President Aquino faces one of his first serious challenges — convincing legislators to postpone the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections long scheduled for August this year to May ...

While they had their doubts, governors in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao accept a deal that seeks to replace ARMM with a new entity MANILA, Philippines – Sulu Gov Abdusakur Tan had ...

ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS are staking so much on the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law that we wonder if there is anything in it that merits all this support. President Aquino goes to the extent of ...

Only in Tawi-tawi did Arroyo's closest rival, the late actor Fernando Poe Jr. manage to win in 2004. Votes in the ARMM were crucial to ensuring Arroyo's winning margin of 1.1 million votes over Poe: ...

The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), rightly or wrongly, is perceived to be the electoral cheating capital of the Philippines. All, from the President down to the regular Abdul, speak of ...

MANILA, Philippines - Sen. Francis Pangilinan aired his support to the proposals to postpone the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections and to use the period between now and 2013 to ...

Twenty-five years ago, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao came to existence. The 1987 Constitution provided for the creation of two autonomous regions—one in the Cordillera and the other in ...

The incoming officer in charge of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) must have a time-bound plan for implementing reforms in the region. President Aquino said as much after signing into ...

DAVAO CITY — The second Inaul Festival, which highlights the traditional handwoven textile from Maguindanao, will start on Feb. 14 and this year’s celebration aims to also bring into focus other ...

The Supreme Court has sentenced the first elected regional governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to 153 years in jail for the illegal disbursement of over P21 million in ...