#bangsamoro

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MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 10 December) – The Bangsamoro Parliament unanimously approved the Bangsamoro Indigenous Peoples Act (BIPA) of 2024 on its third and final reading during a special session on Tuesday, according to a press release from the regional legislative body’s Publication and Media Relations Division.

The law, which was passed with 63 votes in favor, zero against, and no abstentions, “has been recognized as a historic success in the region’s ongoing peace process and commitment to inclusive governance.”

BIPA recognizes the IP’s ownership over their ancestral domains, referred to as fusaka ingëd, and natural resources in these territories.

The press release quoted Ramon Piang, chair of the committee on Indigenous Peoples affairs as saying that the BIPA is an enhanced version of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act, “specifically designed to meet the unique needs of the Bangsamoro’s indigenous population.”

Indigenous Peoples in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) include the non-Moro IPs (Téduray, Lambangian, Dulangan Manobo, Erumanun Ne Menuvu, Higaonon, B’laan), and the Badjao, Sama Dilaut, Jama Mapun, Sama Bangingi, and Sama Pangutaran in the island provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.

The Supreme Court, however, has ruled with finality on Sulu’s removal from BARMM. (MindaNews)

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Indigenous textiles from the Maguindao tribe, Philippines.

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E. San Juan, Jr., US Imperialism and Revolution in the Philippines

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OPAPRU continues to implement social healing programs for rehabilitation of Marawi

MARAWI CITY – Five years after the siege, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) continues to carry out peacebuilding interventions to help rebuild and rehabilitate the Islamic City of Marawi. “Through our Social Healing and Peacebuilding Program or SHAPE, the OPAPRU aims to promote a culture of peace, reconciliation and understanding among the…

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random hws philippines food hcs

He loves food but he has more of a “eat to live” than a “live to eat” mentality these days… he’s not very meticulous when it comes to preparing food and would opt for shortcuts than stick to tradition like using sachet sinigang mix instead of sampalok cuz it gets the job done 🤷‍♀️. 

I think he can be a pretty good cook if he’s given the resources and time. He does miss the taste of a more authentic ulam, but tbh he’d rather seek out specific hole-in-the-walls or eat his relatives’ cooking instead because he likes eating with family so much haha.

Doesn’t really like the Filipino food in malls or upscale restaurants 😭. I think likes going to carinderias and specialty places like paresans, sutukils, sattihans, etc but places like Mesa are like an ekis for him cause all he could think is him making the dish at home for less of the price lol 

Places with unlimited rice are an exception LMAO he’s attracted to them like a moth to a flame 😔 waiters are flabbergasted at the amount of rice he could store. Also fastfood restaurants with unlimited gravy, he’s a fucking MENACE when it comes to the gravy station he treats the damn thing like a soup dispenser 

People think he’s a heavy meat eater but he’s actually not. His daily diet mostly consists of fish, sauteed vegetables, soup and rice. He gives off that impression because whenever guests are invited to his home he always cooks meat, but that’s more about his way of showing hospitality than his eating habits. He would never cook veggies for a guest; he thinks it's weird and cheap (his opinion not mine 😭)

He does however really love going to samgyeopsals (or samgyupsal/samgyups in colloquial Filipino) for special occasions. Yong Soo introduced him to the concept, and he's been obsessed with it ever since. Samgyeopsals are extremely popular in PH; I even saw some people having them at their homes for their media noche instead of a traditional PH spread! He loves the communal aspect of it… and the unlimited meat deals—

He actually has a bigger spice tolerance than you'd expect. While Filipinos in general are stereotyped as having one of the worst spice tolerance in SEA, PH does have specific regions that have spicy cuisine (ex. Bicol, Cordillera, and Bangsamoro), and he did live in Mexico's house at intervals when he was younger… so compared to someone like Manila or Cebu, samyang noodles won't kill him lmao. 

Hates biscocho or any hard biscuit with passion because it reminds him too much of the crappy rations he had to endure during his Manila galleon days. No amount of sugar will make him like it, he did Not have a good time on those ships.

Has a coffee addiction. Cannot start a day without coffee. While uses a lot of instant coffee for convenience, I think he's quite invested in local coffee scenes and enjoys a good cup of Kapeng barako. His relationship with kape in general:

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Sketch of more Filipina sackgirls!

Bangsamoro and Igorot woman :]

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Flag Wars Bonus Round

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine forces killed an Abu Sayyaf militant, who had been implicated in past beheadings, including of 10 Filipino marines and two kidnapped Vietnamese, in a clash in the south, police officials said Friday.

Philippine police, backed by military intelligence agents, killed Nawapi Abdulsaid in a brief gunbattle Wednesday night in the remote coastal town of Hadji Mohammad Ajul on Basilan island after weeks of surveillance, security officials said.

Abu Sayyaf is a small but violent armed Muslim group, which has been blacklisted by the United States and the Philippines as a terrorist organization for ransom kidnappings, beheadings, bombings and other bloody attacks.

It has been considerably weakened by battle setbacks, surrenders and infighting, but remains a security threat particularly in the southern Philippines, home to minority Muslims in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation.

Abdulsaid, who used the nom de guerre Khatan, was one of several Abu Sayyaf militants who aligned themselves with the Islamic State group.

A confidential police report said that Abdulsaid had been implicated in at least 15 beheadings in Basilan, including of 10 Philippine marines in Al-Barka town in 2007 and two of six kidnapped Vietnamese sailors near Sumisip town in 2016. The Vietnamese were seized from a passing cargo ship.

He was also involved in attacks against government forces in 2022 and a bombing in November that killed two pro-government militiamen and wounded two others in Basilan, the report said.

Abdulsaid was placed under surveillance in February, but police forces couldn’t immediately move to make a arrest because of the “hostile nature” of the area where he was eventually gunned down, according to the report.

On Monday, Philippine troops killed the leader of another Muslim rebel group and 11 of his men blamed for past bombings and extortion in a separate clash in a marshy hinterland in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town in southern Maguindanao del Sur province, the military said.

Seven soldiers were wounded in the clash with the members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.

The Abu Sayyaf and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters are among a few small armed groups still struggling to wage a separatist uprising in the southern Philippines.

The largest armed separatist group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, signed a 2014 peace pact with the government that eased decades of sporadic fighting.

Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebel commanders became parliamentarians and administrators of a five-province Muslim autonomous region in a transition arrangement after signing the peace deal. They are preparing for a regular election scheduled for next year.

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MANILA, 29 October 2022 – Tropical Storm Nalgae (local name Paeng) made landfall on Saturday, 29 October in Catanduanes with over 3 million people living in affected areas. Strong winds and heavy rains are causing flooding, landslides, and displacement in several regions in the Philippines, with 72 unconfirmed casualties. In the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) alone, over 78,000 households are reported to be affected by flooding and rain-induced landslides. Nalgae is the latest of over 20 storms that hit the Philippines during the 2022 Pacific Typhoon season.

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Jabidah Massacre: Forgotten voices.

We must not stop talking about the atrocities made during the Marcos regime. Having conversations, casual or not, it is incredibly helpful to #NeverForget. The dictatorial government attempted to silence and censor the decry of its people—the Filipinos will never stop in asking for accountability and justice.

"In 1962, Diosdado Macapagal reasserted the claim of the Philippines over Sabah. This gave birth to the “Operation Merdeka” which was a high-profiled and confidential military operation. Its plan was to reclaim Sabah from Malaysia through encroaching Sabah and destabilize its state. In 1967, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. furtively assigned Abdul Latif, to take charge on a secret commando unit code named “Jabidah” to take charge of the Operation Merdeka.

The members of this unit, which were usually composed of young men subjected to indoctrination, after knowing the true nature of their mission mutinied and were assassinated in return. There were no actual accounts of the reason for the mutiny but some attributed it to the: (1) poor living conditions during the military training (2) the hardship and exhaustion during training. (3) trainees being told to fight “communists” but found out that they will actually fight their Sabahan brothers which they felt close kinship too due to Islamic faith. The Jabidah Massacre was what started the Moro Resistance."

Sources: Bangsamoro Information Office, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (March 17, 2021). "Remembering Jabidah and the seeds of the struggle". BARMM Official Website. Republic of the Philippines. Philippine Claim to North Borneo (Sabah), Vol. II. Government of the Philippines. August 2, 1962.

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https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/09/world/top-moslems-issue-a-warning-to-marcos.html

On this day: 1983 Oct 09 — A group of prominent Filipino Moslems warned President Ferdinand E. Marcos today to heed calls for national reconciliation or risk a revival of Moslem separatism in the Philippines.

The group of 11 Moslem political leaders, including three former senators, announced their support for a plan of unity and expanded political freedom that was first proposed several weeks ago by Jaime Cardinal Sin, the Archbishop of Manila, who is a determined critic of the 18-year-old Marcos Government.

Saying that Filipino Moslems have ''no desire to be dragged into the impending chaos'' that they foresee, the leaders threatened to reassert old Moslem claims to a ''Moro nation'' in the southern islands of the Philippines ''unless national reconciliation with justice for all is speedily effected.''

They referred to Benigno S. Aquino Jr., the oppposition figure who was assassinated here on Aug. 21, as a martyr who had supported Moslem demands for greater autonomy.

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Marcos sobre suspensión de encuesta BARMM: Lo estamos estudiando

El presidente Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. dijo el viernes que se están estudiando los llamados a suspender las elecciones de la Región Autónoma de Bangsamoro en el Mindanao Musulmán (BARMM) el próximo año. “Aún lo estamos estudiando”, dijo Marcos a los periodistas. El presidente del Senado, Francis Escudero, presentó anteriormente un proyecto de ley que busca posponer las primeras elecciones…

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Results of the Symposium Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Bangsamoro Comprehensive Peace Agreement ｜ News & Media

Group photo of the symposium summary Conference Title: Symposium Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Ban Samoro Comprehensive Peace Agreement -The past 10 years and into the future… Date: August 7, 2024, 14:00-16:30 Organized by: JICA Southeast Asia and Pacific Division Place: Tokyo (International Conference Hall, JICA Sadako Ogata Institute for Peace and Development) Main…

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PNP begins review applications of qualified MILF, MNLF members into the police force

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has begun reviewing the applications of members of two of the country’s top Moro fronts who wish to gain entry into Philippine National Police (PNP). On April 27, 2022, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government and the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) signed an agreement that will allow qualified Moro Islamic Liberation Front…

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Primera persona: Intercambio de armas por bolígrafos en Filipinas

Una excombatiente que lucha por los derechos de su pueblo en la isla de Mindanao, en Filipinas, ha estado hablando de cómo cambió su uniforme de combate por jilbabs. [outer garment]y su vida en la selva por una comunidad rural más pacífica. Suraida ‘Sur’ Amil se unió a la Brigada Auxiliar de Mujeres Islámicas de Bangsamoro (BIWAB) cuando tenía 18 años con el objetivo de lograr la autonomía para…