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COTABATO CITY – Muslim religious leaders in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have called for an end to digital mudslinging or online attacks as the election period for the historic Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE) draws near. The Commission on Elections set the election period for the first parliamentary polls from July 16

MANILA, Philippines — Batangas Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste has called on Filipinos to troop to the EDSA People Power Monument since the protest action there is not for any particular group. In a statement on Tuesday, Leviste said that the rally, purportedly staged by Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), is for the sake of the Filipino people.

TACLOBAN CITY – One of the country’s rarest flowering plants, the endangered Samar Rafflesia (Rafflesia manillana), has been documented once again inside the protected forests of Samar Island, marking its first confirmed sighting in 15 years and underscoring the island’s status as one of the Philippines’ most important biodiversity hotspots. The rare parasitic plant was

Suvarnabhumi International Airport has clarified that its checked baggage screening system operates according to aviation security standards, following reports that a Thai flight attendant was arrested in Australia after officials found heroin in her luggage lining at Melbourne Airport. In a statement posted on its Facebook page yesterday, June 29, the airport said a review …

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FOXBOROUGH, United States — Germany crashed out of the World Cup at the hands of Paraguay in the last 32 after losing 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in Foxborough on Monday. It marks the first time that Germany have ever lost a penalty shootout at a World Cup. Julio Enciso headed Paraguay into

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Around 20 power generation companies operating in the Visayas have been ordered to explain possible lapses in maintaining a stable electricity supply. They are among 164 power generation firms nationwide that were issued show-cause orders by the Department of Energy (DOE) for possible violations of laws and regulations governing public utilities,

LUCENA CITY – A four-minute phreatomagmatic eruption occurred at Taal Volcano in Batangas province on Tuesday morning, marking the fourth eruptive event recorded this month, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. According to Phivolcs, the eruption began at 7:13 a.m. and generated a plume that rose about 450 meters above the main

BACOLOD CITY —A faint crater glow was observed at the summit of Kanlaon Volcano from 3:40 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. on Monday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Mari-Andylene Quintia, Phivolcs resident volcanologist, said the glow typically occurs when magma has risen to a shallow depth beneath the volcano. READ: Kanlaon

LUCENA CITY – Four local government units in Laguna suspended classes on Tuesday, as a low-pressure area (LPA) threatened to bring heavy rains to the province. In separate advisories posted on their official Facebook pages Tuesday morning, the local governments of Magdalena, Pagsanjan, Pila, and Santa Cruz announced the suspension of classes at all levels

MANILA, Philippines – The ongoing rally at the Epifanio delos Santos Avenue – People Power Monument has no valid permit, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III said. Thousands of individuals gathered along Edsa and White Plains Avenue early Tuesday morning purportedly in support of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta who is set to