UN, BARMM support community-based Moro entrepreneursRepresentatives of the eight newly-organized groups of Moro entrepreneurs in Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur presented to reporters on Dec. 23, 2025 while in Cotabato City, the food products that they produce and sell in the markets and in stores along thoroughfares in both provinces. COTABATO CITY — An agency of the United Nations and the Bangsamoro government jointly provided eight groups of neophyte Moro entrepreneurs with P50,000 each in grants on Tuesday, December 23, to serve as additional capital and help boost their productivity in producing preserved native delicacies. Bangsamoro Labor and Employment Minister Muslimin Sema said on Thursday, December 25, that many of the entrepreneurs in the eight groups are from families associated with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Moro National Liberation Front, which have separate peace agreements with the government. These groups are based in barangays in Datu Odin Sinsuat and Talitay in Maguindanao del Norte, as well as in Guindulungan, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, and South Upi in Maguindanao del Sur. The MILF and the MNLF are cooperating in overseeing the operations of several BARMM agencies and have representatives too in the 80-seat regional parliament.

Source: Philippine Star December 25, 2025 07:45 UTC