MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged voters in the first Bangsamoro parliamentary election on Monday to uphold the integrity of the ballot and elect leaders who will strengthen the region’s institutions and contribute to its progress. After four postponements, the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) finally pushed

COTABATO CITY – Four people, including a police officer, were wounded in a shooting inside Central Pilot Elementary School along Sinsuat Avenue in Poblacion 6, Cotabato City, at around 6:45 a.m. Monday. According to an initial police report, one of the victims was a member of the PNP Regional Mobile Force Battalion 13, who sustained

MARAWI City, Lanao del Sur – Johairah Didato, 24, a resident of Barangay Datu sa Dansalan here, was unable to finish casting her vote after a poll watcher allegedly took her ballot and proceeded to shade the party she did not want to vote for. In a phone interview, Didato’s sister, Johaniah Yusoph, said her

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Visayas can expect generally fair weather with possible localized thunderstorms during the first half of the week, the state weather bureau said Monday, September 14. In its daily outlook, the Visayas Pagasa Regional Services Division (PRSD) said the region may experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court on Monday is set to begin the presentation of exhibits for Article II, which accuses Vice President Sara Duterte of betraying public trust by allegedly amassing unexplained wealth disproportionate to her lawful income. In Article II, the House prosecution panel alleged that Duterte not only accumulated unexplained wealth

MANILA, Philippines — The ballots in 36 out of 68 precincts in Maluso, Basilan have been determined by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to have already been preshaded for the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections. The announcement was made by Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia at the start of the early voting hours on Monday. Basilan

MANILA, Philippines – On Week 11 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, the court on Monday opens the presentation of evidence for Article II of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case, which accuses her of amassing unexplained wealth that was disproportionate to her lawful income and not fully declared in her Statement of assets,

MANILA, Philippines — Majority of Filipinos believe their district representative is doing a “good job” performing their role at the House of Representatives, according to Octa Research. Based on its second quarter Tugon ng Masa survey released on Monday, Octa Research noted that 64 percent of Filipinos said their current congressman or congresswoman is doing

LAMITAN CITY, Basilan – Joint police and military units thwarted a bombing plot after discovering and safely detonating an improvised explosive device (IED) early Monday morning, September 14, in Barangay Balobo here. Joint intelligence-driven operations conducted by the Lamitan City Police Station (LCPS), the Regional Intelligence Division Tracker Team, 52nd Special Action Force, Provincial Explosive

MANILA, Philippines  – Motorists may face another hefty oil price hike of up to P5 per liter this week. This was according to an oil industry executive on Friday. Citing price developments in Asia and the impact of foreign currency movements, Jetti Petroleum president Leo Bellas said in a message to journalists that diesel prices