DAR, COA, DPWH, and local officials inspect the proposed โ‚ฑ30-M Seronganโ€“Pangandao Farm-to-Market Road in Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte, a project set to give agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) wider market reach, lower transportation costs, and greater agricultural productivity.

Mindanao, Regions

For farmers in Serongan and Pangandao, the journey from field to market has long meant higher costs and lost opportunities. The โ‚ฑ30-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

Mindanao, Regions

Authorities arrested two Chinese nationals in Zamboanga Norte for alleged illegal gold processing and immigration violations. (Image: Google Map) IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugayโ€” Authorities arrested two Chinese nationals in Zamboanga del Norte for their alleged involvement in an unauthorized gold processing operation, officials said Wednesday, March 4. The Bureau of ImmigrationContinue Reading

Mindanao, News, Regions

ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines โ€“ For students in geographically isolated communities across Mindanao, free internet access is helping break long-standing barriers to learning. The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Region IX has distributed 2,324 free SIM cards to public school students in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) inContinue Reading