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GUN BAN. Photo shows mug shots of the eight election gun ban violators in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) between Jan. 9 and 20, 2022. Also seized in the past 12 days were 11 .45-caliber pistols, a homemade revolver, a hand grenade, 14 pistol magazines, and ammunition for a .45-caliber pistol. (Photo courtesy of PRO-BARMM) CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao - Police authorities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) announced Friday that eight perso...

Blessed Paul Thoj Xyooj (1941-60) was a young catechist killed by communist troops for his faith

Pateros, the smallest local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila with an estimated population of 70,000, has recorded an increase in active coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to the Pateros municipal government, as of Jan. 19, the town has 485 active COVID-19 cases, up by 38 cases or 8.5 pe

Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) is establishing seven subnational laboratories (SNLs) for the detection of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) in the Philippines. In a news release Thursday, the DOH said the SNLs, located in various regions of the country, lay the foundation of a public health laboratory network for the timely confirmation of infectious diseases and a more efficient response to outbreaks. The World Health...

Ecumenical groups unite to fight pandemic, disasters and social ills plaguing the nation

ONGOING MISSION. Member of Parliament Susana S. Anayatin (center) of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority - Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) poses with orphans in Cotabato City on Wednesday (Jan. 19, 2022) who are regular recipients of her humanitarian aid like food packs. This month alone, a total of 3,984 individuals have benefited from the BARMM lawmaker's humanitarian mission carried out amid the prevailing pandemic. (Photo courtesy of Ayanatin's office) COTABAT...

RELIEF ASSISTANCE. Widows of deceased Bangsamoro fighters sit and listen to the program in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato where the BARMM government launched Tuesday (Jan. 18, 2022) various development projects for residents of 12 villages that are now part of the autonomous government. A part of the program was dedicated to former Moro Islamic Liberation Front combatants who died during the more than two decades of struggle for self-determination in Mindanao where their widows received cash and rel...

AMBUSHED VEHICLE. Photo shows the car that Maguindanao schools district supervisor Javier Kumandi Sr. was driving when he and his wife were attacked in San Pablo, Tacurong City by two unidentified gunmen on Jan. 17, 2022. The Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao condemned the killing and urged police authorities to resolve the case. (Photo courtesy of DXMS - Cotabato) COTABATO CITY - Officials of the education department in the Bangsa...

LEGITIMATE LANDOWNERS. Recipients of the land title distribution program of the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy of the Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao pose after receiving their land titles as part of BARMM's 3rd founding anniversary this year. The region's environment office said more programs are now in the pipeline and set for implementation in the months to come. (Photo courtesy of MENRE-BARMM) COTABATO CITY - As part of the third founding anniversary of th...

Medilines Distributors Inc. has renewed for another three years its distribution partnership with Siemens Healthineers, a world-leading medical technology company that specializes in diagnostic imaging devices. “Our partnership with Siemens Healthineers started in 2016 and is now on its third renew