MANILA, Feb. 16 -- The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) is collaborating with various Indonesian government agencies to build bilateral cooperations, including Madrasah scholarships and Halal products, that will benefit more Muslim Filipinos.

"In the spirit of One ASEAN Community, the NCMF, through its delegates, reached out to the Indonesian government for significant partnerships that will directly benefit Muslim Filipinos, especially the youth, through scholarships in Indonesia," NCMF Secretary Sabuddin Abdurahim said in a news release on Sunday.

Abdurahim said the recent NCMF mission to Jakarta "has been fruitful," with the General of Islamic Education of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia expressing intere...