Image from the Facebook page of Rameer Tawasil BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi (MindaNews / 07 June) – Last year, we both planned to publish a coffee table book that would contain your works, including the unique stories that they tell. After a
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 30 March) — “My people first, before others.” This was what the fictional Dr. Karim said to a colleague of his in the short story “A Day in the Life of Dr. Karim” by Tausug
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 04 May) — Early last year, the country saw the birth of a new, expanded autonomous regional government down south. Officials of the 80-seat Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) took their oaths of office. The BTA is
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 05 January) — I finally had the chance to watch Brillante Mendoza’s “Mindanao.” You have to give it to Judy Ann Santos: Her acting was very, very good. The cinematography including animation was beautifully done. But
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 03 November) — At the height of the war in Marawi, amid the bullets and the tears, the worries and the fears, you came down and went to Marawi. You conversed with your people, sheltered them,
BANGSAMORO IN TRANSITION THE PLENARY: 11 Bills, 19 Resolutions MP Amir Mawallil COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 27 October) — We have prepared a wrap-up of what resolutions and bills were tackled on the floor these past two weeks to further
Former ARMM governor and now Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Mujiv Hataman shares a light moment with the Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Ahod “Al Haj Murad Ebrahim” during his visit to Murad’s
(Speech of author Amir Mawallil at the launching of his book, “Constant Retelling: Exploring the Bangsamoro Narratives” at the Gallery of the Peninsula and the Archipelago of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University on 01 December 2018). Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 20 June) — The ARMM Cultural Village has set the bar high for heritage and culture-based education, as it presents the Bangsamoro not merely as remnants of the past but as a living community composed of
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 13 June) — Last week, Zamboanga City Mayor Isabelle “Beng” Climaco announced on her Facebook page that the national government has expressed its intent to purchase the 72-hectare property situated in Brgy. Cabatangan, known to be
PANGLIMA ESTINO, Sulu (MindaNews / 07 January) — Sulu has the most breathtakingly lovely sunsets. It still has lush forests, unspoilt beaches and fertile soil good for planting a variety of crops in. The simple life in Sulu is a
Located on the western part of Mindanao, Sulu has the most breathtakingly lovely sunsets such as this, viewed from Panglima Estino town. Photo by AMIR MAWALLIL / ARMM BPI
ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman congratulates Macdum Darping Enca of Cotabato City, a Maguindanaon who placed first among 144 graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy. Another Moro, Midzfar Hamis Omar, a Badjao from Tawi-tawi (2nd from right) is Number 2.
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/18 March) — For a change this year I don’t want to look back on Jabidah Massacre with morbidity, an angry fist raised to the sky. I want to retell its story without fondness but with deference to
Tausug women perform the native Pangalay dance during the Sulu Cultural Night presentation on Thursday, 15 Dec. 12016, in Cotabato City. The presentation showcased the colorful and unique culture of the Tausug tribe during the celebration of the 27th Pakaradjaan
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/03 Nov) — When President Rodrigo Duterte took the stage at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex in Cotabato City last weekend, he was a picture of a triumphant leader returning to a people who have been deprived of
TIPO-TIPO, Basilan (MindaNews/23 September) — Abdulhusin Inam had yet to learn how to walk so his parents and siblings would carry him as they flee the village of Baguindan at the height of the Moro revolution in the 1970s. As
