Inflation dips to 1.7% nationwide — Mindanao regions feel the effects differently
CAGAYAN DE ORO (January 8) --- While the Philippines closed 2025 with an average inflation of 1.7 percent, its lowest in nine years, the...
NEA audit exposes regulatory failure behind Socoteco II’s decade of stalled power upgrades
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (January 7) — A decade-long failure to modernize power distribution facilities at South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (Socoteco II) has been...
Marantan’s intelligence play: How the PNP closed in on a ₱2.6B cigarette smuggling network
MANILA (January 2, 2026) -The PHP2.6 billion worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in separate operations in Batangas City and Malabon City over the New...
End of an Era: Victoria Plaza closes, taking with it 32 years of Davao’s shared memories
DAVAO CITY (January 1, 2026)— At exactly 5:00 p.m. on December 31, 2025, the lights dimmed, and the doors quietly shut at Victoria...
Bucana Bridge and the Battle for Power in Davao
DAVAO CITY (January 1, 2026) -The opening of the Bucana Bridge is more than an infrastructure milestone. It is a political moment, one that...
Victoria Plaza CEO Bids Farewell as Davao’s First Mall Closes a Chapter
DAVAO CITY (December 31) — “But there are dreams that cannot be… and there are storms we cannot weather.” With these words, Lafayette Alvarez...
