Dry spell delays rice planting in Maguindanao
By Edwin O. Fernandez
Farmers in Maguindanao have not been able to replant their rice fields because of a dry spell that started in February.
Farmers in Maguindanao have not been able to replant their rice fields because of a dry spell that started in February.
March 8 is National Women’s Day, pursuant to Republic Act No. 6949 signed on Apr. 10, 1990. According to the National Statistics Office, about 49.6 percent or 45.6 million of the country’s 92.1 million population were women as of 2010. The National Capital Region (96 males per 100 females) and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (99 males per 100 females) were the only regions that reported more females than males. Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research
The peace and order council of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is seeking the replacement of the head of the police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) there and his men for the Feb. 23 arrest of a senior rebel leader.
Leaders of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have joined the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in calling for calm and sobriety following the arrest of an MILF ground commander and his escorts here on Sunday.
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao government has set aside a total of P6 million in financial aid every month starting January to at least 12 municipalities without Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) allocations.
A Maguindanao-based company has embarked on a massive energy project that could leave proponents of coal-fired power plants red-faced as it seeks to build a commercial-sized generator using organic discards.
President Benigno Aquino is to meet with officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in Davao City on Wednesday.
President Benigno Aquino III will push through with his trip to Mindanao on Tuesday amid the series of bombings allegedly orchestrated by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), Malacañang said.
Labor officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) announced on Thursday an P18-daily wage increase for minimum wage earners that would take effect this month.
Peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) begin, months after the government signs a peace accord with the Nur Misuari-led Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has posted what officials said was a record amount of investments in 2013, indicating growing confidence on the five-province region, which the government wants to replace with a larger autonomous area under a peace agreement with Moro rebels.
Believing the importance of education as requirement for human development, Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) awarded last week certificates of scholarship to 226 students who will study next school year under the “Iskolar para sa Pagbabago” (Scholars for Change) program.
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) now hosts 26 automated weather stations that can help forecast storms so that more lives can be saved during natural disasters, a ranking ARMM official said.
