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Zamboanga Locked in Dual Emergency as Drought Losses Pass ₱1.5M and Dengue Kills 18

ZAMBOANGA CITY (October 27) — Facing a deadly viral outbreak and an accelerating agricultural drought, Zamboanga City authorities are under growing pressure to deliver immediate relief and infrastructure interventions...

Policy Gap Costs Filipino Farmers Millions as Global Ube Market Soars

MANILA (October 27)  — The world is obsessed with purple yam, driving a massive $595 million global ube...

Cloud of Unresolved Graft Cases Hangs Over Mangudadatu’s Bid for BARMM Chief Minister

COTABATO CITY (October 27)  — Calls are growing louder for the Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao to...

Gas Pain in the South: Davao Occidental Drivers Face Region’s Highest Pump Prices

DAVAO CITY (October 27)  — Tanking up in Davao Occidental? Prepare for a heavier hit to your wallet. Fresh...

Border Busted: BI Intercepts 3 Filipinos in Davao Off to Fight as Foreign Mercenaries in Europe

DAVAO CITY (October 27) — Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers at Davao International Airport foiled an illegal recruitment...
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Bangsamoro government gains 39 new lawyers

COTABATO CITY (January 10) – Leaders of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Friday congratulated 39 Bangsamoro government officials and employees...

Hidden caches to high‑value busts: Inside BARMM’s smuggling frontier and the fight to secure its borders

COTABATO CITY  (January 9) — A cache of smuggled cigarettes unearthed under coconut trees in Barangay Calawag, Parang recently is more than a local...

From Cotabato streets to wider operations: How BARMM’s anti‑drug campaign is pushing back against illegal narcotics

COTABATO CITY  (January 9) — The recent dismantling of a drug den and arrest of four suspects in Barangay Rosary Heights 11, Cotabato City...

₱17.65 trillion debt, uneven ground: Mindanao communities ask what record borrowing has delivered

MANILA  (January 9) — As the Philippines’ national government debt climbed to a record ₱17.65 trillion in November 2025, communities in Mindanao—from flood-prone river...

‘We don’t want to bury another child’: BARMM moves to vaccinate 577,000 children after deadly measles outbreak

COTABATO CITY  (January 9) — When measles swept through parts of the Bangsamoro region last year, many parents did not realize how dangerous the...

2025 Bar passers bring new hope for legal access in Mindanao’s poorest communities

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (January 9) — For many Filipinos in Mindanao, justice has long been something encountered late—after land has been lost, homes...
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