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New parties emerge for historic BARMM elections

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — New regional political parties are emerging in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as it prepares for the highly anticipated first parliamentary elections on Sept. 14 this year. Among the most prominent is the Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP), which filed on Tuesday a “Petition for Registration with Manifestation

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Oversupply spoils sardines in Sorsogon

LEGAZPI CITY, ALBAY, Philippines — An unexpected oversupply of sardines, locally called “tamban” or “lawlaw,” has led to spoilage in Bulan, Sorsogon, after fish processing plants temporarily halted operations during Holy Week, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Bicol reported. In an interview on Tuesday, BFAR Bicol Director Ariel Pioquinto said the surge

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No docs linking Revilla to ‘ghost’ project – lawyers

MANILA, Philippines — An official of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday testified that he has not seen any document showing that former Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. was the proponent of the P92.8-million alleged “ghost” project in Pandi, Bulacan. At the Sandigabayan Third Division bail hearing on the malversation case

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BIR, COA officials summoned to House impeachment hearings

MANILA, Philippines — The House committee on justice has summoned officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Commission on Audit (COA) to testify on Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax compliance and liquidation of confidential funds in its hearings on two impeachment complaints filed against her. The committee issued a subpoena for BIR Commissioner

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Ombudsman asks for SALNs of House ex-deputy SecGen 

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the House of Representatives to provide the statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) of former Deputy Secretary General Sofonias Gabonada Jr. in connection with its probe of anomalous public works projects. Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla issued a two-page subpoena to House Secretary General

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Cotabato’s first ‘Lumad’ governor sworn in as NCIP chair

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — Cotabato Rep. Nancy Catamco, a proud daughter of the Bagobo-Manobo ethnic group, has officially assumed the position of chair of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). Catamco, who was governor of Cotabato until 2022, took her oath of office on Monday before Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza at the provincial

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