Sen. Kiko Pangilinan urged the government to consider a national state of calamity as El Niño farm damage and losses reached P8.57 billion, affecting over 288,000 farmers. Read more »
Independent singer-songwriter Mariah Deborah rose to No. 1 in the Philippines with “Na Para Bang,” a song that grew from personal feelings into a viral hit. Read more »
A sap-sucking pest has damaged more than 10,000 hectares of sugarcane and hit 9,491 farmers in 27 towns. Read more »
The Bangsamoro ministry for Indigenous Peoples wants the training to boost incomes from ancestral lands. Read more »
Disaster officials warn that three in four families in the region could feel the drought by early 2027. Read more »
High fuel costs and a forecast drought are squeezing small-scale fishers, many of whom already turn to construction work to get by. Read more »
