MANILA, Philippines — The Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP), United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), and BARMM Grand Coalition (BGC) are leading the race in the first-ever elections in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), based on the unofficial parallel count by the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV). As of 8:02 p.m. on Monday,

Eugenia “Eggie” Apostol, a veteran journalist and founding chairperson of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, has died at the age of 100.

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City Council is set to invite the Visayan Electric Co. (VECO) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to its next session to seek clarifications on the rotational brownouts that continue to affect parts of Cebu. The council also passed a resolution urging VECO to follow its

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Government’s legal office has begun investigating 15 infrastructure projects from the previous administration after finding missing or incomplete procurement records. The projects, implemented in 2024, are being reviewed for possible referral to the National Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Ombudsman as part of the current

MANILA, Philippines — Watch the unofficial parallel count of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting for the 2026 Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections as of Monday, Sept. 14, 2026.

MANILA, Philippines — “Resibo ng yaman” — receipts of wealth — are what the House prosecution will be looking for when it starts scrutinizing Vice President Sara Duterte’s declared wealth and comparing it with her tax filings, bank records, business interests, and other evidence for the second article of her impeachment case. Private prosecutor Benjamin

MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure area (LPA) that Pagasa had been monitoring outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) has developed into a tropical depression and may enter the country’s monitoring zone in the coming days, the state weather bureau said Monday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 5

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) had received 43.3 percent of the expected election returns (ERs) as of 7:30 p.m. on Monday, after the closing of polling precincts for the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections. Based on the Comelec’s official website, it had received 2,427 of the expected 5,212 ERs as of 7:30 p.m.

MANILA, Philippines — A candidate for Maguindanao del Sur’s 5th district representative withdrew his candidacy on Monday, the day of the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections. A document shared by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) with the media showed that Nasser Guialal Dalgan filed his statement of withdrawal, which was received by the provincial election supervisor