Candon mulls calamity state due to El Niño; 5,000 rice farmers at risk

Inquirer.net - Oct 11, 2026

SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — The city government of Candon in Ilocos Sur is preparing to declare a state of calamity as the looming impacts of El Niño threaten rice farms, water supply, and public health, Mayor Eric Singson said. “We are being guided by the advice of the president to be ready for the

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Businessman secretly living inside a 'granny flat' hidden inside a horse stable on his £2.25million Cotswolds estate for nearly TEN YEARS must tear it down

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Bukidnon’s second most wanted suspect nabbed in Talakag

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Oct 11, 2026

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