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A rare US-style school shooting in Tacloban City left three students dead and seven injured, prompting investigators to examine whether years of bullying experienced by the two teenage suspects played a role in one of the deadliest campus attacks in recent Philippine history.Continue Reading
For over six years, ZAMSURECO II has operated under National Electrification Administration supervision after its board was deactivated. Despite consumer payments into the Feed-in Tariff Allowance (FIT-All) for renewables, reliable power and clean energy projects remain elusive in Zamboanga Sibugay’s rural communities.
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Fr. Francis Panistan Cadagdagon, CSCh, 38, a member of the Cavanis congregation, died in a road accident in Panabo City on June 18 while traveling to Davao City to celebrate Mass. Ordained less than two years ago, the young priest’s death has prompted an outpouring of grief and prayers from the Catholic community across Mindanao.Continue Reading
With parliamentary elections just months away, BARMM’s Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua is steering the region toward greater stability, doubling down on moral governance while advancing education, infrastructure, and investment initiatives under the new “Mas Matatag na Bangsamoro” framework.Continue Reading
Lawmakers, local officials and business leaders in Tawi-Tawi are backing a proposal to establish the province’s first maritime school, saying it would spare students from relocating to distant cities and expand educational opportunities in one of the country’s most remote island provinces.Continue Reading
The Philippine Army has acknowledged a possible case of mistaken identity after soldiers fatally shot a woman and wounded her husband during a patrol operation in Bukidnon. The couple, later identified as local residents gathering firewood, had reportedly been mistaken for communist rebels in an area under heightened military alert.Continue Reading
For farmers in Serongan and Pangandao, the journey from field to market has long meant higher costs and lost opportunities. The ₱30-million farm-to-market road project in Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte, promises to change that by improving access to trading centers, increasing incomes and strengthening rural communities. More than infrastructure, it could become a pathway out of poverty for agrarian reform beneficiaries.Continue Reading
