Stories Behind The Headlines
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua and the governors of the five…
Maguindanao del Norte – Datu Blah Sinsuat, the most peaceful seaside town in Maguindanao del Norte, is emerging as a new investment hub in BARMM. Local leaders, business groups, and parliament members credit its strong peace and security situation for…
The recently revealed 28-point peace plan, reportedly backed by Donald Trump, for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine offers a deeply unsettling vision. Rather than a restoration of Ukrainian sovereignty, it proposes a structural compromise that heavily favors Russia…
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – The Bangsamoro Darul Ifta, the highest Islamic advisory body in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), has issued a religious ruling (fatwa) declaring coffee made from beans extracted from animal dung as haram or…
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Nov. 22, 2025) — The chief minister of the Bangsamoro region and five provincial governors signed a manifesto Wednesday expressing support for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. amid what they described as unfounded corruption controversies surrounding his…
IPIL, ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY – The Sibugay Wetland Nature Reserve has achieved another major environmental milestone after being named the newest East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Flyway Network Site (EAAF 160) — a recognition that places the province at the forefront…
The rise of Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and X has reshaped the information landscape, threatening traditional news organizations whose business models once relied on print circulation and linear advertising. Today, audiences consume news in seconds, not minutes, and attention is a…
MANILA, Philippines – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) lifted the yellow alert over the Visayas grid on Thursday, November 20, after available generation capacity improved and operating margins returned to safe levels. As of 1 pm, the…
Gunmen killed at least two people and kidnapped pastor, along with several worshippers, after they stormed a church on Tuesday evening in Eruku, a town in central Nigeria’s Kwara State, local police and witnesses said on Wednesday. The assault comes…
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s lighthearted remark at the 2025 Bagong Bayani Awards — joking that his wife, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, might soon join the Cabinet — would have been harmless banter in another time. But in a government…
