Macacua is BARMM Parliament’s first elected chief minister | The wRap
Here are today’s headlines – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:
Abdulraof Macacua is elected chief minister of the Bangsamoro region, as he secures a majority vote during the BARMM Parliament’s inaugural session on Friday, October 30.
The Department of Agriculture defends House lawmakers’ insertions for farm-to-market roads, denying an NGO’s claims they were made up. DA spokesman Arnel de Mesa says the items came from a validated master list put together by the agency itself.
Mayon Volcano in Albay had what’s called a ‘moderately explosive’ eruption at 11:53 am Friday, October 30. State volcanologists then raised its status from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 3.
Cybersecurity firm Hunt.io reports Wednesday, October 28, it found online 68 gigabytes of data potentially stolen from databases of a Philippine government agency.
British actor Patrick Stewart passes away at the age of 86. He achieved global stardom as the erudite Captain Jean-Luc Picard in TV’s Star Trek: The Next Generation and the telepathic Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men movies. – Rappler.com
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