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Dubai: The traditional Simbang Gabi will be deeply missed by Catholic Filipinos in Dubai due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be no evening masses that attract close to 25,000 people every night for nine days leading to Christmas at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Oud Metha. There will only be virtual Simbang Gabi starting on December 15. “This is part of our preventive measures against COVID-19,” Filipino priest Fr Chito Bartolo, OFM Cap, told Gulf News. “There will be no in-person S...

The business sector led by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has awarded health professionals and frontliners Gawad Bayaning Kalusugan for their heroism during this pandemic period. Twelve individuals, 12 teams, 35 health professionals and 43 health teams from 35 medical institutions were nominated to the Gawad Bayaning Kalusugan, a national search for the best benchmarks of medical care in the CoViD-19 pandemic.            The Gawad Bayaning Kalusugan was presen...

Cotabato City welcomed home Taj Basman Around a hundred motorcycle riders swarmed the streets of Cotabato City Tuesday, December 15, the morning of the city’s ceremonial turnover to the Bangsamoro region. The riders were in a celebratory mood, wearing green shirts bearing the message "Welcome to the Bangsamoro Government." “ Nakakapanindig balahibo dahil ito na yung ilang dekada natin na pinaglaban,” (Im so moved by this moment because this is the culmination of our decades of struggle) ...

Published December 14, 2020, 10:40 AM ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bangsamoro government will welcome Cotabato City as an integral part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Tuesday, December 15. According to BARMM Minister for Interior and Local Government Naguib Sinarimbo, this would be in fulfilment of the mandate given by the majority of its people in the January 21, 2019 plebiscite ratifying the Bangsamoro Organic Law. Sinarimbo said on Monday that President Duterte h...

(Keith Bacongco / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Marius reviewed the developments in the region Monday before the House Committee on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity covering the period March 2019 to October 2020. “A lot has been achieved during this period. The TPMT is pleased to note that the peace process in Mindanao is fundamentally on track,” Marius told the panel, chaired by Maguindanao Rep. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu, during a briefing on Zoom. “The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region h...

(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Cimatu said the local government of Magpet should always be on the lookout for any illegal tree-cutting activity and coordinate such with the DENR-Region 12 (Soccsksargen).   “We cannot allow people to further destroy our forests especially when we know that flooding is among its direct consequences,” the DENR chief pointed out.    “Many Filipinos have suffered enough from the devastation of massive flooding because of forest denudation,” he added.   Acc...

Published December 13, 2020, 9:45 AM COTABATO CITY (PNA) – North Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco and Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 12 (Soccsksargen) Director Felizardo Gacad Jr. on Friday afternoon issued a cease and desist order (CDO) against illegal mining activity in Barangay Don Panaca, Magpet, North Cotabato. Both officials signed the joint order following the discovery of illegal mining activity inside the Mt. Apo protected area last week. Catamco said an investigation being carri...

December 13, 2020 | 7:17 pm Font Size More face-to-face training allowed MORE skill training centers have been allowed in areas under a general lockdown to address unemployment amid a coronavirus pandemic, according to the Trade department. “With our continued efforts to reopen more sectors, there is a need for more skilled workers certified by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA),” Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said in an e-mailed statement on Sunday. ...

Published December 12, 2020, 12:39 PM Four-hundred thirty-two boxes of smuggled cigarettes valued at P13,188.411  were intercepted while in transit onboard a motorized banca in Cotabato City last Dec. 7, the Bureau of Customs (BoC) said Saturday. According to the Port of Davao, the shipment was intercepted while entering the country through the Rio Grande River in Cotabato City aboard a motorized banca marked “Al-Shameem.” The goods were carrying cigarette brands such as Fort, Bravo, ...

endIndex: Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao Chief Minister Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim on Saturday welcomed Cotabato City, as it is set to formally join the region in a turnover ceremony on December 15. (FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 12) — Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Chief Minister Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim on Saturday welcomed Cotabato City, as it is set to formally join the region in a turnover ceremony on December 15. "W...