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BARMM launches Fatwa

BARMM launches Fatwa or Islamic Ruling on immunization Cotabato City (March 12, 2019) - The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) launched Tuesday morning a Fatwa or Islamic Ruling on immunization to promote the importance of vaccination and improve the campaign against preventable diseases

Bangsamoro Transition Authority to take oath Feb. 20; ARMM to BARMM turnover on February. 25

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 Feb) – The 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) will take their oath of office on February 20 in Malacaňang on the same day of the “ceremonial confirmation” of the canvass results of the January 21 and February 6 plebiscite on RA 11054 or the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Malacanang has yet to announce the names of the 80 members of the BTA who will take their oath.

The nominees have been vetted but “we do not know yet the final 80 members of the BTA,” Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Carlito Galvez told MindaNews late Saturday night.

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Thousands of supporters for the ratification of RA 11054 or the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao gather in the compound of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on 18 January 2019 while President Rodrigo Duterte, who graced the Peace Assembly inside the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex, said a ‘yes’ to ratify the Bangsamoro law ends the 50-year armed struggle and marks a “new chapter in our history.” MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

Galvez had earlier told MindaNews they were eyeing February 21 as the date but according to the invitation sent out by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), the oathtaking will be on February 20, at 4 p.m. at the Heroes Hall in Malacaňang.

DOH HRHD gets P7 billion in 2019 budget

Finally, Congress has passed the 2019 national budget in the last day of session, and they restored the Php 7 Billion budget for Department of Health’s program that deploy nurses and other health workers to poor communities.

Duterte to name 80 members of BTA

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Duterte is expected to announce soon the 80 members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) as the initial result of the plebiscite on the coverage of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) indicates support for greater autonomy for Muslim Mindanao.