Environment

PH debt hits record ₱18.16T in February, driven by local borrowing push

MANILA  (April 2)  --- The Philippines’ total outstanding debt climbed to a new high of ₱18.16 trillion in February, as the government leaned more heavily on domestic borrowing to...

DOLE sets Holy Week pay rules, warns firms to comply

DAVAO CITY (April 2)  --- The Department of Labor and Employment has laid out mandatory pay rules for...

BARMM bets on youth research—but will P1M grants translate to real policy change?

COTABATO CITY (April 2)  -- Bangsamoro Youth Commission has awarded ₱1 million in research grants to five young...

Ambush exposes cracks in Bangsamoro peace deal as monitors warn of ‘utter failure’

DAVAO CITY (April 2) --- A deadly ambush that killed five police officers in Maguindanao del Sur is...

High-Tech Hope, Hard Realities: AI Drones Enter Davao’s Banana Fight

DAVAO CITY (April 1)  — In the banana heartland of southern Philippines, a new experiment is taking flight—promising...
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‘Crising’ moves farther away, all cyclone signals lifted

MANILA – All tropical cyclone wind signals have been lifted as Severe Tropical Storm Winpha (formerly Crising) moves farther away from the Philippine landmass, the...

Typhoon Danas triggers widespread flooding in Southern Philippines; Thousands Displaced in Zamboanga City and Davao Oriental

DAVAO CITY (July 6)-  Thousands of residents across southern Mindanao were forced to flee their homes over the weekend as Typhoon Danas, intensified by...

New LGU officials urged: Uphold the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment

DAVAO CITY (July 3) — As newly elected local government officials across the Philippines begin their terms, civil society organizations are calling on them...

Supreme Court issues writ of kalikasan against Samal-Davao Bridge project

Environmental petition gains ground, major infrastructure faces legal hurdle DAVAO CITY — In a move that could significantly impact one of Mindanao’s most ambitious infrastructure...

Magnitude 6.9 earthquake jolts Eastern Sarangani

  DAVAO CITY (June 28) — A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck offshore east of Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 7:07 a.m. on Saturday, according to...

Billboards with officials’ names, images to be removed under new Executive Order

DAVAO CITY (June 25) -- Mayor Sebastian Duterte has ordered the removal of all billboards and signage bearing the names, initials, or images of...
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