Newslights

Davao urged to stop ‘taxing exploitation’ of women

Photo courtesy: Office of Councilor Pamela Librado-Morata DAVAO CITY (March 4) — A simmering policy contradiction at City Hall is now under scrutiny: Why is the local government collecting fees...

Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry warns: Middle East crisis could hit PH wallets hard

MANILA  (March 4) — The country’s largest business group is raising a red flag: escalating military tensions in...

Zamboanga Sibugay breaks Guinness record with 24,222 talaba shells

ZAMBOANGA CITY  (March 4) — From coastal farms to the global spotlight, Zamboanga Sibugay has turned its signature...

Philippine Economic Zone Authority, Mindanao Development Authority team up to lure investors south

DAVAO CITY  (March 4) — Two key government agencies are doubling down on efforts to turn Mindanao into...

Safe space rising in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Women in Pahamuddin to get dedicated support hub

COTABATO CITY  (March 4) — In a region where women often navigate conflict, poverty, and limited access to...
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Suspect in murder of Maguindanao Sur tribal leader nabbed

COTABATO CITY (October 13) — Security forces have arrested one of the suspects in the brutal killing of an Indigenous Peoples (IP) leader in...

Relief ops ramped up as strong quakes rock Mindanao

BUTUAN CITY (October 13) — Government relief operations have been intensified across large parts of Mindanao as communities recover from successive strong earthquakes, including...

Drone weed control matches traditional spraying in rice farms — PhilRice

MANILA (October 13) — Drones are proving to be just as effective as traditional backpack sprayers in controlling weeds in wet-seeded rice fields, according...

DA eyes 84% rice self-sufficiency by 2026, 90% by 2028

MANILA (October 13) — The Philippines aims to produce enough rice to meet 84 percent of its domestic demand by the end of 2026,...

COMELEC kicks off printing of 90M ballots for 2026 barangay, youth polls — its biggest ever

MANILA (October 13) --- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will start printing more than 90 million official ballots on Monday — the largest ballot...

Why earthquakes feel more frequent in PH: DOST says 30 happen daily

MANILA (October 13) — If it feels like earthquakes are happening more often lately, that’s because they are — or at least, people are...
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