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It’s not a simple postponement proposal. The identical bills filed in the Senate and the House of Representatives do not just seek to delay again the schedule of the first regular elections in the ...

Mohagher Iqbal said he was surprised by Congress’ proposals to postpone the elections. The high-ranking official of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Minister of Education of the Bangsamoro ...

Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace S. Barbers (right), chairperson of the Committee on Dangerous Drugs, answers questions during the press conference at the House of Representatives on ...

BARMM opens the candidacy filing period for the region’s first regular elections amid calls to postpone the elections in the autonomous region next year. The Bangsamoro Electoral Office, BARMM ...

Members of the House of Representatives in plenary session. Photo from House of Representatives of the Philippines Facebook page DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 November) — The Committee on Good Governance ...

A July 2022 handout photo taken within Paradise Reef in between Paradise Beach Resort and Costa Marina Beach Resort. Photo courtesy of Dr. Alfredo Medina ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL, Davao del Norte ...

Police officers seized marijuana valued at P586,680 from two suspects, including a minor, during a buy-bust operation ...

Mt. Apo, the country’s highest peak. MindaNews file photo by BOBBY TIMONERA DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 November) — At least 140 runners from different countries will participate in the 7th Mount Apo ...

Map of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in relation to Mindanao. BARMM originally comprised the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur and Lanao del Sur in the ...

Lawyer Naguib Sinarimbo (right), former MILG-BARMM minister, files his certificate of candidacy as representative for the 2nd parliamentary district of Cotabato City. With him (left) is Member of ...

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 Nov) – Two days after Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte claimed that he is drug-free, his rival in the race for the first congressional district representative, Puwersa ng Bayaning ...