NATIONAL
Sen. Bong Go keeps lead in all senatorial surveys
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has steadily climbed to the top of the 2025 senatorial race, as shown by a consistent five-month upward trend in Social Weather Stations (SWS) surveys. From 32% in December 2024 to 45% in April 2025, Go’s continuous rise in voter preference affirms his growing national appeal and signals strong grassroots support...
REGIONAL
BSP Davao withholds millions of miners’ money
The gold mining cooperatives in Davao de Oro had broken their silence over the delay of the release of multi-million pesos retained by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas [BSP]representing 3.5 percent of the total value of gold they sold to BSP on a weekly basis. By rough estimates about ₱42-million is retained for every 200 kilograms...
OPINION
Rice to buy votes? (Editorial by Jun Ledesma)
When the prevailing price of rice hovers in the vicinity of ₱45 to ₱60 per kilo and someone sells rice at ₱20 per kilo it’s either the quality had badly deteriorated or the economic advisers are prepared to lose substantial amount of money for after all it’s peoples money and not from their pockets. It’s...
BUSINESS
Davao Light patas-an ang singil sa kuryente
Nagpaguwa og abiso ang Davao Light and Power Company nga mabatian sa tanang residential customers niini ang dugang 94 centavos nga singil karong buwan sa Abril. Base sa gipaguwang customer advisory sa Davao Light, adunay mahitabong pagsaka sa singil sa kuryente gikan P8.60 per kilowatthour og karon ang mahimo na kining P9.55 /kwh. Sumala sa...