and the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces, JPSTs are tasked, among others, to maintain peace and order in mutually agreed areas of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation ...

and Malaysia in the Southern Philippines' peace process despite the non-passage of the Bill. Itstrongly urged the GPH and the MILF to preserve its gains, particularly the Framework Agreement on the ...

KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/22 Dec ) – Only 344 of the 40,000-strong Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces ... “As a party to the peace pact with the GPH (Government of the Philippines), our priority is to ...

The procession marks the feast of Jesus Nazareno and is a major annual Catholic event in Asia. The image was previously ...

Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri unveiled his latest book, The Road to Peace: Crafting the Bangsamoro Organic Law, a vivid ...

and firmly support peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region”. Defense Sec. Gilbert Teodoro, Foreign Affairs Sec. Enrique Manalo, and Japan Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya receive ...

MANILA: Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte will no longer sit on the National Security Council after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed an order removing her office from the agency ...

United Bangsamoro Justice Party has the majority of the 80-strong Bangsamoro Parliament. MILF and the Philippines government signed a peace agreement in 2014, paving the way for the establishment of ...

MANILA, Philippines — Human-induced climate change fuelled a rare string of back-to-back typhoons that battered the Philippines this year and boosted the chances of powerful storms making ...

Negros Island, the fourth largest island in the Philippines, offers a journey through its rich history and breathtaking biodiversity. Negros Occidental, home to the historic sugar plantations and ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines maintained its position as second in Southeast Asia in the World Bank’s Statistical Performance Indicators (SPI) for 2023. The latest SPI showed the ...

SINGAPORE, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Climate change is making the Philippines more vulnerable to tropical storms, with rising temperatures already putting the country at nearly double the risk of deadly ...