Friday, September 12, 2025

Northern Mindanao crafts six-year plan to reduce high poverty incidence

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines — The gross regional domestic product of Northern Mindanao grew by 7.2% in 2022, indicating recovery from the economic slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, residents of the region have yet to feel this improvement, according to an official from the state’s planning agency “Poverty remains the biggest challenge,” said […]

LPA leaves 7 dead, P22-M worth of damage in NorMin

Central Mindanao Newswatch - local newspaper

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The two-week rains caused by a low-pressure area (LPA) in Northern Mindanao affected 59,000 individuals, left seven dead, and damaged more than PHP22 million worth of properties.   In the initial report by the Region 10 Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC-10) on January 15, 15,812 families experienced flooding. […]

3 NorMin provinces get P5.6-M agri aid

The Department of Agriculture Philippine Center for distributes P41.5 million worth of agri-machinery units to farmer-cooperative associations in Bukidnon.