Newslights

Ateneo de Manila Prepares for Divine Adili’s Journey Home to Nigeria

DAVAO CITY, Philippines-- As the Ateneo community continues to mourn the loss of Divine Adili, preparations are now underway to accompany him on his final journey home to Nigeria,...

Beyond Punishment: Why Children Need Protection, Not Stigma, in the Fight Against Illegal Drugs

DAVAO CITY (June 19) — Children affected by illegal drugs are often viewed through the lens of crime...

Gunmen Rob Community Bank Employees of P1.6 Million in Bukidnon Highway Attack

COTABATO CITY  (June 19) — Armed men intercepted employees of a community bank and carted away P1.6 million...

More Filipino Children Going Hungry: Child Stunting Rises for First Time in a Decade

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY  (June 19) --- For years, health workers and educators have celebrated gradual progress in...

More Than Daycare: New Child Development Centers Signal Investment in Cagayan de Oro’s Youngest Learners

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (June 18) — For many families, access to quality early childhood education remains one...
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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...

National officials inspect quake-hit areas in Davao Oriental

MANILA (October 12) – Top officials from the DPWH, DSWD, DepEd, and MinDA conducted an on-site inspection in Davao Oriental on Saturday following the...

Davao Oriental churches, schools ordered closed pending safety inspection

MANILA (October 12)  â€“ All parishes and Catholic schools in Davao Oriental have been ordered to stop using their buildings until they are declared...

DA pushes through with PHP20 rice rollout in Davao Region despite quake

MANILA  (October 11) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced Friday that the PHP20 per kilogram rice program under the “Benteng Bigas Meron (BBM)...
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