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IPIL, Philippines โ Four people, including two village officials, were killed in an armed clash in Hadji Mohammad Ajul town in Basilan on Sunday, May 12, just a day before the 2025 midterm elections. The skirmish broke out around 9 a.m. near the primary school in Barangay Langil, an islandContinue Reading
When the white smoke rose and the name โLeo XIVโ echoed from the Vatican balcony, it marked more than a historical firstโan American on the Chair of Peter. It also ushered in a moment of reckoning and opportunity for the global evangelical community. For too long, the relationship between CatholicsContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines โ What was supposed to be a terrifying encounter with a captive crocodile in Siay town may ironically revive dwindling interest in the areaโs ecotourism. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Zamboanga Peninsula has ordered the temporary closure of the crocodile enclosure inContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines โ The administration-allied Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas sounded the alarm on Saturday, April 26, over allegations of Chinese interference in the upcoming 2025 elections, calling it a “matter of national security.” “Disclosures by our top security officials about possible foreign meddling in the elections are truly alarming,”Continue Reading
Manila โ During his 12-year pontificate, Pope Francis appointed 45 out of 86 active Catholic bishops in the Philippines, a move that has quietly but profoundly shaped the leadership of the countryโs influential Catholic Church. According to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the late pontiffโs first FilipinoContinue Reading
โBreakthrough is coming to the Philippines.โ This hopeful declaration resounds in many churches across the country, especially during Holy Week. With Resurrection Sunday, some Christian leaders proclaim that the same power that raised Christ from the dead will also raise the nation out of crisisโinto prosperity, peace, and blessing. OnContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines โ After the elections, the campaign jingles have faded, and the tarpaulins are slowly peeling off from lamp posts. But for many Sibugaynons, the question will linger: what now? In a province where politics often feels like a cycle of promises and disillusionment, the 2025 elections wereContinue Reading
