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Filipino Coffee Eyes Global Market as Farmers Chase Premium Prices

TACURONG CITY (May 29) — The Philippine coffee industry is pushing deeper into the global specialty market, with government officials and industry leaders saying Filipino farmers are beginning to...

Davao Oriental Unveils Tourism Brand Anchored on Hamiguitan, Local Pride

MATI CITY (May 29) — Davao Oriental has launched a new tourism identity centered on pride of place,...

DAR Land Titling Push Tests Indigenous Rights in Surigao Norte

SURIGAO CITY (May 29) — The government’s aggressive push to accelerate land titling under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s...

ICC Races to Lock Duterte Trial as Court Tightens Deadlines, Evidence Rules

MANILA (May 29) — The International Criminal Court is moving with increasing urgency to lock down the trial...

Audit Exposes Deepening Education Crisis in BARMM

COTABATO CITY (May 29)  — A sweeping audit and budget review by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) has...
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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

PIA file photo 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...
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