P147-M DA package readied for Mimaropa farmers ahead of El Niño

Inquirer.net - Sep 28, 2026

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Department of Agriculture in Mimaropa is preparing a ₱147-million assistance package to provide early support and cushion farmers in the region from the expected impacts of El Niño.  The comprehensive preparedness plan for the provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan was laid out during the

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Defense skips cross examination of PNP official over VP’s firearms

Sep 28, 2026

Defense skips cross examination of PNP official over VP’s firearms

MANILA, Philippines — The defense panel in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte has forgone cross-examining a Philippine National Police Firearms and Explosives Office (PNP-FEO) official after it was established that the supposed price of Duterte’s firearms was market value, not acquisition cost. During the resumption of the trial on Monday, Duterte’s lawyer Carlo Joaquin

UP Diliman slams NTF-Elcac red-tagging of students, faculty, staff

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MANILA, Philippines — A University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman committee condemned the “continuous red-tagging, harassment, and intimidation” of its constituents, particularly students, by agents and supporters of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-Elcac). The UP Diliman Committee on the Protection of Academic Freedom and Human Rights said on Monday,

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Sep 28, 2026

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VP Sara Duterte, husband own 51 guns – witness

Sep 28, 2026

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MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Manases “Mans” Carpio, have over 50 guns registered under their names, a witness told the Senate impeachment court on Monday. READ: Sara Duterte’s ‘undisclosed’ guns to be taken up in trial According to Maj. Jerickson Sangalang of the Philippine National Police (PNP) firearms and explosives

Members of Orange Order are stopped by police at 4am as they attempt to set off on loyalist parade again - a day after they were blocked by protesters

Sep 28, 2026

Members of Orange Order are stopped by police at 4am as they attempt to set off on loyalist parade again - a day after they were blocked by protesters

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Marcos brands VP Duterte ‘buwaon’ over ‘desperation’ claim

Sep 28, 2026

Marcos brands VP Duterte ‘buwaon’ over ‘desperation’ claim

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Jon Venables will not face a public parole hearing despite James Bulger's mother's plea

Sep 28, 2026

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Boy, 10, and two women 'are crushed to death' in UK-bound migrant mega-dinghy off Calais

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Boy, 10, and two women 'are crushed to death' in UK-bound migrant mega-dinghy off Calais

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Andy Burnham government to make major changes to vape laws from October 1

Sep 28, 2026

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Stockport greenbelt to be cleared for homes as councillor says 'we have no say in this'

Sep 28, 2026

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China targets AI and frontier tech in newly unveiled innovation blueprint

Sep 28, 2026

China targets AI and frontier tech in newly unveiled innovation blueprint

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Sep 28, 2026

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