
Fix service first: 40% COWD hike draws backlash
Cagayan de Oro's water district faces backlash over a proposed 40% rate hike, as residents demand solutions for intermittent supply and water quality issues.
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Cagayan de Oro's water district faces backlash over a proposed 40% rate hike, as residents demand solutions for intermittent supply and water quality issues.

Palarong Pambansa MVP Rene Clert Baterbonia and Nigerian player Divine Adili died during an Ateneo Blue Eagles team-building session in Aurora province.

Local executives across Northern Mindanao suspended classes and ordered rapid structural safety reviews after Monday's magnitude 7.8 offshore earthquake.

Authorities urge Northern Mindanao residents to stay alert, prepare emergency kits, and verify home structural safety as aftershocks continue to follow Monday's 7.8 magnitude quake.

At least 31 are dead and over 200 injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mindanao, forcing airport closures and structural evacuations.

Cagayan de Oro has cleared schools to reopen Tuesday following structural checks after Monday's major earthquake. Other Northern Mindanao areas maintain suspensions.

A local civic group welcomed a national order directing DENR Region 10 to update leaders on an investigation into the use of the Xavier University Manresa campus land.

Emergency teams in Cagayan de Oro, Sarangani, and General Santos are checking roads and public spaces for damage after a strong magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Mindanao.

While the right to strike is constitutionally protected, failure to meet strict mandatory requirements can result in job termination. The FFW is pushing to soften these guidelines to match accountability standards in the public sector.

A major steel facility in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental has been hit with a cease-and-desist order. Regulatory inspectors discovered radioactive Uranium-238 and Thorium-228 inside the plant's production lines and finished rebars.

The Mas Asenso NorMin Stars secured seventh place overall at the 2026 Palarong Pambansa with an 89-medal haul. High school division athletes led the delegation by finishing in the category's Top 5.

DSWD-10's 120-day feeding program rehabilitated 91.13% of malnourished children in Northern Mindanao, lowering critical stunting and wasting metrics.