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New Zealand scholarships open doors for Mindanao professionals, graduates

Manaaki scholarship applicants must demonstrate work experience and commitment to service as applications open in March 2027 DAVAO CITY (October 30)  — Mindanao professionals, university graduates and other eligible applicants...

Nearly 500,000 Filipino children exploited online as foreign demand fuels abuse

Study estimates nearly half a million children were trafficked to produce sexual abuse material in 2022, exposing a...

Duterte defense challenges ICC bid to admit drug war witnesses’ recorded testimony

Defense seeks live testimony and cross-examination of two witnesses whose accounts the prosecution links to alleged drug war...

Davao Region’s 60 foster children outnumber 56 active licensed foster parents

Racco-Davao seeks more qualified caregivers, particularly for children with special needs, to expand safe family-based care DAVAO CITY (October...

BARMM poll legitimacy tested as Comelec probes two winning candidates

Protests allege pre-shaded ballots, voter intimidation and votes cast by others, challenging whether contested parliamentary results reflect voters’...
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Rescued, But Not Safe: Illegal Recruitment of Minors Persists in BARMM

Photo: MSSD-BARMM COTABATO CITY (March 18) — The rescue of two minor girls from an attempted illegal recruitment scheme in Maguindanao del Sur is being...

‘Bullying Capital’: A Decade After the Law, Why Are Filipino Students Still Unsafe?

MANILA (March 18) — More than a decade after the passage of Republic Act No. 10627, the Philippines is confronting an uncomfortable truth: the...

Butuan Cracks Down on Early Fuel Price Hikes, but Enforcement Gaps Persist

Photo: Law Fortun FB BUTUAN CITY (March 18) — As global oil volatility ripples through local markets, the Butuan City government has activated its “Oplan...

New Health Center Opens in Oroquieta—but Will Access Translate to Outcomes?

Photo: City Health Office Oroquieta City OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental (March 18) — For residents of Barangay Apil, the opening of a new Super Health...

Eid’l Fitr brings communities together as Filipinos prepare to celebrate March 20 holiday

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (March 17) — The scent of freshly baked sweets, the laughter of children running to greet relatives, and the soft...

Rice, corn output seen falling in Q1, raising food security concerns

MANILA (March 17) — The Philippines may face weaker harvests of its two key staple crops in the first quarter of the year, with...
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