Newslights

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 of the biggest challenges in preparing children for school. In Cagayan...

Fighting a Growing Threat: Tawi-Tawi Health Workers Bring Anti-Smoking Campaign to Students

BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi (June 18) — As vaping and smoking continue to attract young people across the country, health...

Davao Finally Approves Bahay Pag-asa for Girls—But Will It Be Enough?

DAVAO CITY (June 18) — After years of operating a rehabilitation facility for boys, Davao City has finally...

New Weather Disturbance Being Watched, But Mindanao Residents Told Not to Let Their Guard Down

MANILA (June 18) — A new low-pressure area (LPA) forming over the Pacific Ocean is being closely monitored...

Big Dreams, Tough Realities: Poor Filipino Children Still Aspire to Professional Careers, Study Finds

MANILA (June 18) — Despite growing up in poverty, many Filipino children continue to dream big. They want to...
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DPWH ‘ghost repair’ execs ordered to pay ₱2M in graft, estafa case

MANILA  (November 12) — The Sandiganbayan has ordered four former officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and a private contractor...

MinDA pushes more direct flights, stronger EAGA connectivity

DAVAO CITY  (November 12) — The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is pushing for stronger transport and digital connectivity across the Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN...

Ex-Maguindanao Sur exec dodges bullets, fights back in Tacurong ambush

TACURONG CITY (November 12) — Former Maguindanao del Sur board member Taharuddin Nul Mlok survived an armed attack Monday morning after gunmen opened fire...

Saved from the Shore: Endangered Hawksbill Turtle gets a second chance in Davao

Photo courtesy: Coast Guard District Southeastern Mindanao DAVAO CITY (November 11) — A juvenile hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) found stranded along the shoreline of...

Residents help 187 hawksbill hatchlings return to the sea in Zamboanga del Norte

ZAMBOANGA CITY (November 11) — Cheers and quiet awe filled the shoreline of East Poblacion, Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte, as 187 tiny hawksbill sea...

Mindanao’s first IP Teen Center to rise in Davao City’s Paquibato District

DAVAO CITY (November 11) — A pioneering Indigenous Peoples (IP) Teen Center will soon open in Barangay Malabog, Paquibato District, marking the first facility...
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