President Aquino has called on lawmakers to prioritize the passage of the proposed 2016 national budget and Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) this year before getting preoccupied with the campaign season | Manila Bulletin
With no movie stars or street-dancing, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will mark its 26th anniversary today (Thursday) with a muted celebration in the wake of terror attacks around the world, according to a regional official | Philippine Daily Inquirer
ARMM's Education department credited the increase in the region’s basic literacy rate to efforts of the agency in solving literacy-related problems | Manila Bulletin
Local business leaders are blaming Mindanao’ slow economic growth on ambiguities in some government policies, insecurities in land ownership, and conflicts | MindaNews
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