Regional News

Stranded and Struggling: Cotabato Transport Strike Exposes Commuter, Driver Crisis

COTABATO CITY (March 26) — For hours on Monday, the streets of Cotabato City fell unusually quiet — not from calm, but from disruption. A nationwide transport strike brought public...

Philippines Turns to Russian Oil as War Pressures Expose Energy Vulnerability

MANILA (March 26) — The arrival of the Philippines’ first shipment of Russian crude in five years signals...

Girl Child Week 2026: Rights Campaign Confronts Rising ‘Child Pregnancy’ Crisis

Photo: MAKABATA Helpline 1383 DAVAO CITY (March 26) — As the Philippines marks Girl Child Week 2026, a campaign...

From Peace Deals to Persistent Feuds: Why Violence Still Haunts BARMM

COTABATO CITY (March 26) — Years after landmark peace agreements transformed Mindanao’s political landscape, a quieter but persistent...

Balikatan 2026: Beyond Drills, Disaster Preparedness Takes Center Stage in Cagayan de Oro

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (March 26) — What may have looked like a routine joint military exercise at...
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Illegal mining bust in Agusan Sur raises community safety alarms; 2 Chinese, 3 locals nabbed

BUTUAN CITY (March 5) — A police raid on an alleged illegal mining site in Barangay Wasian, Rosario, Agusan del Sur has triggered fresh...

Road collapse in Lake Sebu squeezes livelihoods as trade grinds slow

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (February 25)  — What used to be a busy farm-to-market corridor in upland South Cotabato is now a broken strip of...

After 52 Years in the Fields, a Farmer Finally Holds His Land — But Why Did It Take Half a Century?

ZAMBOANGA CITY (February 20)  — For 52 years, Levi Chavez cultivated land that fed his family but did not legally belong to him. He was...

Sara Duterte Declares 2028 Presidential Bid, Cites Proverbs 19:21

DAVAO CITY (February 18) — Clad in black, her hair draped over her shoulders, Vice President Sara Duterte opened her press conference with Proverbs...

PCW Turns to Street Theater in Bukidnon to Bring Women, Peace and Security Plan to the Grassroots

Leaders from various sectors with PCW as the lead convenor, together with community members, gathered at the Valencia City Gymnasium and Cultural Center to...

BIMP-EAGA Partnership Seen as Catalyst for BARMM’s Peace, Trade, and Connectivity Push

COTABATO CITY (February 12) — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is positioning itself more firmly within Southeast Asia’s subregional growth network,...
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