Opinion

In Mindanao, adolescent pregnancy persists as data exposes gaps in education and services

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (March 19) — In Mindanao, the numbers tell a story that policy debates often avoid. In Northern Mindanao alone, 10.9% of girls aged 15–19 have already...

Samal mayor offers lifeline to displaced Nordeco workers amid franchise dispute

DAVAO CITY (March 19) — As uncertainty grips hundreds of electric cooperative workers in Samal, Island Garden City...

MILG, partners empower SK leaders on governance, Anti-Child Marriage Law

COTABATO CITY (March 19) — To strengthen grassroots leadership and child protection, the Ministry of the Interior and...

Marcos halts fare hikes—but pressure shifts to transport workers

MANILA (March 19) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a last-minute suspension of fare hikes for jeepneys,...

Jeepney drivers to wait until after Holy Week for ₱5,000 aid — as fuel costs keep biting

DAVAO CITY (March 19) — Relief is coming—but not soon enough for many struggling jeepney drivers. The Department of...
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Pen Pointers

DPWH turns over Philippines’ largest mosque to BARMM The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) turned over documents transferring the management of the Sultan...

The fight against oligarchs continues

The year 2019 has been, to say the least, a rollercoaster ride. And a bit too bumpy for oligarchs --- President Rodrigo's favorite targets...

The Villager

Setting standards for Public Buildings The recent earthquakes do not only expose sub-standard materials and poor construction among private buildings. Worse, it exposed how government...

Christmas in evacuation centers

Just as some Mindanaoans thought their travails are over, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked Cotabato and Davao provinces again. The tremor was powerful than...

MIPC : Maguindanao Massacre verdict fair and just

DAVAO CITY --- The Mindanao Independent Press Council (MIPC) Inc. finds the verdict against suspect in the bloody Maguindanao Massacre fair ad just. In...

Changing the guards

Again, the Philippine National Police under the stewardship of PNP OIC  Chief Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa is put to test as he came into the...
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