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COTABATO CITY, Philippines โ Senior Minister Mohammad Yacob has been elected as the new Speaker of the 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament, following a session held on Tuesday, October 21. Yacobโs election comes after the passing of Speaker Ali Pangalian Balindong, 85, who died on October 2 due toContinue Reading
A former British Army officer said U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles could decisively alter the war in Ukraine by breaking through Russiaโs air defenses, describing them as โbattle-proven weaponsโ capable of undermining President Vladimir Putinโs military advantage. Writing in The Telegraph on Friday, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a retired British Army colonelContinue Reading
A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental on Oct. 10, 2025.ย The tremor was not triggered by a fault line on land, but by movement along the Philippine Trench โ a major undersea subduction zone. What is the Philippine Trench?ย The Philippine Trench lies east ofContinue Reading
The governmentโs sudden love affair with blockchain has sparked both optimism and skepticism. Senator Bam Aquino filed Senate Bill 1330, “An Act Mandating The Establishment And Implementation Of A National Budget Blockchain System To Enhance Transparency, Accountability, And Public Participation In The Philippine Budget Process” or the Philippine National BudgetContinue Reading
When the ground shakes, it reminds us how fragile life can be. Earthquakes strike without warning, shattering homes, claiming lives, and testing the resilience of communities. Around the world, millions live under this constant threat โ and many of them are in countries that sit right on the volatile PacificContinue Reading
COTABATO, Philippines โ The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) central committee and MNLF leaders in the Bangsamoro Special Geographic Area (SGA) agreed on Saturday, September 27, to strengthen coordination on municipal peace and security programs in support of Malacaรฑangโs Mindanao peace process. The MNLF signed a final peace agreement withContinue Reading
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants us to believe that the newly formed Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) will be different. He swears it will be politics-free, untouchable, and willing to โspare no oneโ โ not even his cousin, former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, or his allies in Congress. But letโsContinue Reading
