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Malaca±ang: On Monday, Malaca±ang dismissed concerns about potential unrest in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) following a leadership change in the region. According to Philippines News Agency, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro addressed fears of instability after the announcement that Maguindanao Del Norte Governor Abdulraof Macacua had replaced Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chair Ahod Ebrahim as the interim chief minister of the region. Castro stated, “Sa kasalukuyan po, wala po tayong nakikitang anumang maaaring maging dahilan para magkagulo kung magkakaroon man ng transfer of power sa BARMM (Currently, we do not

Manila: The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) arrested 1,743 wanted persons amid its intensified anti-crime operations from Feb. 2 to March 8, 2025. According to Philippines News Agency, NCRPO chief Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin announced that the Southern Police District (SPD) achieved the highest number of arrests with 384 individuals, while the Manila Police District (MPD) closely followed with 381 arrests. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) accounted for 340 arrests, Northern Police District (NDP) recorded 328, and Eastern Police District (EDP) reported 310 arrests. Aberin attributed the arrests to NCRPO’s “AAA” policing principles: Able, Active, and Allied. He

Manila: Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has expressed strong support for the Department of Education’s (DepEd) initiative to renew and hire over 7,000 administrative support staff, aimed to reduce the non-teaching workload of public school teachers. He emphasized the importance of this move in allowing teachers to focus more on instructional tasks. According to Philippines News Agency, the Second Congressional Commission on Education found that public school teachers manage over 50 non-teaching and ancillary tasks. This situation has significantly impacted their ability to concentrate on teaching. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, noted in a statement that the renewal

Manila: Malaca±ang stated on Monday that Vice President Sara Z. Duterte was the one who abandoned the government, countering her assertions that the administration had neglected the Office of the Vice President (OVP). According to Philippines News Agency, during a press briefing, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro addressed Duterte’s comments made at an event in Hong Kong over the weekend. Duterte had claimed that the government had turned its back on the OVP. Castro refuted this by stating that the Vice President was given the opportunity to defend her proposed 2025 budget but chose to

Ottawa: Mark Carney has been elected as the new leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party and is set to become the country’s next prime minister, securing 85.9 percent of the vote in the party’s leadership election. According to Philippines News Agency, the data announced at the party congress showed that Chrystia Freeland received only 8 percent of the vote. Canadian government leader in the House of Commons, Karina Gould, and Liberal MP Frank Baylis secured around 3 percent each. National TV channels are broadcasting the session. Carney will take office as prime minister only after the current head of government,