The BARMM administration building in Cotabato City (PNA file photo) COTABATO CITY - Officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are keeping their hopesup to weather all difficulties brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. This came about as BARMM officials said they are doing everything they can to help the region keep up with the "new normal" pace amid the pandemic. "We have to live and be attuned to this new way of life. As leaders, we have to live by example to the Bangsamoro that there is this hope that we can rely on and assure them that everything will be alright," Naguib Sinarimbo, the region's interior minister, said during an interview with reporters Thursday. "You see, there is no room for discouragement here as the more than two-year-old BARMM region is moving forward despite the pandemic," added Sinarimbo, a lawyer and concurrent spokesperson of the region. He said they have so much to
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has exceeded its investment generation target by more than P300 million this year, the Bangsamoro Board of Investments (BBOI) recently said. In a statement, the BBOI-BARMM said P2.8 billion worth of investments were generat
BBOI-BARMM chair Ishak Mastura (Photo courtesy of Bangsamoro Information Office - BARMM) COTABATO CITY - The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has exceeded its investment generation target by more than PHP300 million this year, the Bangsamoro Board of Investments (BBOI) said Thursday. In a statement, the BBOI-BARMM said PHP2.8 billion worth of investments were generated by the region this year, exceeding its PHP2.5 billion target for 2021. Lawyer Ishak Mastura, BBOI-BARMM chair, said the approved and registered companies that invested in the BARMM included the Al Muzafar Agriventure, Inc. with PHP950 million worth of investments; ES Maulana Global Ventures Company, Inc. (PHP998 million); Eight Z's Building Property Rental (PHP398 million); Lanao del Sur Corn Development Corp. (PHP408 million); and the Prime Certification and Inspection Asia Pacific, Inc. (PHP49 million). "The total amount is a strong rebound from the PHP14 million investments registered i
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Board of Investments in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BBOI-BARMM) on Friday announced the registration approval of two new investments in the region worth P408 million. In a statement, Ishak Mastura, BBOI-BARMM chair, identified the new investme
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Administrative Building. (BARMM Facebook) COTABATO CITY - The Bangsamoro Board of Investments in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BBOI-BARMM) on Friday announced the registration approval of two new investments in the region worth PHP408 million. In a statement, Ishak Mastura, BBOI-BARMM chair, identified the new investments as the 2,000-hectare industrial corn plantation of the Lanao del Sur Corn Development Corp. (LDSCDC), and the Halal certification project of the Prime Certification and Inspection Asia Pacific, Inc. or PRIME Certification. "With the peace and order situation immensely improving, and political stability gaining ground in the region, it is the best time to invest in the BARMM," Mastura, a lawyer, said. Regarding the LDSCDC investment, he said the corn plantation would rise in Wao and Amai Manabiling towns in Lanao del Sur. As for PRIME's Halal certification project, Mastura said the und