DAVAO CITY The Bangsamoro government has prioritized in its housing projects the families of “shahids” former Moro combatants who died in armed battles against the government. The Bangsamoro Information Office said the Ministry of Human Settlements and Development (MHSD), the housing arm of the Bangsamoro government, has two projects in the…
TOURISM BOOST. Bubuludtua Falls, home to rich flora and fauna, located at Camp Abubakar in Barira, Maguindanao is now open to tourists. The development of the area is part of the government's goal of boosting economic, tourism, and livelihood opportunities in Bangsamoro communities, particularly the transformed Moro Islamic Liberation Front camps. (Photo courtesy of OPAPRU) MANILA - The government aims to further boost the socio-economic potential and tourism opportunities in Bangsamoro communities, particularly the natural resources available within the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) areas. The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) on Saturday bared that a delegation from Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) recently conducted a site visit and scoping activity at the MILF's Camp Abubakar in Barira, Maguindanao to assess economic opportunities and see first-hand the resources in the area. The delegation was led by Secretary Maria
EX-REBELS' HOMES. Officials of the Ministry of Human Settlements and Development (MHSD) break ground for the construction of 100 housing units for former Moro rebels in two villages of Pigcawayan, North Cotabato on Thursday (Dec. 23, 2021). Another 50 housing units, also for former Moro Islamic Liberation Front combatants and internally-displaced families, will be built at the same time in Barira, Maguindanao. (Photo courtesy of MSHD-BARMM) COTABATO CITY - Seen as clear evidence of the dividends of peace in Mindanao, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has stepped up its housing program for settlement by former Moro combatants and internally displaced persons in the region. In a statement Friday, the region's Ministry of Human Settlements and Development (MHSD), there is no letup in expanding the construction of housing units for resettlement projects intended for ex-MILF combatants, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and other needy sectors across the
RIGHT CHOICE. Former Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) bandits listen as Colonel Jovencio Gonzales, commander of 602nd Army Brigade, presented them Tuesday (Nov. 23) to Midsayap town officials in North Cotabato following their surrender to the Army's 34th Infantry Battalion in the area. The surrendering BIFF batch also turned in four high-powered firearms. (Photo courtesy of 34IB) MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato - Military authorities in North Cotabato presented here Tuesday four members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) who surrendered to the Army's 34th Infantry Battalion (IB). Colonel Jovencio Gonzales, 602nd Infantry Brigade chief, and Lt. Colonel Edgardo Vilchez Jr., 34th IB commander, presented the four BIFF members to Mayor Romeo Arana during a program held at the 34IB headquarters in Barangay Nabalawag here. "They belonged to the BIFF Kagui Karialan faction, one of three factions of the BIFF operating in Central Mindanao," Gonzales said. Vilc
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato Military authorities in North Cotabato presented here Tuesday, November 23, four members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) who surrendered to the Army’s 34th Infantry Battalion (IB). Colonel Jovencio Gonzales, 602nd Infantry Brigade chief, and Lt. Colonel