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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6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Surigao del Norte

DAVAO CITY (March 8)--- A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit Surigao del Norte at 11:06 tonight. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)...

Rescued dolphin released back to the sea in Northern Samar

TACLOBAN CITY -- Authorities have released Monday afternoon a spinner dolphin slightly injured from blast fishing in Mondragon, Northern Samar. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Surigao del Sur

SURIGAO CITY (March 6) --- A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Surigao Del Sur early this morning. Residents of Barobo town in Surigao del Sur...

Dry spell affects 12 NoCot towns, damaged P300M crops

DAVAO CITY (March 6)--- The present dry spell has already affected 12 municipalities in North Catabato and the estimated damage to agricultural crops has...

Iligan solon lauds BOC officials for MisOr garbage exposé

ILIGAN CITY -- A lawmaker here lauded the Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials who exposed the misdeclaration of garbage shipments from South Korea at the...

P5-M palm oil plantation gutted by fire

KIDAPAWAN CITY – An estimated PHP5-million worth of oil palm trees were destroyed when a fire hit an oil palm plantation in Arakan, North Cotabato...
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