Day: June 28, 2025

Manila: The first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Elections will proceed as scheduled on October 13, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Friday. “To our public, to the people in the Bangsamoro, tuloy na tuloy po ang October 13 Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (the Oct. 13 BPE will push through). The Comelec will proceed with the conduct of the election and that is very, very clear,” Comelec Chairperson George Erwin Garcia said during the Stakeholders’ Briefing at the Palacio del Gobernador in Manila. He assured the Bangsamoro people that the polls would be conducted in a free,

Zambales: The Department of Education (DepEd) reported the accelerated delivery of laptops through the Early Procurement Activity (EPA). This initiative aims to expedite the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) as directed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. According to Philippines News Agency, DepEd Zambales Schools Division Superintendent William Roderick Fallorin praised Education Secretary Sonny Angara for initiating the EPA to address the delayed distribution of laptops to teachers and non-teaching staff due to the bidding and procurement process. Fallorin noted the past issues with laptops arriving late and being less than fully functional by the time they reached schools. He highlighted

Davao occidental: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore east of Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 7:07 a.m. on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The epicenter of the quake was located 98 km east of Sarangani Island with a depth of 10 km. The quake was tectonic in origin, indicating movement of the earth’s crust. According to Philippines News Agency, the tremor was felt at varying intensities across several regions. Intensity V was experienced in Malungon, Sarangani, while Intensity IV was recorded in Kiamba in Sarangani, and General Santos City in South Cotabato. Other areas reported lower

Vatican city: Pope Leo XIV on Friday ordained 32 priests from 23 countries in a ceremony held at St Peter’s Basilica. Among those ordained was Italian Alberto De Mola, representing the diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi. According to Philippines News Agency, the newly ordained priests hail from a range of countries including Sri Lanka, Nigeria, Korea, Ethiopia, Central Africa, India, Cameroon, Vietnam, Angola, Ghana, Mexico, Brazil, Romania, Ukraine, Slovakia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Australia, Croatia, and Papua New Guinea. Each of these newly ordained priests brings a unique cultural and spiritual background to their vocation. The liturgy was