Syria and BARMM, a history of violence
Marcos should watch out for violence. After all, this a region that saw conflict and violence for decades after the Philippines won its independence in 1946.
Conflict monitoring report finds uptick in BARMM violence ahead of 2025 elections
New sources of instability have emerged and conflict is on the rebound years after the conclusion of peace negotiations and the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), according to a new conflict monitoring report.
Violence in BARMM
Peace in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is under threat as a horizontal form of violence has increased in Maguindanao and in Lanao provinces, the heartland of the autonomous region in the southern island of Mindanao.
Revisiting US role in Mindanao
Last month, in a deadly clash in Lanao del Norte province, Islamist militants affiliated with the Middle East-based Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) killed six commandos from the Philippine Army’s elite Scout Ranger battalion.
Marawi’s bakwit
Past Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first 100 days, the so-called independent and quasi-judicial Marawi Compensation Board seems to have been stuck somewhere between the imagination and amnesia. After five long years, the supposedly nine-member board has yet to be created, leaving tens of thousands of displaced Meranaw residents at risk and in dire living conditions.
