Drugs, cash seized, two arrested following inner north police searches

Canberra Times - Sep 26, 2026

Police found vials of steroids, scales, large sum of cash in the house.

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DA backs ‘phased’ pork tariff hikes

MANILA, Philippines — To support Filipino hog raisers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday said it is seeking to restore pre-African swine fever tariff levels for imported pork through staggered increases. The proposal follows the agency’s discussions on Sept. 24 with industry stakeholders, who called for the move as farmgate pork prices continue to

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Riding Pulangi’s wild rapids in Bukidnon

KIBAWE, Bukidnon — For decades, outdoor water adventure seekers chasing the ultimate river rush in Mindanao have often looked north toward Cagayan de Oro City, long celebrated as the country’s undisputed “whitewater rafting capital.” But down in the southern reaches of Bukidnon—a landlocked province known for its cool mountain breeze and vast agricultural plantations—a new

Sep 27, 2026

This week’s milestones: Sept. 27 to Oct. 3

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines installed a historical marker at the Benguet State University in La Trinidad, Benguet. In its early years, the university began as a farm school in 1916 and pioneered secondary education and agricultural education among indigenous students from the provinces that comprised what is now known as the Cordillera

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How Kenya’s sacred Mrima Hill became new front in US-China minerals rivalry

Mrima Hill, a sacred site about 65km (40 miles) southwest of Mombasa on Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast, is emerging as a new front in the US-China rivalry for critical minerals. US-led and Chinese bidders are competing for rights to develop the site, which is rich in rare earths and niobium, a metal used to make steel stronger and lighter. American officials have offered to support Kenya’s development of its domestic critical minerals processing industry as Washington seeks to challenge Beijing’s...