At least six coal plants had breached the planned and unplanned outage days allowed by regulators. Mechanisms, including penalties, have failed to ensure enough power supply ahead of the May 9, 2022 elections.

Party-list groups with wealthy and prominent nominees spend most on election ads.

The next Philippine president and the next mayor of Zamboanga City will jointly inherit the responsibility of completing the city’s recovery and helping the victims rebuild their lives.

Task Force Bangon Marawi field manager Felix Castro said the task force is racing against time and working round-the-clock in its reconstruction effort, even though it has already made great progress in bringing the city back to its former state.