Zubiri to DA chief: Crack down on pork price manipulators

Inquirer.net - Oct 22, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri dared Agriculture Sec. Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. to crack down on pork price manipulators, smugglers and excessive meat imports amid struggling hog raisers and falling farm gate prices that continue to affect consumers. Zubiri issued his challenge to the Department of Agriculture (DA) chief during a Senate hearing

Read full article

More News

Can Prabowo’s economic nationalism save Indonesia from potential MSCI downgrade?

Oct 22, 2026

In the wake of Indonesia’s worst stock-market rout since the 1998 Asian financial crisis, President Prabowo Subianto’s administration has turned to appeals to economic nationalism to shore up confidence, urging citizens to rally behind the country’s battered stock market. The government has promised reforms in response to warnings from global index provider MSCI that Indonesia could be downgraded from emerging-market to stand-alone-market status. But analysts say its patriotic appeals will do...

Indonesians turn to eco-art as haze sparks anger and diplomatic tension

Oct 22, 2026

As wildfires rage across Sumatra and Kalimantan, frustrated Indonesians are turning to performance art to call for greater government action and draw global attention to the destruction of both the country’s rainforests and rich cultural heritage. In South Sumatra, local art collective Jaga Api recently launched a project titled Tarian Kehancuran Budaya (the Dance of Cultural Destruction), using traditional performance to convey the human and environmental toll of the fires, as reported by The...

Taal Volcano logs 2 more minor phreatomagmatic eruptions

Oct 22, 2026

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano in Batangas province recorded two more minor phreatomagmatic eruptions between Wednesday night (Oct. 21) and early Thursday morning (Oct. 22), generating plumes that rose to as high as 3,000 meters above the main crater lake, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs said the latest eruption

Signal No. 2 still up in Batanes, parts of Babuyan Islands

Oct 22, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Signal No. 2 remains raised over Batanes and parts of the Babuyan Islands, said the state weather bureau Thursday morning, as Super Typhoon Rosal (international name: Champi) continued to move northwestward over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest typhoon bulletin, Rosal

Baguio, Ormoc top circular economy assessment among Green LGUs

Oct 22, 2026

BAGUIO CITY – The cities of Baguio in the Cordillera and Ormoc in Leyte were named flagship local governments and top-performing project partners in circular economy initiatives under the European Union-Philippines Partnership for Green Economy’s Green LGUs Project, according to information shared by the Baguio City Public Information Office on Wednesday (October 21). The mid-term

When a pro-Modi Indian media 'stings' Zakir in Putrajaya

Oct 22, 2026

It was unclear if the controversial preacher was aware that he was being recorded.

Chinese woman jailed for overstaying in Singapore for 19 years

Oct 22, 2026

A 68-year-old Chinese national who remained unlawfully in Singapore for more than 19 years after skipping a repatriation flight has been sentenced to six months in prison and fined S$2,000 (US$1,565).

Indonesia's president berates countries that 'insult' it over wildfires

Oct 22, 2026

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto railed Wednesday against "countries that like to insult" his nation over wildfires that have razed vast areas, spewing toxic haze into neighboring countries.

Daraga college goes green with solar-powered building in Albay

Oct 22, 2026

LEGAZPI CITY — The Daraga Community College in Albay has inaugurated its solar-powered building on Wednesday (October 21), providing a more environment-friendly learning facility for its more than 6,000 students. Located in Barangay Salvacion in the town of Daraga, the four-story building is equipped with solar panels capable of generating 96 kilowatts of electricity, or

NSC: Civil servants who defy Waze ban could face disciplinary action

Zubiri to DA chief: Crack down on pork price manipulators

More News

Can Prabowo’s economic nationalism save Indonesia from potential MSCI downgrade?

Indonesians turn to eco-art as haze sparks anger and diplomatic tension

Taal Volcano logs 2 more minor phreatomagmatic eruptions

Signal No. 2 still up in Batanes, parts of Babuyan Islands

Baguio, Ormoc top circular economy assessment among Green LGUs

When a pro-Modi Indian media 'stings' Zakir in Putrajaya

Chinese woman jailed for overstaying in Singapore for 19 years

Indonesia's president berates countries that 'insult' it over wildfires

Daraga college goes green with solar-powered building in Albay

NSC: Civil servants who defy Waze ban could face disciplinary action

Should we really be getting worked up over water filters?

'Completely false': Waze denies data collection claim after govt ban

Recommended

UP, MMDA team up to boost Metro Manila flood resilience

Student journalists join responsible media forum in Lanao del Sur

Dengue deaths rise to 36 despite drop in total cases in Negros region

Veteran journo feted ‘MassKara Legacy Award’

Bangsamoro groups hold Murad-led ‘rainbow’ coalition rally at Mendiola

58 seniors in Bukidnon reach 100 years old

9 hurt after fire breaks out during Buglasan Festival in Dumaguete

Zamboanga City suspends classes as heat index hits 43°C

Axel Nocom takes historic P9 at FIA Karting World Cup

Mariah Deborah makes history as first female OPM artist to enter Billboard Global Excl. US chart