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: It’s Macacua: BARMM Parliament picks region’s first elected chief minister 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. House insertions for farm-to-market roads came from DA list – spox 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 raised to Alert Level 3 after eruption 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 reports 68 GB of data from PH gov’t agency found publicly online Cybersecurity firm Hunt.io reports Wednesday, October 28, it found online 68 gigabytes of data potentially stolen from databases of a Philippine government agency. ‘Star Trek’ and X-Men’ star Patrick Stewart dies at 86 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