Bengali men dominate Dhaka flower market as gender roles quietly evolve
DHAKA, Bangladesh (January 17) — On a cold Friday morning in Dhaka, amid political uncertainty and economic fragility, life unfolds quietly along the flower-lined...
DA fast-tracks farm certification to boost Davao durian exports, raise growers’ incomes
DAVAO CITY (January 15) — The Department of Agriculture in the Davao Region (DA-11) is accelerating the certification and renewal of Philippine Good Agricultural...
Bukidnon brews bid to be PH ‘Arabica Capital’ with decade-long coffee push
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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (January 14) — From the cool highlands of Malaybalay to the mountain towns of Lantapan and Impasugong, Bukidnon...
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...
