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SAYING «a stronger Mindanao means a stronger Philippines,» President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday called on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) not to allow «forces outside of the democratic process to deviate our dreams and our aspirations.» The President's statement came amid the call of his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, for Mindanao to secede from the rest of the Philippines and become an independent state.
MANILA, Philippines — Over 2,000 local government units (LGUs) have expired firearms under their use that were ordered to be surrendered or renewed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
MANILA, Philippines — Jonel Carcueva was a monster on the Sampaloc climb in capturing his third straight Men’s Elite road race crown in the PhilCycling National Championships for Road 2024 yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines would collaborate with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in a study to address air quality issues in Asia, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
MANILA: The Philippine government is ready to use "authority and forces" against attempts to divide the nation, a security official said Sunday, after former President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to separate some southern islands from the rest of the archipelago. Duterte has called for the independence of his hometown Mindanao from the Philippines as his alliance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr disintegrated this week over disagreements around efforts to amend the constitution.
MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday that calls for independence for the country's southern island of Mindanao were a "constitutional travesty" and "doomed to fail." It is the first time he has addressed the issue since his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, called for his home island to break away, as his alliance with Marcos collapses very publicly amid insults and disagreements over constitutional reform.
It was not the first threat by Itamar Ben-Gvir to quit the Israeli government, but it was one of his most direct. As Israel and Hamas edge closer to a new hostage release deal, the ultranationalist national security minister warned he would not accept concessions to the Palestinian militant group.
“They won’t get me alive for trial outside the Philippines.” That, said allies, is ex-president Rody Duterte’s stance on “impending arrest” by the International Criminal Court.