Environment

Trafficking Route Exposed: 7 Dinagat Minors Rescued in Davao, Gaps in Child Protection Under Scrutiny

BUTUAN CITY (April 6) — The rescue of seven minors trafficked from Dinagat Islands to Davao City has exposed not just a single criminal act, but a troubling pattern...

Routine Violations, Little Consequence: DOLE Inspections Expose Pattern of Labor Standards Evasion in Region 12

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (April 6) — A wave of inspections by the Department of Labor and Employment...

Pantry Politics: Youth Step In as Fuel Crisis Pushes Jeepney Drivers to the Brink

Community volunteers set up a community pantry on April 1 at Bonifacio Corner Mabini to provide food aid...

“Just Scoping?” EMB Clarification on Davao WTE Project Raises Questions on Who Shapes the Outcome

DAVAO CITY (April 6) — The Environmental Management Bureau Davao Region insists that the upcoming public scoping for...

“Collective Begging?” Labor Group Slams Wage Deadlock in Lanao Pulp Plant Strike

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (April 6) — A Holy Week appeal from the Federation of Free Workers has...
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3,560 girls aged 10–14 gave birth in 2024. Education isn’t optional anymore, CPD says

DAVAO CITY (February 18) — When more than 3,500 children give birth in a single year, it is no longer a “family issue.” It...

Tabang: A Final Cry at Sea- 57 Dead, 316 Survivors and the Shipping Failures That Must Be Answered

DAVAO CITY (February 16) ---At 12:56 a.m., on January 26, as darkness swallowed the sea near the Baluk-baluk Islands, a 22-year-old cadet sent a...

DPWH-10 Ordered to Fast-Track Repair of Basyang-Hit Infrastructure in Northern Mindanao

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (February 11) –— The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has moved to accelerate the repair and rehabilitation of...

Seven Sacks of Trash in a Drinking Water River: Why Dabawenyos Are Being Asked to Rethink Plastics

DAVAO CITY (February 6)  — Seven sacks of trash pulled from the Tamugan River—one of Davao City’s main drinking water sources—have become a stark...

Mambajao Commits to Long-Term Reforestation as Climate Risks Rise in Camiguin

MAMBAJAO, Camiguin  (February 4) — With island communities increasingly exposed to flooding, riverbank erosion, and climate-driven extreme weather, the local government of Mambajao has...

Northern Mindanao governor takes helm of Mindanao-wide development body

Photo courtesy: Asenso Misamis Occidental CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (February 2)  — In a first for Northern Mindanao, Misamis Occidental Gov. Henry Oaminal has been...
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