DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May) – The Senate Committee on Local Government on Friday ended its hearings on the two bills seeking the extension of the transition period in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) until June
(Opening statement of Presidential Peace Adviser, Sec. Carlito G. Galvez Jr. durin g tge senate hearing on the BARMM extension, 14 May 2021) Mr. Chair, highly-esteemed members of the Senate, to my colleagues in government, and also to the members of the
The Philippine Ecumenical Peace Platform (PEPP) sounds its alarm over the inclusion of peace consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in the Resolution Number 17 (2021) by the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC). The said resolution designated the
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 16 May) — President Duterte has appointed the commander of the 4th Infantry Division as chief of the Philippine Army. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Saturday night announced that President Rodrigo Duterte signed on May
