Newslights

WHEN THE WEATHER BECOMES A ‘WRECKING BALL’: Why the UN’s Global Warning Hits Close to Home

MANILA  (October 24)  — To many Filipinos, the words "El Niño" evoke memories of dried-up cracked earth in Mindanao rice fields, severe water rationing in Metro Manila, and agonizingly...

SAFE PASSAGE HOME: 500 Overseas Filipinos Repatriating from Saudi Arabia Amid Flight Disruptions

MANILA  (October 23)  — Around 500 Filipinos stranded in Saudi Arabia are set to land back home in...

JUSTICE HAS A NEW HOME IN SULU: Landmark Court Hub Signals End to Legal Isolation

PATIKUL, Sulu  (October 23)  — In a historic milestone for Mindanao’s legal landscape, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and...

From Davao’s Farms to West Africa: 32,000 Local Coconuts Head to Liberia in Landmark Humanitarian Export

DAVAO CITY  (October 23)  — Young coconuts grown right here in Mindanao soil are making history across the...

BEYOND TEEN PREGNANCY: Davao’s Fight to Shield Young Girls from Adult Exploitation and Systemic Silence

DAVAO CITY  (October 23)  — Behind the clinical data on adolescent pregnancies lies an alarming reality that Davao...
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Pope Francis “Bless” Duterte

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Peace adviser Jesus Dureza says his Holiness Pope Francis will bless President  Rodrigo Duterte. Dureza, Dutuerte's chief peace adviser is among...

PICTURES: PRRD Visits Wake of Captain Clinton Capio

President Rodrigo Duterte visits the wake of the late Captain Clinton Capio at the mortuary of the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio on January 16, 2017. Capio, a Philippine Military Academy Class 2006, was killed in a clash with the Abu Sayaff members last Thursday. KING RODRIGUEZ/ Presidential Photos

ASEAN Commemorative Coin

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. unveil the commemorative coin for the Philippines' Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship for 2017 during a ceremony at the SMX Convention Center in Davao City on January 15, 2017. RENE LUMAWAG/Presidential Photo

PICTURES: President Rody and PM Abe in Davao City

PRRD and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the events at the Waterfront Hotel in Davao City on January 13, 2017. PPD

Cheers to stronger ties

CHEERS TO STRONGER TIES. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raise their glasses for a toast during the State Banquet at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on January 12, 2017. Also in the photo are (leftmost) Honeylet Avanceña, Akie Abe (second from right) and (rightmost) Senate President Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III. ALBERT ALCAIN/Presidential Photo

Welcome Japanese friends

DPWH personnel on Tuesday install flags on of Philippines and Japan along JP Laurel Avenue, Davao City ahead of the visit of Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday in the city. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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