MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur—Local political allies of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Grand Coalition (BGC) dominated the parliamentary district races in Lanao del Sur province, securing six of the nine available seats in last Monday’s historic first-ever Bangsamoro parliamentary elections. Provincial Election Supervisor Mohammad Nabil Mutia, as chair of the provincial board of

NEW YORK  — Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four of his supporting acts abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage. Hours after Sheeran posted on social media about Macklemore’s ouster and attributed the decision to the tour’s

PONTIANAK, Indonesia — Thick smoke from forest fires has disrupted airline flights for several days in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province as an intensifying El Niño weather pattern and a prolonged dry season worsen the impact of blazes. Since Friday, a thick white and yellowish haze has blanketed the city of Pontianak, reducing visibility to less

MANILA – A P20 reduction in power consumers’ bill is expected following the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) on system loss, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said Tuesday. On Monday, the Bureau of Internal Revenue announced the issuance of Memorandum Circular No. 97-2026, which removes the allowable system loss charge, based the cap approved by the

MANILA, Philippines — Four retired Supreme Court justices will serve as amici curiae to the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday as Senator-judges revisit the voting threshold required to convict Vice President Sara Duterte. The four amici curiae chosen by the impeachment court are Retired Chief Justices Artemio Panganiban, Reynato Puno, and Hilario Davide Jr., as

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — The Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP) and the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) dominated the race for seats in the 80-member regular Parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), according to unofficial counts from the Commission on Elections’ media server on Tuesday. Both parties are led by former

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Benedicto College (BC) Cheetahs pulled off a statement win on Tuesday night, dominating the heavily favored University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters, 67-50, to seize the solo lead in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (Cesafi) Season 26 men’s basketball tournament at the Cebu Coliseum. The Cheetahs improved to a perfect

This is the Daily Gospel of September 16, 2026, which is the Wednesday of the Twenty-fourth week in Ordinary Time. READ MORE Daily Gospel, September 15, 2026 Daily Gospel, September 14, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 7, 31-35. Jesus said to the crowds: “To what shall I