PUBLIC PROTEST Thousands join a peaceful rally in Cotabato City on Monday, calling on leaders of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to continue investigating allegedanomalies in the seven-year-old regional bureaucracy. —CONTRIBUTED
COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Thousands joined a peaceful rally here on Monday, demanding good governance, stronger accountability, institutional reforms and continued investigations into alleged corruption within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Abu Hamza, spokesperson for rally organizer Movement to Support Moral Governance and Fight Against Corruption, said the gathering aimed to urge BARMM leaders, particularly members of the interim Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) or Bangsamoro Parliament, to continue investigating alleged anomalies hounding the seven-year-old regional bureaucracy.
“We urge authorities to continue examining allegations of irregularities in government programs and projects and to implement reforms that would help prevent corruption and ensure that public resources are used for their intended purposes,” Hamza said during a news conference following the rally.
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