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Negros police net P138-M in illicit cigarettes, disrupt supply chain

Manila, April 23 -- The recovery of massive volumes of illicit cigarettes over the past three weeks has disrupted the supply chain of smuggled tobacco products in the region, the Police Regional Offic... Read More


Prolonged dry spell looms for Region 8; PAGASA urges mitigation

Manila, April 23 -- The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has called on local government units in Eastern Visayas to prepare for the impact of the E... Read More


Negros Oriental Labor Day job fair to offer more than 3.5K vacancies

Manila, April 23 -- More than 3,500 job vacancies will be offered in Negros Oriental during a Labor Day job fair on May 1, the 124th Labor Day celebration. Public Employment Service Office (PESO) man... Read More


NegOr power coop signs MOA for 'embedded' 10-MW solar power

Manila, April 23 -- The Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative (NORECO II) on Thursday signed a memorandum of agreement with Pi Energy for a 10-megawatt (MW) embedded solar power plant. Lawyer Fe Ma... Read More


DOLE Antique seeks private sector support for child laborers

Manila, April 23 -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is seeking the support of the private sector for its Angel Tree project for child laborers or children at risk. Project Angel Tree in... Read More


Caraga still 2nd fastest-growing regional growth in 2025

Manila, April 23 -- Caraga Region's economy expanded by 5.7 percent in 2025, outpacing the national average of 4.4 percent and ranking second among the country's 18 regions, the Philippine Statistics ... Read More


Ilocos Norte sets pre-Labor Day job fair with one-stop shop services

Manila, April 23 -- More than a thousand overseas and local jobs for skilled and unskilled workers will be available during a job fair at Robinsons Place Ilocos on Saturday. Organized by the Ilocos N... Read More


P2.3-M dairy buffaloes to help Dingras combat malnutrition

Manila, April 23 -- Carabao milk production in the rural farming village of San Marcelino is expected to increase following the entrustment of 29 female dairy buffaloes to a local farmers' association... Read More


Relatives claim 8 of 19 slain rebels in NegOcc town

Manila, April 23 -- Relatives have claimed the remains of at least eight of the 19 New People's Army (NPA) members killed during the April 19 clashes in Toboso, Negros Occidental, the Police Regional ... Read More


DA harmonizes farm reform rollout with joint PMO, tighter oversight

Manila, April 23 -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) is consolidating oversight of two major World Bank-backed reform programs under a single project management office (PMO), a move aimed at tighten... Read More