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Zamboanga Locked in Dual Emergency as Drought Losses Pass ₱1.5M and Dengue Kills 18

ZAMBOANGA CITY (October 27) — Facing a deadly viral outbreak and an accelerating agricultural drought, Zamboanga City authorities are under growing pressure to deliver immediate relief and infrastructure interventions...

Policy Gap Costs Filipino Farmers Millions as Global Ube Market Soars

MANILA (October 27)  — The world is obsessed with purple yam, driving a massive $595 million global ube...

Cloud of Unresolved Graft Cases Hangs Over Mangudadatu’s Bid for BARMM Chief Minister

COTABATO CITY (October 27)  — Calls are growing louder for the Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao to...

Gas Pain in the South: Davao Occidental Drivers Face Region’s Highest Pump Prices

DAVAO CITY (October 27)  — Tanking up in Davao Occidental? Prepare for a heavier hit to your wallet. Fresh...

Border Busted: BI Intercepts 3 Filipinos in Davao Off to Fight as Foreign Mercenaries in Europe

DAVAO CITY (October 27) — Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at Davao International Airport foiled an illegal recruitment...
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Around 1 million Filipinos live with dementia says DOH

MANILA (September 19) – According to the Department of Health (DOH), around one million Filipinos suffer from dementia at the moment. This highlights the...

Baste’s lawyer wants Vargas prevented from testifying in case against government officials

DAVAO CITY (September 18) --- On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, lawyer Israelito Torreon filed an urgent omnibus motion seeking the inhibition of Acting Ombudsman...

“iHub” to be introduced by DOST in Misamis Occidental

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (September 18) – On Wednesday, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) announced the forthcoming launch...

P189.73 million worth of illegal drugs confiscated in nationwide week-long ops – PDEA

MANILA (September 17)  --- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) reported that government anti-narcotics forces confiscated a total of P189.73 million in dangerous drugs...

Next in line, P20/kilo rice for teachers– DA

MANILA (September 17) — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said yesterday that the government's P20-per-kilo rice program will begin to cover public school...

P3.7 million illegal drugs in Davao’s weeklong hunt

DAVAO CITY  (September 16) – Over PHP3.7 million worth of illegal drugs were seized by law enforcement officials here during a series of buy-bust...
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