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MANTICAO, Misamis Oriental – Member of Parliament Abdullah Macapaar, popularly known as Commander Bravo of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), has commended the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for helping make the recent Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections peaceful and successful. In a letter on Wednesday, Macapaar lauded NBI Director Melvin Matibag for listening to MILF

BULUAN, MAGUINDANAO DEL SUR — At least 800 families have fled their homes in Barangay Kadingilan, Nabalawag, in the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (SGA-BARMM) due to volleys of gunfire that triggered tension in the community. The displacement began on Tuesday, a day after the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections last

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is due to make his first public appearance in more than a year on Wednesday, after the presiding judge in his case at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands said she expected the 81-year-old to attend a pretrial hearing. Duterte, who is facing charges of crimes against humanity,

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The pain of Gilas Pilipinas’ crushing 105-61 loss to China lingered Tuesday, with PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial coming to the defense of the players amid a wave of criticism following the Philippines’ disastrous Asian Games campaign. A day after the 44-point beating ended the Philippines’ bid to defend the men’s basketball gold

Cebu City, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court turned to the amici curiae, or “friends of the court,” as it considers the disputed number of votes needed to convict or acquit Vice President Sara Duterte. In legal proceedings, an amicus curiae is a person or expert who is not a party to the case but

Filipinos experienced a more convenient way to participate in San Miguel Corporation’s (SMC) recent ₱30-billion preferred share offering through GStocks PH, offered by broker AB Capital Securities Inc., in the GCash app. The offering saw strong retail demand on the platform, giving GCash users access to preferred shares with annual dividend rates of up to

CALASIAO, Pangasinan – Two children, who were harvesting kangkong (water spinach) for lunch, drowned in a fishpond near their residence on Tuesday morning. Police said the boys, aged 9 and 10 and are siblings, were gathering vegetables at the pond when the younger child wandered towards the deep end.  The 10-year-old child attempted to rescue

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Wednesday mourned the passing of Quirino Governor and former lawmaker Dakila Carlo “Dax” Cua who passed away at the age of 48 on Tuesday evening.  Cua served as Quirino governor from 2007 to 2010, and from 2019 until his death. He was also the representative of Quirino’s

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched a public data dashboard that allows users to track the Philippines’ tourism performance, including visitor arrivals, outbound travel, economic contribution and employment. The Philippine Tourism Data Dashboard, launched Wednesday, provides visitor arrival data dating to 2010 and outbound traveler figures from 2023 to 2025, according

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday urged protesters planning to join the Sept. 21 rallies to remain peaceful as they air their grievances. At a briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said police units have heightened security preparations for the rallies set for Sept. 21, which marks the 54th anniversary of the declaration of martial