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In a show of unity across major political centers of the country, a combined 97 lawmakers from Metro Manila and Mindanao have declared their full and unwavering support for Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III, hailing his leadership as essential to restoring integrity, stability, and public trust in the House of Representatives. The Metro Manila […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to take a more proactive approach in moving the Mindanao Railway forward, saying even limited groundwork would show that long-term development is not confined to Metro Manila. During the senate plenary debates for the proposed 2026 budget of the department, Cayetano asked the […]
Senator Bong Go ushered in the Senate the approval on third and final reading of four key proposed legislative measures that seek to establish and improve public health facilities across Luzon and Mindanao. Go, who serves as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, is the principal sponsor of all four measures, which include the […]
With sufficient budgetary support for the agriculture sector, former Senator and senatorial aspirant Kiko Pangilinan said Mindanao can fulfill its potential as the country’s food basket. “Sabi nila, Mindanao is the land of promise. But for so long the promise continues to be broken. Hindi nabibigyan ng sapat na suporta, lalo na dapat sana food […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. led the launch of the Department of Agriculture’s Agri-Puhunan at Pantawid (APP) program, a comprehensive initiative offering financial and technical assistance to eligible rice farmers. The program includes input credit access, monthly allowances, and intervention monitoring cards. The event in Alabel, Sarangani gathered approximately 2,000 rice farmers from the provinces of Cotabato, Sarangani, […]
DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) commemorated its 15th founding anniversary on Monday with a strong commitment to advancing the island’s economic progress and sustainable development. Addressing MinDA employees during the celebration, Secretary Leo Tereso Magno reflected on the agency’s achievements over the past 15 years while setting an ambitious vision for the […]
The increase in self-rated poverty and food poverty in Mindanao is a development that highlights the need to bring quality and high-paying jobs to Davao City so that its residents can cope with the rising costs of living. This was stressed on Thursday by former Civil Service Commission Chair Karlo Nograles, who said that the […]
The Department of Tourism (DOT) said that Japan’s lowering of travel advisory levels to some parts of Mindanao is a welcome move for the country’s local tourism industry and will secure gains in terms of tourism revenue and livelihood generation in tourism-related industries. This follows the advisory from Japan’s Foreign Ministry easing travel to certain […]
Over 7,000 farmers in Mindanao received the “best Aguinaldo” (Christmas gift) from the Marcos administration with the condonation of P289 million in unpaid debts tied to their farmlands. Senator Francis Tolentino led the distribution of 8,722 loan condonation certificates to 7,225 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) from the provinces of Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Norte, […]
Senior Citizens Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes pointed out in a statement that Mindanao, the tourism sector, and enterprises of all sizes will gain much from the CREATE MORE amendments to the National Internal Revenue Code in a law President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed in Malacanang recently. Ordanes is one of the principal authors of the […]