BARMM observes World Health Day, honors medics – Ranao Star
121 Filipinos from Malaysia end quarantine on Sibakel Island
By ALI G. MACABALANG COTABATO CITY – All 121 Filipinos, who were secluded for mandatory quarantine on Sibakel Island off Basilan after coming from Malaysia, have been sent home to their respective communities […]
NCMF offers services to DSWD in relief aids dispersal for 8M Muslims outside BARMM
By Ali G. Macabalang COTABATO CITY – The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) has offered its personnel services to the Department of Social Services and Development (DSWD) in the distribution of […]
NCMF probes arrest of ‘framed-up’ Tuguegarao imams
By Ali G. Macabalang March 5, 2019 Alleged frame-up – One of three arrested imams narrates inside a lockup cell at the Enrile police station (left) how they were “framed up” in an anti-illegal […]
Maranaos demand TFBM abolition for BTA to rebuild Marawi
By ALI G. MACABALANG March 4, 2019 Devastated Dansalan Mosque aka ‘Masget i Bato’ stands along Marawi’s Gomisa Avenue. (FB photo) MARAWI CITY: Strife-affected Maranaos have demanded the abolition of the Task Force […]
Evacuees to march home in Marawi via peace rally
By Ali G. Macabalang March 26, 2018 COTABATO CITY: Local civil society organizations (CSOs) are set to hold a peaceful protest rally in Marawi City on March 30 in another attempt to bring […]
Inaul Festival winds up with call for harmony
By ALI G. MACABALANG Buluan, MaguindanaoFebruary 16, 2018 Maguindanao province governor Toto Mangudadatu poses with participants in this year’s Inaul Festival. (AGM Photo) U.S.-based arts and culture mentors grace festivities Colorful events […]
BTC seeks sponsors for consultations
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signs the Executive Order reconstituting the Bangsamoro Transition Commission in Malacañan on November 7. Also in the photo are Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Panel Chair Mohagher […]
Fighting in Lanao Sur town subsides; 41 reported killed
ALI G. MACABALANGMarawi City, Lanao del SurApril 28, 2017 Government forces are now clearing four villages in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur after jihadist militants fled the areas following intense offensives by ground […]
Food fair marks Women’s Month in Lanao
ALI G. MACABALANG Marawi City, Lanao del Sur March 29, 2017 The provincial government of Lanao del Sur wrapped up its celebration of the national Women’s Month with an exhibit of local […]