COTABATO CITY  – Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento has urged all stakeholders, leaders, and communities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to remain calm, focused, and united ahead of the historic Bangsamoro parliamentary elections. The first parliamentary elections in BARMM are set to take place on September 14. “Democracy is inherently dynamic

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — A formal petition to disqualify three incumbent Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) as nominees of the Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP) was filed before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Bangsamoro Registration and Accreditation Committee (Brac). The petition is dated May 15, 2026, a copy of which

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will train 9,000 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to serve as contingent electoral board members for the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections in September this year, its chairperson George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday. Garcia said that these PNP personnel will have to be duly-certified by

Everlane, the retailer that bucked the fast-fashion industry by promising affordable ethically sourced and sustainable clothing, is being acquired by the king of fast-fashion Shein, founded in China. A letter to Everlane employees from CEO Alfred Chang confirming the deal was obtained by The Associated Press on Friday. Everlane, based in San Francisco, didn’t disclose

Here are the lotto draw results of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for Sunday, May 24, 2026. Check these out. There was one winner of the Lotto 6/49 jackpot of ₱25 million, with the winning numbers 33, 24, 12, 13, 4, and 9. READ MORE: Lotto draw results, May 23, 2026 Lotto draw results,

PARIS (AP) — The French Open started amid a heat wave in Paris on Sunday, May 24. Among the early matches on Day 1 of the clay-court Grand Slam were 13th-seeded Karen Khachanov against Arthur Gea on Court Suzanne-Lenglen and 15th-seeded Marta Kostyuk against Oksana Selekhmeteva on Court Simonne-Mathieu. The temperature was already 26 degrees

The global music superstar sat courtside at Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on Saturday night along with fiance and Cleveland native Travis Kelce.

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas grid appears headed toward a third consecutive week of yellow alerts as rising electricity demand continues to put pressure on tight power reserves. For the next five days, projected operating margins in the region remain tight, ranging from 201 megawatts (MW) to 223 MW, data from the National Grid

CITY OF ILAGAN, ISABELA, Philippines — Four men were killed while four others were injured following a shooting incident in Santo Tomas town, Isabela early Sunday, May 24, according to local officials and police. Police in Santo Tomas confirmed the fatalities but withheld the identities of the victims pending notification of their families. The four

TANDAG CITY, SURIGAO DEL SUR, Philippines — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake of tectonic origin struck off the coast of Bayabas on Sunday night, May 24, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). In its Earthquake Information No. 1 bulletin, Phivolcs said the quake occurred at 9:19:02 p.m. and was traced 50 kilometers