New ISIS emir killed in Marawi

BY FROILAN GALLARDO

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews)—Army soldiers raided a suspected hideout of the ISISlinked Dawlah Islamiyah group dawn Wednesday in Marawi City and killed its leader, whom the military said was the terror group’s new emir in Southeast Asia.

Col. Billy de la Rosa, 103rd Infantry Brigade deputy commander, said Faharudin Benito Hadji Satar, more popularly known as Abu Zacaria (sometimes spelled Zacharia), was killed

The military blocks a road in Marawi City as troopers raided the house of suspected Dawlah Islamiyah leader Abu Zacaria, who was killed in the operation dawn on Wednesday (14 June 2023). Photo courtesy of Marawi Bayan Patrol

Bangsamoro lawmakers keen on forming 8 towns out of 63 North Cotabato villages

mous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) four years ago will form at least eight municipalities, officials said.

Lawyer Mary Ann Arnado, Bangsamoro Parliament Deputy Speaker, noted Tuesday that members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority’s (BTA) Local Government Committee are keen on passing the bills for the creation of the eight municipalities out of the Bangsamoro SGA.

The eight municipalities are proposed to be created in the towns of Aleosan, Car-

Rep. Emano calls for easy release of loans to help MSME owners

By Nef Luczon

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

– Misamis Oriental 2nd District Rep. Yevgeny Vincente Emano has urged officials of the Small Business Corporation (SBCorp) to create measures that would easily release loans to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) owners.

During SBCorp’s regional roadshow in El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental on Thursday, the lawmaker asked SBCorp to ease the difficulty of small businesses in loan approvals to expand their trade.

“Expect that we will be working so that many loan applications will be approved for your business to improve, which could further help our economy,” he said.