Environment

Why jeepneys are stopping: How fuel prices, taxes, and policy delays are driving a transport crisis

MANILA  (April 7) — The decision of jeepney operators to halt trips is not just a labor issue—it is the visible edge of a broader economic shock driven by...

PDEA-9 nabs ‘high-value’ shabu dealer linked to BARMM network in P6.8-M bust

COTABATO CITY  (April 7) — Anti-narcotics agents have arrested a suspected high-value drug dealer with alleged links to...

P2.5-M cigarette bust in Davao points to persistent illicit trade networks

DAVAO CITY (April 7)  — The seizure of P2.5 million worth of suspected smuggled cigarettes in Barangay Ma-a...

Bukidnon town builds first LGU-run septage plant in NorMin—but can local systems fix PH sanitation gaps?

MANOLO FORTICH, Bukidnon  (April 7) — A P23.9-million septage treatment plant (STP) in Barangay Alae is nearing completion...

102 OFWs from Soccsksargen Flee Middle East Conflict, Face Uncertain Return Home

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato (April 7) — At least 102 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from the Soccsksargen region...
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12 Sayyaf men killed, 5 soldiers hurt in Sulu clashes

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Government troops killed 12 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits while five soldiers were wounded in four separate clashes as offensives against the...

P50-M smuggled exotic animals seized in DavOr

DAVAO CITY -- Authorities on Monday confiscated 447 exotic birds and animals worth PHP50 million in Barangay Dahican, Mati City, Davao Oriental. Among the seized species...

Taxicab driver fatally bumped Davao cycling icon

DAVAO CITY (April 11) --- A reckless taxicab driver bumped a local cycling icon while he was preparing for an event. Local cycling patron and...

Fishermen found 40 cocaine bricks floating off Surigao del Norte shores

DAVAO CITY (April 9) --- Forty bricks of suspected cocaine were found floating about two kilometers away from the shoreline of Burgos...

Customs confiscates 757 live tarantulas at NAIA

DAVAO CITY (April 7) --- Bureau of Customs personnel stationed at the central Mail Exchange of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Monday,...

Dead whale found, dynamite fishing cited

DAVAO CITY (April 1) --- A dead whale was found floating along the shoreline of Barangay Budbud, Bunawan this city, Sunday morning, March...
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