Agriculture and Food

Davao pushes waste-to-energy plan, opens debate on solutions and risks

DAVAO CITY (April 25) — As Davao grapples with mounting waste, the city government is doubling down on a proposed waste-to-energy (WTE) facility—pitching it as a long-term solution while...

Bislig fire response spotlights readiness as El Niño threat builds

BISLIG CITY  (April 25) — A grass fire that crept dangerously close to homes in Barangay Poblacion this...

Zamboanga brings ‘Safe Spaces’ to communities, ramps up gender awareness drive

ZAMBOANGA CITY  (April 25) — Taking its campaign for safer, more inclusive communities directly to the grassroots, the...

₱1.8-M smuggled cigarettes seized in Maguindanao Norte; woman arrested

COTABATO CITY (April 24) — A routine tip-off turned into a swift highway bust in Maguindanao del Norte,...

Solar pumps bring lifeline to 1,500 hectares in Davao del Sur

DAVAO CITY (April 24) — In a region where dry spells can mean lost harvests, a new solar-powered...
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Gov’t to prioritize poor families, police in mass vaccine jab

DAVAO CITY -- Poor Filipinos, the members of the police and the military should also be prioritized in the ongoing government mass immunization drive...

Malacañang releases new quarantine classification

DAVAO CITY ---Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Thursday, May 13, 2021, approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to place the National...

132k AstraZeneca, 29k Pfizer, 80 Sinovac arrive at Davao International Airport

DAVAO CITY — Thousands of Coronavirus Vaccines (CoronaVac) arrived at the Davao International Airport on Tuesday afternoon (May 11) through Cebu Pacific Pacific Flight. Around...

BOC clears 1.5m doses of Sinovac and 2.03m doses of AstaZeneca Covid-19 vaccines

DAVAO CITY --- The Bureau of Customs Port of NAIA cleared two shipments of Covid-19 vaccines in two consecutive days. 1.5 million doses of...

BOC NAIA intercepts 20,000 tablets of undeclared Ivermectin

DAVAO CITY --- The Bureau of Customs Port of NAIA (BOC NAIA) intercepted undeclared IVERMECTIN and other undeclared regulated drugs from a shipment imported...

Duterte orders pullout of Sinopharm vaccines

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night ordered the withdrawal of Covid-19 vaccines developed by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm. Despite having received the...
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