Regional News

In Mindanao, adolescent pregnancy persists as data exposes gaps in education and services

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (March 19) — In Mindanao, the numbers tell a story that policy debates often avoid. In Northern Mindanao alone, 10.9% of girls aged 15–19 have already...

Samal mayor offers lifeline to displaced Nordeco workers amid franchise dispute

DAVAO CITY (March 19) — As uncertainty grips hundreds of electric cooperative workers in Samal, Island Garden City...

MILG, partners empower SK leaders on governance, Anti-Child Marriage Law

COTABATO CITY (March 19) — To strengthen grassroots leadership and child protection, the Ministry of the Interior and...

Marcos halts fare hikes—but pressure shifts to transport workers

MANILA (March 19) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a last-minute suspension of fare hikes for jeepneys,...

Jeepney drivers to wait until after Holy Week for ₱5,000 aid — as fuel costs keep biting

DAVAO CITY (March 19) — Relief is coming—but not soon enough for many struggling jeepney drivers. The Department of...
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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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