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ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed a ₱28.8-million river wall in Siay town, saying it will strengthen flood defenses and protect nearby communities from seasonal inundation. The DPWH-Zamboanga Peninsula announced on Wednesday, August 27, that the project spans 310 linear meters along aContinue Reading
Police General Nicolas Torre III was removed from his position on Tuesday, August 26, just three months into his tenure as the nation’s top policeman, amid a publicized showdown with the National Police Commission (Napolcom) in a row over a divisive reorganization of major police officers. Torre’s relief was signedContinue Reading
The recent OCTA Research findings indicated that around 11.9 million Filipino families—or approximately 45%—consider themselves poor as of July 2025, a moderate rise from 42% in April. These survey results are not mere statistics—they’re a resounding alarm. The jump—translating to about 800,000 newly self-identified poor families within just a fewContinue Reading
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines – For Roberto “Ka Dodoy” Ballon, awards are not the end goal. They are reminders of the work still left to do. The 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee from Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay has spent over three decades restoring mangroves and organizing small-scale fisherfolk. His grassroots work has revivedContinue Reading
It wasn’t so much a burial as it was a cryogenic freeze when the Senate voted to archive the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. The decision — 19 in favor, 4 against, and 1 abstention — came on the heels of the Supreme Court’s ruling declaring the complaintContinue Reading
In what has become one of the most chilling unsolved crimes in recent years, the case of the missing sabungeros—cockfighting aficionados—has exposed not only the dark underbelly of e-sabong operations. It also exposed the disturbing proximity of political power to gambling interests. The first signs of trouble came in 2021,Continue Reading
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, Philippines – The decades-long political reign of the Jalosjos family in this province appears to be crumbling, with initial results from the 2025 elections showing the clan losing key strongholds to allies of the Uy political family. As of Monday, May 13, with 83% of precincts reporting,Continue Reading
