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The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of Republic Act No. 11054 or the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Bangsamoro Organic Law) but declared the Province of Sulu not part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) after the province rejected the law’s ratification. In a unanimous Decision, […]
As the first-ever Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary to set foot in the Province of Sulu, Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco received a full-honor welcome led by Sulu Province Governor Abdusakur Tan recently at the Sulu Provincial Capital. “Actually, you (Secretary Frasco) are the first (to visit Sulu). We were visited by presidents and members of […]
Senator Bong Go lauded how the Malasakit Center stood as a pillar of support as it paved the way for life-saving heart surgery for 29-year-old Mohammad Abdelrashid Juhuri, a devoted teacher from Maimbung, Sulu. Mohammad’s life took an unexpected turn in 2017 when a diagnosis of congenital heart disease threatened his dream of becoming a […]
The provincial government of Sulu is setting its sight on developing its tourism industry now that the province is starting to experience “good peace and order.” Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan said he would tap the assistance of Department of Tourism Undersecretary Myra Paz Abubakar to draft a tourism development plan. “Everything should be put in […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is exploring the opportunity to tap financing and technical support from the World Bank for its proposed Infrastructure Development Plan for Greater Metropolitan Sulu. In his report to Secretary Manuel Bonoan, Undersecretary for Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations Emil Sadain said that World Bank has expressed […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Sulu Chapter was awarded a Plaque of Appreciation by the Joint Task Force Sulu, Western Mindanao Command after the humanitarian organization’s unwavering support to generously extend its assistance to the families of the Joint Task Force Sulu troopers and civilians who were casualties in the July 4 C-130 crash in […]
Senator Dick Gordon, Chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), mobilized the humanitarian organization to support the families of the victims immediately upon learning of the C-130 disaster. PRC Welfare Services activated its team as soon as it received its marching orders and dispatched a contingent to attend to the needs of those […]
Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte and ACT-CIS Partylist Representative Eric Yap pledged to donate P5 million as an immediate financial assistance to the families of the military troops and civilians who perished in the July 4 crash of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130H Hercules cargo plane in Patikul, Sulu. The donation will be turned […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) recently led the ceremonial switch-on of the 14-millionth consumer connection in the country under the rural electrification program. The 14 millionth household connection is located in Sitio Kamias-Badjao Annex, Barangay Bus-Bus, Municipality of Jolo, Sulu province under the coverage area of the Sulu Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SULECO). Since the inception […]
“I know the pain of hunger way too well. Hindi lang sa tiyan. Pati sa puso.” This according to Senator Manny Pacquiao who went to his home province of Sarangani over the weekend to distribute help to his kababayans. Speaking before residents of the municipality of Malapatan, Pacquaio reminisced about the extreme hardship that his […]