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SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur—The Communist Party of the Philippines–North Central Mindanao Region (CPP-NCMR) has acknowledged the death of a senior member in a firefight with government troops in Agusan del Sur. The group identified the cadre as Julia Cagadas-Lastimosa, alias “Ka Rida.” The fatality comes along with three other New People’s Army (NPA) members

MANILA, Philippines — Akbayan Rep. Percival Cendaña scored his fellow lawmakers for slighting budget watchdogs in this year’s budget review cycle as the House of Representatives moves forward in the process, saying the chamber seemingly made a “U-turn” amid spending discussions for 2027. A minority lawmaker, Cendaña questioned why civil society organizations (CSO) were left

MANILA, Philippines — Targeted academic interventions, such as the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program, need to be sustained, especially now that Filipino students have shown significant performance gains in the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Education Secretary Sonny Angara emphasized that point in a statement issued on Tuesday. As the statement

MANILA, Philippines—Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano and Sen. Panfilo Lacson continued to quarrel on Tuesday, this time over the latter’s claim about his anti-corruption drive. In a Facebook post, Cayetano scoffed at Lacson’s statement that he “must be doing something right and good for the country” if his campaign against corruption intimidates the corrupt.

MANILA, Philippines — The arrest of former House Speaker and presidential cousin Martin Romualdez is proof that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is keeping his promise to hold accountable those involved in the flood control mess, Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said on Tuesday. Romualdez is in detention at the New Quezon City Jail for plunder

MANILA, Philippines – Duyog Bangsamoro, a multisectoral coalition, on Tuesday weighed in on the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), urging the incoming Parliament to sustain the peace process and fulfill the 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Representatives of the

MANILA, Philippines — Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has been proclaimed as the winner of district representative race of Maguindanao del Norte 3rd District in the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections. READ: BARMM chief wins parliamentary district seat, calls for unity Macacua was proclaimed by the Provincial Board of Canvassers on Tuesday afternoon.  According to

MANILA – The Chinese research vessel spotted at Bajo de Masinloc, or Scarborough Shoal, in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for as long as 28 days showed no signs of conducting drilling operations, a ranking Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) official said Tuesday. “On the Chinese research vessel that was spotted for 25 (to)

MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and key government agencies for quickly lowering power rates, noting that the 12 percent VAT removal on allowable system loss charges will provide direct relief to customers. “Every peso we can remove from the electricity bill matters, especially to families already

MANILA – Government leaders proposing an infrastructure project need to use “predictive government” tools in choosing sites and setting priorities, a commission urged. The Climate Change Commission (CCC) on Tuesday, September 15, pushed for using climate projections and risk assessments in policymaking and infrastructure decisions. CCC Vice Chairperson and Executive Director Robert E.A. Borje said