Article IV, Section 3 of Republic Act No. 11054 -- otherwise known as the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) -- states that “the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region shall have a parliamentary form of government.” This is repeated in Article VIII, Section 1 on the Wali: “Consistent with a parliamentary form of government, there shall be a Wali who shall serve as the ceremonial head of the Bangsamoro Government.”

THE Philippines is monitoring the reported kidnapping of eight mariners of an oil tanker from a port in Cameroon, two of which were Filipinos, the Foreign Affairs department said in a statement on Wednesday.

GOVERNMENT agents are looking at a possible terrorist link in the bombings in two Mindanao provinces on Dec. 22, Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said on Wednesday.

THE YEAR 2019 saw Philippine football churn out a mixed bag of results across various levels but nonetheless had it eventful and left much to take cue from moving forward. Thus, said one local observer of the sport.

JAMES HARDEN and Russell Westbrook combined for 63 points, and the host Houston Rockets avenged an earlier loss to the Denver Nuggets with a 130-104 win Tuesday.

HAVING A solid start to his second year in the National Basketball Association, Dallas Mavericks sensation Luka Doncic recently added Jordan Brand ambassador to his growing list of accomplishments in his young NBA career.