BARMM leaders to fund Mecca trip for poor Bangsamoro pilgrims

Inquirer.net - Oct 8, 2026

COTABATO CITY – Several members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) or the interim Bangsamoro Parliament have committed to funding at least 1,000 indigent Bangsamoro pilgrims on a religious journey to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in November. The Bangsamoro Pilgrimage Authority (BPA) and 14 Members of Parliament (MPs), including Bangsamoro interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua, formalized

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