COTABATO CITY  – Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Antonio Nafarrete on Tuesday described the historic Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE) as “generally peaceful and successful.” Nafarrete told reporters on the sidelines of the Regional Board of Canvassing center inside the 6th Infantry Division headquarters that the violence reported before and during the balloting

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said that former House Speaker Martin Romualdez was assigned to the infirmary of the New Quezon City Jail in Payatas with three fellow persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). The assessment of the Philippine General Hospital that Romualdez was “fit to be confined” in Payatas “under medical supervision was

MARAWI CITY –  The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared the winners of five of nine parliamentary district seats in Lanao del Sur in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Atty. Mohammad Nabil Mutia, Comelec provincial election supervisor, identified the following winners: READ: Comelec: BARMM ERs now 97.79% on Tuesday morning READ: 5 wounded

TUGUEGARAO CITY-The vehicle of a 38-year-old Abulug town councilor in Cagayan was stolen on Monday but was recovered from four suspected carjackers on the same day in Santa Fe town in Nueva Vizcaya, police said on Tuesday. The car belonging to town councilor Carlo Vinagrera, 38, of Libertad village was taken by four men along

MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City Regional Trial Court has denied a motion seeking the recusal of the presiding judge handling the grave threat case against Vice President Sara Duterte. “We note the Court’s order denying the motion to inhibit by the accused,” Department of Justice (DOJ) Spokesperson Atty. Polo Martinez said. However, he refused

MANILA, Philippines — There is a law that requires public officials to declare in their Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs) the foreign currency funds converted to local values. Senate Impeachment Court Presiding Officer Francis Escudero made this statement on Tuesday during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte when this matter was

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A priest and environmental advocate of the Calapan City Diocese urged authorities to pause plans to dredge the Alag–Longos River System in Baco town and address first the project’s far-reaching impacts on coastal communities and entire ecosystems.  “Reducing flooding is a legitimate goal — but it should not come at