People’s Television Network, Inc. (PTV) announced that it will be constructing a satellite television station this year in Marawi City. Executives from PTV and Philippine Information Agency (PIA) said the establishment of the PTV station aims to create an infrastructure that will serve as an… Read More
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte told the New People’s Army (NPA) and other terrorist groups to allow government and investors to work for countryside development. In his visit to personally witness the condemnation and destruction of 68 illegally imported luxury cars and eight high-end motorcycles in… Read More
The recent signing of the Philippines’ Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), which seeks to establish a new Bangsamoro political entity that will replace the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, was commended by the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN), and the Japanese government. In a… Read More
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte stated on Thursday, July 26,2018, that he already signed the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also announced “the President has just signed the BOL into law.” During the ‘69th Araw ng Ipil’ celebration in Zamboanga Sibugay, Duterte said… Read More
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) announced that it is willing to disarm and decommission over 30,000 of its fighters once the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) is passed. File photo of MILF fighters (Source: Luwaran.net) “This announcement is very much welcomed, If this happens peace… Read More
Senators expressed optimism that the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) for Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will finally end decades-long conflict in Mindanao. “It can bring peace and stability,” Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said in a media interview after the Senate unanimously ratified the… Read More
A day after the ouster of former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, the House of Representatives on Tuesday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). This was the first item completed on the agenda of newly-elected Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. “As I intend… Read More
During his third State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo Roa Duterte vowed to sign the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) despite the failure of the House of Representatives (HoR) to ratify it on Monday, July 23, 2018. The lower chamber failed to ratify the… Read More
The Philippines and Malaysia have both pledged to work closely together, bilaterally and at the ASEAN-level, to achieve shared aspirations of peace, progress, and security. Malacañang made this statement after Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte and newly-elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held a formal… Read More
“We will support the Memorandum of Agreement between the Local Government Unit of Marawi City and the United Nations Habitat in rebuilding Marawi through community-shelter and livelihood by providing full security during the rehabilitation,” General Carlito Galvez Jr., AFP Chief of staff said during the… Read More
