro Parliament's Local Government Committee has committed to pass bills that will pave the way for the creation of eight new municipalities in the BARMM Special Geographic Area (SGA) before the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in October, allowing the newly established municipalities to participate in the polls.