Regional News

Amihan Brings Rains to Northern Luzon – PAGASA

MANILA (March 7) – The northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” will continue to bring rains over parts of Northern Luzon, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...

BOC Intercepts ₱235-M Undeclared Cigarettes At Batangas Port

MANILA (March 7) --The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intercepted a shipment of undeclared cigarettes during an operation conducted...

Sustainable potato push in DavSur seen to lift upland incomes, protect watershed

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur (March 6)  – In the cool uplands of Kapatagan, potato farming is more...

SPMC expansion to 2,500 beds clears House, aims to decongest Davao’s largest hospital

DAVAO CITY (March 6)  — The proposed expansion of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) to a 2,500-bed...

83,000 child abuse links blocked in one month — PLDT-Smart flags scale of online threat

MANILA (March 6)  — In just one month, telecom giant PLDT and its wireless arm Smart Communications blocked...
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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...

PCA employee found dead in apparent suicide in Zamboanga del Sur

DAVAO CITY (December 29) ---A single employee of the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) was found dead in an apparent suicide at around 2:00 p.m....

MOLE-BARMM livelihood aid lifts rural families

COTABATO CITY (December 28)  – Rural families in several Bangsamoro communities are set to benefit from new livelihood assistance after the Ministry of Labor...

BARMM boosts kasambahay pay: P500 wage hike affirms dignity of domestic workers

COTABATO CITY (December 24) — Thousands of kasambahay across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are set to take home higher pay...

Zamboanga Peninsula, Mimaropa Approve Phased Wage Hikes for 2026

ZAMBOANGA CITY (December 18) --- Private sector and domestic workers in the Zamboanga Peninsula and Mimaropa regions are set to receive higher pay in...

KBP seeks justice for slain Surigao Sur broadcaster; killing raises questions as police probe motive

BUTUAN CITY (December 10) — The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) in Butuan City has condemned the killing of Gerry Campos, a...
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