SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR, Philippines — With farmers in Caraga (Region 13) feeling the crunch of the prolonged drought, the Department of Agriculture (DA) regional office has sought funding of P6.2 million for cloud seeding operations to alleviate the impact of the dry spell that has already affected water sources in some parts of

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bells tolled at 9:59 p.m. in Bogo City, San Remigio and Medellin in northern Cebu on Wednesday, Sept. 30, as communities paid respects to the 79 people killed in the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the province exactly a year ago. Holy Masses and other commemorative activities were also held in

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — Authorities seized about P1.7 million worth of suspected shabu and arrested a suspected drug peddler during a joint buy-bust operation in Poblacion 5 here on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The operation was led by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency–Maguindanao del Norte Provincial Office (PDEA-MagNor), according to PDEA-BARMM Regional Director George Paul

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — A 31-year-old fisher from Maasin City, Southern Leyte was rescued on Wednesday, Sept.30,  after his pump boat suffered engine failure while he was fishing in the waters off Limasawa Island, authorities said. The fisher, a resident of Barangay Combado, had been out of communication with his family for more than