COTABATO CITY (October 3) — Lawyer Pangalian Balindong, speaker of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament, passed away early Thursday at a hospital in Makati City. He was 85. Balindong, who had served as parliament speaker since the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in 2019, was considered one of the most senior Moro … [Read more...] about BARMM parliament speaker Pangalian Balindong dies at 85
Baste Duterte targets Cabinet officials over father’s ICC arrest
MANILA (October 3) — Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has gone after top Cabinet officials, filing a disbarment case against Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, and two other Department of Justice executives over the arrest and handover of his father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, to the International Criminal Court … [Read more...] about Baste Duterte targets Cabinet officials over father’s ICC arrest
Comelec proclaims 3 new party-list groups as House members
MANILA (October 3) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has proclaimed three new party-list groups as winners in the May 2025 midterm polls, following the disqualification of the Duterte Youth Party-list over accreditation issues. In a ceremony Thursday at the Comelec Session Hall in Intramuros, Manila, the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), chaired by George Garcia, … [Read more...] about Comelec proclaims 3 new party-list groups as House members
Comelec certifies Duterte Youth Party-list revocation
DAVAO CITY (October 2) --- The Commission on Elections issued a Certificate of Finality and Entry of Judgment of the Order En Banc, canceling the Duterte Youth Party-list registration immediately. On August 29, the Commission En Banc denied the Duterte Youth Party-list's move for reconsideration and upheld the Comelec Second Division's cancellation of its … [Read more...] about Comelec certifies Duterte Youth Party-list revocation
TD Paolo forms, with landfall possible on October 3
MANILA (October 2) — The Philippines, which has just recovered from the September triple storms, is getting ready for another one as "Paolo," the 16th tropical cyclone, formed on Wednesday morning, October 1, east of Catanduanes. Tropical Depression Paolo was last seen 760 km east of Virac, Catanduanes, with maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometres per hour (kph) and … [Read more...] about TD Paolo forms, with landfall possible on October 3
