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COTABATO CITY — Soldiers killed the alleged top leader of the now-defunct Dawlah Islamiya in a brief clash in Barangay Satan, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, on Sunday, December 7, ending the manhunt for a bomb expert tagged in at least 37 high-profile criminal cases across Central Mindanao. Local officialsContinue Reading
Nearly four decades after the 1987 Constitution warned against political dynasties, Congress still hasn’t passed the one law that would make that warning real. In that vacuum, political families didn’t just survive — they flourished. Today, they dominate nearly every corner of the Philippine political map. Passing an anti-dynasty lawContinue Reading
Winter feels like a myth for many of us who’ve lived our entire lives sweating through December. We see it on Netflix, scroll past it on Instagram, and sometimes wonder if snow really crunches the way it does in movies. But here’s the plot twist: you don’t actually need aContinue Reading
MANILA — Young para table-tennis standout Lhey Marie Manginsay will carry the national flag for the Philippines at the opening ceremony of the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games (AYPG) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Manginsay — hailing from Zamboanga Sibugay — was tapped to lead the Filipino contingent into theContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – If you’re aiming for one of the country’s highest-paid jobs, the latest figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) show that aviation and high-skilled tech occupations continue to dominate the wage ladder in 2024. The PSA’s 2024 Occupational Wages Survey found that the average Filipino full-time workerContinue Reading
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan — Basilan may soon take a major step away from its decades-long dependence on unreliable diesel power as Lamitan City explores the possibility of hosting a mixed solar-hydrogen power plant that could cut electricity costs by half. Lamitan City Mayor Roderick H. Furigay met on Wednesday, December 3,Continue Reading
COTABATO CITY — Twenty-five former members of the now-defunct Dawlah Islamiya and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have surrendered to the military, turning over firearms and explosives in a ceremony in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, on Friday, December 5. Major General Jose Vladimir Cagara, commander of the Army’sContinue Reading
