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Power shift in Davao Norte: Davao Light takeover sparks legal battle, service concerns

DAVAO CITY (March 27) — A high-stakes power struggle is unfolding in Davao del Norte as Davao Light and Power Company moves to take over key energy assets from...

P3.2-M smuggled cigarettes seized after checkpoint breach in Lanao Norte

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (March 27)  — Authorities seized an estimated P3.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes after...

Oil firms back VAT removal as fuel prices soar, but DOF warns of risks

MANILA (March 27)  — Oil industry players are pushing for the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) on...

BARMM poll reset draws cautious optimism, but questions linger on delays

COTABATO CITY (March 27) — The resetting of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in...

Transport strike set in Davao as labor group joins nationwide protest vs oil price hikes

DAVAO CITY (March 27) — A transport strike and protest action is set to disrupt key routes in...
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Socoteco II shrugs off ‘ailing’ label, faces heat over reliability

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (March 23) — The South Cotabato Electric Cooperative II (Socoteco II) is pushing back hard against claims of financial and operational...

Fuel surge drives jeepney sector to brink, operators warn

MANILA (March 23) — A nationwide jeepney shutdown today is shaping up as more than a one-day protest—it is a stark warning of a...

Student journalists protest attack on campus paper, cite “pattern” of press freedom violations

DAVAO CITY (March 21) — Student journalists from the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP)–Davao lit candles at Freedom Park on Friday night,...

MILF pauses parts of peace accord over gov’t panel vacancy, warns of risks to Bangsamoro transition

COTABATO CITY (March 21) — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has declared a “temporary pause” in aspects of its peace accord with the...

Bangsamoro at a crossroads: Fuel crisis deepens strain as peace process slows

COTABATO CITY (March 21) — A global fuel shock is rippling through the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) at a moment when...

Power costs climb in Davao as global fuel shocks ripple through Mindanao

Photo: Davao Light and Power Co. DAVAO CITY (March 21) — Electricity rates in Mindanao are beginning to reflect the full impact of global fuel...
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