The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) could be a test case to determine if the shift to federal form of government will work in the the Philippines, three resource persons at the hearing of the Senate Constitutional Amendments… Read More

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 November) – The president of Centrist Democracy Political Institute (CDPI) lamented the death of the “idea of federalism” in the Philippines, but urged fellow Mindanawons to “concentrate on how to make the BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in… Read More

BAGUIO CITY: The House Committee on Local Government has approved House Bill (HB) 3267 authored by all Cordillera district representatives that seeks to establish the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR).However, the panel led by Valenzuela First District Rep. Rex Gatchalian referred… Read More

SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the Philippines recently scored big in the Asean Business Awards.Go Negosyo founder Jose Ma. "Joey" Concepcion 3rd said the Home Healthlink Innovations, Felta Multimedia Inc. and Esquire Financing bested other SMEs from the region… Read More

MANILA – At least four senatorial candidates of the ruling party, the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) on Saturday expressed support for the proposed shift to federalism and amendments to the 1987 Constitution.Senatorial aspirant Astra Pimentel backed the planned shift… Read More

MANILA, Philippines — Despite the recent violence in Maguindanao, President Duterte remains supportive of a bid to extend the transition period for the Bangsamoro government, Malacañang said yesterday.His spokesman Harry Roque, however, noted that the extension of the transition period requires… Read More