THE number of violent incidence and deaths decreased by 30 percent in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), according to a report by a peace-building organization.

International Alert Philippines on Tuesday, in their 2019 Conflict Alert report, said the number of conflict incidence across all BARMM provinces went down by 30 percent in 2018 with 2,910 incidents from 4,140 in 2017.