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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ICI to review contract of damaged flood control project in Davao

DAVAO CITY (November 7) — The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) is set to review the contract of the Matina Gravahan flood control dike...

Dinagat Islands placed under state of calamity after Typhoon Tino damage

BUTUAN CITY (November 7) — The province of Dinagat Islands has been placed under a state of calamity after Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi)...

Planting hope after the storm: DA rolls out ₱10-M farm recovery aid in Caraga

BUTUAN CITY (November 6)  — The Department of Agriculture in Caraga Region (DA-13) has prepared ₱10.1 million worth of seeds and farm inputs to...

From fighters to pilgrims: 500 ex-MILF to join free Hajj in 2026

COTABATO CITY (November 6)  — Five hundred former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants are set to perform the Hajj in Saudi Arabia next...

DepEd rolls out reforms to curb illiteracy; Mindanao schools among focus areas

DAVAO CITY (November 6) — The Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing major reforms to address functional illiteracy in the country, with Mindanao’s far-flung...

Safe spaces help nearly 400 quake-hit kids recover in Davao Region

DAVAO CITY (November 6)  — Close to 400 children affected by last month’s earthquakes in Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental are receiving psychosocial...
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