‘Vote-buying’ in cash, health cards, QR codes

The Inquirer Bureaus 10/29/2023

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines — Despite warnings from authorities, vote-buying and vote-selling remain prevalent in several areas in the Visayas and in Bulacan province in Luzon. In Tacloban City, the provincial capital of Leyte, cash ranging from…

Food crisis, high costs to test Bongbong Marcos as agri chief

Jordeene Lagare, The Inquirer Bureaus 06/22/2022

With just days before he sits as agriculture secretary, President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will have to contend with numerous challenges that threaten the country’s food supply and stymied the growth of the farm sector for decades. Outgoing…

Southern Luzon provinces bear brunt of ‘Quinta’

The Inquirer Bureaus 10/28/2020

Oriental Mindoro province and Batangas City have been placed under a state of calamity while Occidental Mindoro, Batangas, and Marinduque provinces are expected to follow suit following the onslaught of Typhoon “Quinta” (international name: Molave) on wide…

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