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PRESIDENTIAL Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (Opapru) Carlito G. Galvez said terrorism and political interests remain as the biggest threats to government’s bid to achieve a lasting peace in Mindanao. During a forum last Thursday, Galvez stressed the need for unity among the leaders of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in…

Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. (File photo) MANILA - The next President of the Republic of the Philippines can appoint new Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) members once the new government takes over, Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday. The BTA serves as an interim government of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), which will maintain its current com...

THE Philippine Senate spent much of 2021 passing a slew of liberalization reforms pushed by the Executive, but its record in public consciousness was more associated with the riveting inquiries in aid of legislation that it conducted. Top of mind is the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s marathon investigation into the…

BARMM extension bill tracker: Senate abandons review of BTA seat allocations amid lobbying, backlash The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism follows plenary debates on the proposed bills. Follow this page for updates. BY PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM (PCIJ) May 27, 2021 | 10:00:00 PM   (The headline is regularly updated based on the latest developments.)   The leadersh...

TRACKER: Bills resetting the 1st regular elections in BARMM The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism follows plenary debates on the proposed bills. Follow this page for updates. BY PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM (PCIJ) May 25, 2021 | 03:00:00 PM The leadership of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) asked Congress to postpone the first regular electi...