(Privilege speech delivered by Lanao 1st district Representative Zia Alonto Adiong at the House of Representatives on 7 November 2023, on the cessation of hostilities in Palestine and Israel). Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu! Mr. Speaker, I rise today on a matter
There is no room in Philippine Society, much more in the high offices of government, for the dangerous, bigoted, and Islamophobic rhetoric that is palpable in your now deleted statement. It is unbecoming for any Filipino, much more a high
(Speech delivered on the 6th commemoration of the liberation of Marawi on 17 October 2023 at the City Hall in Marawi City by Lanao del Sur 1st district Representative Zia Alonto Ad iong, chair of the House of Representatives’ Special Committee on
(Delivered by Ziaur-Rahman “Zia” Alonto Adiong, Representative of the 1st District of Lanao del Sur during the signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 11696 or the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act of 2022, on 23 May 2023
(Privilege speech delivered by Rep. Ziaur-Rahman ‘Zia’ Alonto Adiong of the 1st district of Lanao del Sur at the House of Representatives on Monday, 15 August 2022) Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh. Our lives are linked in a way that makes us responsible
( Zia Alonto Adiong wrote this piece on June 30, 2022, the day he took his oath as 1st district representative of Lanao Del Sur. Adiong served as Member of Parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao from
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 24 May) — It has been four years since the siege of Marawi City, and the landscape of the city has undergone a lot of changes since then. In the days that followed, pictures
For many, there are women whose intelligence and presence seem to be beyond our imagination until we meet them. Our generation in the family was blessed enough to grow up with a woman who showed us the many ways women
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 25 April) — Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. The Holy Month of Ramadan is now upon us, and it could not have come at a more perfect time for us to once again embark on a
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 07 January) — Recent developments in the United States and the Middle East, following the assassination of Iran’s Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani, will have severe consequences for the Philippines should it escalate to a war
(Acceptance speech of Bangsamoro Member of Parliament Zia Alonto Adiong as the 2019 TOYM Awardee for Government Service, on 13 December 2019 at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel. Adiong is one of 10 TOYM awardees for 2019, and
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews /17 Jan) — The default mode of journalism is to be objective, to be neutral, to be critical. When news items go unfavorably against a current system, media practitioners must not be vilified nor should they be
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 07 January) — Experience will tell us that the practice of unitary form of government or the centralization of power does not necessarily work towards self-improvement of each region in the country. Political pundits and legal
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 14 Dec) — My support on the extension of Martial Law rests on necessity and practicality. For one, the actual threat of terrorism is not imaginary or distant. What we observed for the past five months
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 31 Oct) — To defeat the rise of violent extremism in our country, we emphasize on civilian participation and to take into account the role of both the community of Muslims and Non-Muslims alike. Active community
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 06 June) — A simple appeal to our brothers and sisters in Islam: Allah Al-Mighty is witness to all the efforts we’re doing in order to ease the tension and help secure the residents in the
