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PH debt hits record ₱18.16T in February, driven by local borrowing push

MANILA  (April 2)  --- The Philippines’ total outstanding debt climbed to a new high of ₱18.16 trillion in February, as the government leaned more heavily on domestic borrowing to...

DOLE sets Holy Week pay rules, warns firms to comply

DAVAO CITY (April 2)  --- The Department of Labor and Employment has laid out mandatory pay rules for...

BARMM bets on youth research—but will P1M grants translate to real policy change?

COTABATO CITY (April 2)  -- Bangsamoro Youth Commission has awarded ₱1 million in research grants to five young...

Ambush exposes cracks in Bangsamoro peace deal as monitors warn of ‘utter failure’

DAVAO CITY (April 2) --- A deadly ambush that killed five police officers in Maguindanao del Sur is...

High-Tech Hope, Hard Realities: AI Drones Enter Davao’s Banana Fight

DAVAO CITY (April 1)  — In the banana heartland of southern Philippines, a new experiment is taking flight—promising...
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Ex-Maguindanao guv gets up to 52 years for graft, malversation

MANILA – The Sandiganbayan has found former Maguindanao governor Datu Sajid Ampatuan guilty beyond reasonable doubt of graft and malversation of public funds involving PHP400...

UNICEF, partners launch portal for child rights monitoring

MANILA – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Council for the Welfare of Children, the National Economic and Development Authority, and...

19 alleged trafficking victims rescued in Tawi-Tawi

DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) assisted in rescuing 19 individuals alleged to be victims of human trafficking on board a passenger/RoRo...

Public urged to prepare for new typhoon

DAVAO CITY — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has urged the public to take early precautions and remain vigilant as a new weather disturbance...

Two injured in Digos City hostage crisis

DAVAO CITY — A minor visiting the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and a BJMP officer were injured during a hostage-taking incident...

No cash reward in drug war, says Duterte

DAVAO CITY — There is no truth to the claim that former President Rodrigo Duterte provided cash reward system in the implementation of ...
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