Quezon farmers struggle for climate resilient coconut industry
MACALELON, Quezon province — Joselito Batanes, a native of Quezon province, has depended on coconut farming for more than 30 years now.
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Press Release - Gatchalian sees robust regional collaboration for critical infrastructure development at APPF
Senator Win Gatchalian envisions strengthened cooperation among Asia Pacific economies for the development of critical infrastructures in the face of global risks such as cyberattacks, natural disasters, and other disruptive events.
₱40 daily minimum wage hike OK'd in Mimaropa
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 22) — Minimum wage earners across all sectors in Mimaropa will see a ₱40 daily increase in their wages, effective Dec. 7, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Wednesday.
2 dead as floods submerge villages in Eastern Visayas
MANILA, Philippines: Two individuals were reportedly killed in flood-stricken Eastern Visayas following five days of torrential rains caused by a shear line and low pressure in the Pacific coast.
One dead, over 43,000 displaced in Philippine floods
MANILA: At least one person was killed and tens of thousands were forced to flee their homes after heavy downpours triggered flooding across the central Philippines, authorities said Wednesday.Rescuers used inflatable boats and ropes to reach people stranded in their houses in Northern Samar, one of the hardest hit provinces, where villages and towns have been inundated after a week of rain.
1 dead in Northern Samar after landslide –PDRRMC
Tacloban City (CNN Philippines, November 22)— A landslide in Pambujan town, Northern Samar triggered by heavy rains killed one person on Tuesday, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDDRMO) said.
Alaska landslide: 3 people dead and 3 others missing
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Three people were killed and three were missing after a landslide barreled down a heavily forested, rain-soaked mountainside and smashed into homes in a remote fishing community in southeast Alaska.
Walang Pasok: General Santos schools closure extended
COTABATO CITY — The mayor of the earthquake-stricken General Santos City extended the suspension of classes in all schools covered by their city government indefinitely.