Malacañang on Monday said the decision on whether or not the first-ever elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will be suspended is already up to Congress.

The last four remaining Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Basilan province in the Bangsamoro region pledged allegiance to the ...

"We have our own identity that is unique,” said Sitti Djalia Hataman, mayor of Isabela, a port city on Basilan. Muslims are a minority in the Philippines, which is overwhelmingly Catholic ...

THE city government of Isabela in Basilan province has inaugurated on Saturday, December 21, 2024, the P12.9 million two-story Halal Meat and Dried Seafood Sect ...

The Philippine military conducted an empowerment and capacity-building program for 43 former violent extremists (FVEs) in Timbangan village, Indanan, Sulu. The program, a collaborative effort by ...

45 pistol. Tabuan Lasa Mayor Moner Manisan presented the firearms to Brigadier General Alvin Luzon, 101Bde commander, and Basilan Governor Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman during the signing of peace ...

Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman, in explaining his vote against the postponement, stressed the need for broad public consultation. Hataman argued that the region’s population was not widely consulted and ...

House Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman said postponing the BARMM polls, which were supposed to be held at the same time of the May 2025 polls, would only foster patronage politics ...

During the bill’s second reading approval last week, two amendments were introduced by Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman. These were accepted by the plenary. Hataman moved to adopt the ...

Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman voted against the postponement. He said there was a lack of consultation among Bangsamoro residents. Earlier, he inserted a provision allowing Sulu’s continued access to the ...