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MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Army said on Tuesday it is planning to deploy a unit in Palawan to support the military’s defense of the West Philippine Sea. Army chief Lt. Gen. Donald Gumiran said the proposed deployment remained in the planning stage, with the Army coordinating with the Philipp

COTABATO CITY  – The BARMM Grand Coalition (BGC) on Tuesday indicated its openness for coalition-building with other major political parties in the region for the regular parliament that will start official functions on October 30. BGC is the regional political party with the third most number of se

MANILA, Philippines — Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal has again urged President Marcos to veto the measure postponing the Nov. 2 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) through an urgent supplemental letter-petition submitted to the Office of the President. In the letter dated Sept. 21

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has granted the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) request to exempt some of its programs from the government spending ban in connection with the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). “We exempted the fuel subsidy o

MANILA, Philippines – On Day 29 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, the court will hear oral arguments from the prosecution and defense on the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte, a week after the court sought guidance from retired chief justices on th

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said he had not yet received the proposed bill seeking to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections scheduled on November 2. The Commission on Elections said unless a law is passed before the end of September, the fi

MANILA, Philippines – The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) resumed its operations to audit the election returns (ERs) for the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections on Sept. 23, at the AMA Makati Medical Annex Building. PPCRV spokesperson Ana Singson said the election watchdo

MANILA, Philippines — Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal expressed confidence that the measure postponing the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Nov. 2 has not yet been signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. He made the pronouncement on Wednesday after the Office of the President

MANILA, Philippines — The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) concluded its parallel audit of the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections on Sept. 23, reporting no true discrepancies between the physical electoral returns (ERs) and transmitted electronic election data. PPCRV spok

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSa) on Wednesday evening advised the public in the coastal communities to report any suspected debris found at sea after it confirmed the launch of China’s rocket. China’s Long March 8A rocket was launched from the Hainan International Commercia