THE ECONOMY

DA urges caution as sheep, goat plague detected in Southeast Asia

The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Animal Industry (DA–BAI) has called on goat and sheep raisers, livestock traders and local...

PROPERTY

Aeon Luxe Properties Named Top 9 Developing Partner by Filipino Homes

Aeon Luxe Properties Inc. (ALPI), a trailblazer in luxury real estate development in Mindanao, has been officially recognized as one of the Top 9...

VANTAGE POINTS

THINK ON THESE: Getting across the HIV message among young people

“If a country denies it has AIDS, that country will inevitably become an even greater victim.”—Richard Holbrooke *** Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela of South Africa once said...

EDITORIAL: All the President’s men must brief him correctly

If Thursday’s Bucana Bridge visit was truly “non‑political,” as Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Leo Tereso Magno insisted, then the President’s own remarks made that claim impossible to defend. The contradiction was not subtle. While Magno stressed that the visit was merely a routine inspection, the President proceeded to describe the Bucana Bridge as one of his administration’s “legacy projects” and spoke as though the project’s timeline began under his watch — despite the bridge...
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AGRITRENDS

AgriTrends: Where have all our fish gone?

Jeannyline T. Arriaga, from Bansalan, Davao del Sur, is a devoted mother. She typically rises early in the morning to prepare breakfast for her...

ENVIRONMENT

Environment | Balutakay slopes: Controlling soil erosion, mitigating floods, and maintaining farm productivity

During the first National Soil Health Summit in 2023, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. admitted that about 75 percent of the country’s “total crop...

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LIFESTYLE

MAYA ON THE BLOCK

Maya on the Block: Honoring Christmas Traditions at TRMH

The Royal Mandaya Hotel (TRMH) came alive with holiday cheers on Saturday night as its fabled lobby sparkled with twinkling lights and the soft glow of gold accents. Guests paused in delight as the hotel’s annual tree-lighting ceremony turned the space into a cozy spot filled with warmth, nostalgia, and the joy of celebration. The hotel's...

GAME CHANGERS

COMPETITIVE EDGE

SPORTS

JABONG! The Thursday ritual at the SM Ecoland

​For most people, Thursday is just another day—one of those tedious loaded day before you embark to a light Friday and thru the weekend....

Macario delivers 1st gold for PH in Thailand SEA Games

BANGKOK – Justin Kobe Macario delivered the first gold for the Philippines in the Southeast Asian Games here on Wednesday, topping the men’s individual freestyle poomsae event of taekwondo at the Fashion Island Shopping Mall here. As action got going in almost all fronts, Macario, 23, scored 8.200 points to top the event against five...

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