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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BFAR bans ’Alamang’ from W. Samar, Surigao Sur, Tagbilaran, not safe for human consumption

DAVAO CITY (March 27)  -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has banned the gathering, catching and eating of "alamang" in...

163 Filipino seafarers onboard cruise ship ‘Viking Sky’ safe-DFA

DAVAO CITY (March 25) -- The 163 Filipino seafarers aboard cruise ship ‘Viking Sky’ are safe, this was the assurance of the Department...

El Niño damaged P161-M crop in DavSur

DAVAO CITY – El Niño-hit towns of Davao del Sur lost at least PHP161.2 million worth of rice and corn crops, affecting close to 4,000...

Bukidnon retailer adopts solar-powered rooftops

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Homegrown NVM Mall in Valencia City, Bukidnon, will become the first shopping center in the province to have a solar...

Nearly 1K families flee as TD ‘Chedeng’ hits Davao Region

DAVAO CITY –- Tropical depression "Chedeng" has forced almost 1,000 families or over 4,000 individuals from 19 barangays in Davao Region to evacuate to safer...

Classes suspended all over Southern Mindanao due to Chedeng

DAVAO CITY (March 19)--- Political leaders in almost all areas of Southern Mindanao issued an order for the suspension of classes in all levels...
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