The University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) and the Davao City National High School (DCNHS) signed a memorandum of agreement on May 22, 2024, to implement the sports track program at the said high school. UPMin Chancellor Lyre Anni E. Murao and DCNHS Principal Evelyn E. Magno signed the agreement as heads of their respective schools, while UPMin College of Humanities and Social Science dean, Prof. Jhoanna Lynn Cruz, Department of Human Kinetics (DHK) chairperson, Assistant Professor Jezreel Abarca, and DCNHS’s Maja Michele Alcain served as witnesses to the agreement.

The TWG-BDI with the Cotabato-based alumni

On May 9-10, 2024, the Technical Working Group for the Creation of the UP Bangsamoro Development Institute (TWG-BDI), composed of Chancellor Murao, Martin Hilarion Mapolon, Gracita Jacinto-Ali, Maria Victoria Espaldon, UPMin Pahinungod Director Michael Gatela, UPMin Extension Director Asst. Prof. Minerva Rosel and the TWG staff members John Carlo Evardo and Nhikki Lumayag traveled to Cotabato City, where they met the heads and officials of three BARMM ministries all in one day.

In a dinner meeting upon the TWG's arrival on May 9, 2024, the Cotabato-based alumni, many of whom hold key positions in the BARMM government, pledged to support the establishment of the BDI. The alumni also discussed the possibility of creating a BARMM-wide alumni association.