MANILA, Philippines – The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac) will focus on providing infrastructure and basic services to communities emerging from decades of armed conflict. NTF-Elcac Executive Director Danilo Pamonag said in a news release over the weekend that he would work with national government agencies, local government units, civil

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court on Monday is set to open the presentation of exhibits for impeachment article II, or Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged betrayal of public trust for amassing unexplained wealth disproportionate to her lawful income. Under article II, the House prosecution asserted that not only does Duterte have unexplained wealth,

MARAWI CITY, LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines — Some 727,634 voters in Lanao del Sur are eligible to cast ballots across 1,764 clustered precincts as the province—the vote-richest territory in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)—takes center stage at the polls mainly for the elaborate security cover provided by the military and police. Accounting

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Three people were killed, and at least 15 others were wounded in a shooting incident near a polling center in Barangay Bagua 2, Cotabato City, hours before the start of the historic Bangsamoro parliamentary elections on Monday, police said. Capt. Steffi Salanguit, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office Bangsamoro Autonomous

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — All eyes will be on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Monday, as 2.39 million voters head to 1,186 voting centers to elect the region’s first regular parliament—a landmark vote meant to turn a hard-won peace agreement into democratic self-rule. The Sept. 14 elections will complete the

MANILA, Philippines — Impeachment prosecutors will narrow their evidence to key financial reports to avoid dragging Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial beyond the year and help make proceedings easier to follow, a lawmaker said on Sunday, as the case enters the unexplained wealth charge. Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon, who will lead the charge that

MARAWI CITY, Philippines — A bid by the communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels to rebuild their collapsed strongholds in the Caraga region “crumbled” Saturday after Army troops killed an alleged high-ranking communist secretary and three operatives during daylong clashes in Agusan del Sur. Soldiers from the Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) thwarted the expansion

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, PALAWAN, Philippines — The death toll from the MV June Aster fire jumped to 76 on Saturday after the Philippine Coast Guard confirmed the discovery of 41 more bodies aboard the burnt-out vessel. Authorities said the biggest challenge remains the retrieval of the cadavers from the ferry. The 41 bodies recovered from

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