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MANILA, Philippines — Have you ever observed that everyday consumer products marketed toward a specific gender are frequently more expensive than identical items targeted at another, despite being practically the same? To eradicate this inequitable pricing practice, Sen. Loren Legarda has officially filed SBN 2483, or An Act prohibiting gender-based price discrimination in consumer goods

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BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Western Visayas has approved P40 to P45 daily minimum wage increase for private-sector workers, which is subject to approval of the labor secretary. RTWPB-6 chair Sixto Rodriguez Jr. on Saturday said that the hike covers workers in Western Visayas, Negros

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is not moving fast enough to strengthen its defenses, Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. warned on Saturday. Teodoro said ambitious national security plans should have been laid out years ago. “When national security is concerned, ambitious plans needed to have been laid down on the ground years ago. But we

COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — A majority coalition in the Bangsamoro Parliament has secured the backing of all five provincial governors in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chair Nur Misuari, ahead of the convening of the regional legislature on Oct. 30. In a joint statement released

MANILA, Philippines—No player bagged the Grand Lotto 6/55 and Lotto 6/42 jackpot prize on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. Grand Lotto 6/55 draw result: 22-39-14-17-54-10. Jackpot prize: 298.32 million. Lotto 6/42 draw result: 39-03-18-41-42-34. Jackpot prize: ₱15.43 million. The 6D Lotto draw likewise recorded no winner for the combination

TACLOBAN CITY — The expanded Daniel Z. Romualdez (DZR) Airport in this city is targeted for completion by February 2027, ahead of the Holy Week travel season, as the national government seeks to improve passenger capacity and strengthen air connectivity in Eastern Visayas. Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez announced the target on Friday, Oct. 23, following

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Hog raisers in Soccsksargen or Region 12 on Thursday called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to stop pork importation, as they are already reeling from low farmgate prices and high feed costs, which so far forced at least 100 growers to sell their breeding sows and abandon the swine

TACLOBAN CITY — The El Niño-induced dry spell has caused an estimated P300 million in agricultural losses in Eastern Visayas, affecting more than 6,400 farmers and nearly 8,000 hectares of farmland, mostly planted with rice, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported. Rodel Mapacapañas, DA-8 acting regional executive director, said crop yields in affected famrs were

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Police arrested three drug suspects and seized nearly P120,000 worth of suspected “shabu” or crystal meth alongside an unlicensed firearm during separate entrapment operations across the Caraga region on Friday. Brig. Gen. Rolindo M. Suguilon, Police Regional Office 13 (PRO-13) director, said the coordinated operations with the Philippine Drug

COTABATO CITY — The Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6ID) facilitated on Saturday, Oct. 24, the surrender of a soldier suspected of killing two village officials in Kabacan, Cotabato, on Oct. 21, the military said. Brig. Gen. Edgar Catu, the newly installed 6ID commander, identified the suspect as Cpl. Virgilio D. Magbiray Jr., who is assigned

QUEZON, Bukidnon — A heated argument between live-in partners ended in tragedy after a 25-year-old man allegedly shot his 24-year-old partner in the head inside their residence in Barangay Butong here early Saturday morning. Reports from the Quezon Municipal Police Station (MPS) disclosed that neighbors heard the couple arguing inside their bedroom at around 1:10