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Mindanao groups warn against sugarcane planting amid super El Niño

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon — A Mindanao farmer’s federation has cautioned sugarcane planters to refrain from planting the crop due to the expected “super” El Niño while urging the national government to release emergency funds for drought-mitigating measures. Juan Manuel Zubiri, president of Mindanao Sustainable Sugarcane Agricultural Development Federation, Inc. (MINFED), warned that planting sugarcane beyond

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W. Visayas rice farmers urged to prepare for 5 major pests, diseases

ILOILO CITY — Rice farmers in Western Visayas are being advised to strengthen field monitoring and adopt preventive measures as agricultural authorities warned of the possible occurrence of five major rice pests and diseases during the third quarter of 2026. The Department of Agriculture’s Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC) in Western Visayas issued a pest advisory

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Church in Kalinga backs Balatoc tribe’s stance vs mining expansion

BAGUIO CITY — The Social Action Center of the Apostolic Vicariate of Tabuk (AVT-SAC) has thrown its support behind the Balatoc Indigenous Cultural Community in Pasil, Kalinga, and downstream farming communities opposing the expansion of large-scale mining projects in their ancestral domain. In a statement, AVT-SAC Director Fr. Jeorge D. Masinem said development projects in

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Enhanced habagat prompts class suspension in Antique

MANILA, Philippines — Face-to-face classes in all public and private schools have been suspended in the Municipality of San Jose de Buenavista, Antique due to inclement weather conditions brought by the southwest monsoon, or habagat, enhanced by Tropical depression Henry, on Thursday, July 2. In an advisory, preschools through senior high schools were placed under

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Police warn shopping couriers of drug risk, citing past case of heroin in cushions

Phrae police shared a past case when nearly six kilograms of heroin were found hidden in seat cushions, aimed to deliver abroad, to issue a warning to the public following the arrest of a Thai flight attendant in Australia. The arrest of the Thai Airway flight attendant drew widespread attention in Thailand, particularly among people …

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Flight attendant heroin case damages Thailand’s reputation, Anutin says

A Thai Airways flight attendant’s arrest in Australia over alleged heroin smuggling has damaged Thailand’s reputation and could affect the country’s ambitions to become an aviation hub, Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said. Anutin has ordered an urgent meeting of all relevant anti-narcotics agencies and Airports of Thailand (AOT) tomorrow, July 3. The …

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School shooting threat reported in Cebu City

Cebu City, Philippines — Authorities are responding to a reported threat of a school shooting at a private university along Dimasalang Street corner Leon Kilat, Cebu City, on Thursday, July 2. According to the police, the school shooting threat originated from a social media group post. More details to follow. This is a developing story.

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Tacloban shooting: ‘Bunalan, paludhon, apan kun nakapatay di ma priso?’

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Di matago ang kalugotgot ug kahiubos sa usa sa mga inahan sa tulo ka mga estudyante nga namatay sa nahitabo nga school shooting sa Tacloban City niadtong June 22, 2026. Uban sa iyahang paghilak mao ang kalagot ni Jenelyn Badoria, inahan sa biktimang si Yancee Separa sa pagdungog sa Senate Women

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Bohol lawmakers urged to lower age of criminal liability

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol— The Tagbilaran City Council has appealed to Bohol’s three congressional representatives to push for amendments to the country’s juvenile justice law by lowering the age of exemption from criminal liability for children in conflict with the law (CICL) from below 15 years old to below 10 years old. The appeal is contained

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578 4Ps graduates in General Trias City receive LGU support

LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The local government of General Trias City in Cavite has assumed responsibility for providing continuing support and monitoring to 578 families who have graduated from the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said. In a report released Wednesday, the DSWD-Calabarzon said the local

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