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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Not a haven for lawbreakers’: Digos launches citywide crackdown on street crimes

DIGOS CITY  (November 12) — The city government has launched a comprehensive action plan to address the recent rise in robbery and snatching incidents,...

346 Filipino trafficking victims finally flying home from Myanmar scam hubs

MANILA  (November 12) — After months of fear and uncertainty, 346 Filipinos trapped in human trafficking and online scam hubs in Myanmar are finally...

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...
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