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FULL FARMS, EMPTY PLATES: W. Visayas’ hunger paradox as 151,000 families remained food poor in 2023

Around 151,000 households in Western Visayas remained unable to meet their minimum food requirements in 2023 despite the region’s surplus production of key agricultural commodities, highlighting persistent challenges in food affordability and access. A report by the Regional Development Council in Western Visayas (RDC-6), citing data from the Philippine Statistics Authority

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PrimeRES signs Mandarin, La Carmela hotels under Boracay power deal

BORACAY, Aklan — PrimeRES Energy Corporation, a licensed retail electricity supplier, has signed separate power-supply partnerships with two Boracay hotel groups to lower their electricity costs through the Retail Aggregation Program. The company sealed the agreements with the Mandarin Premier Hotels & Resorts Group and the La Carmela de Boracay

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New study finds alarmingly low genetic diversity in Philippine eagle

The Philippine eagle, the country’s national bird, is one of the largest and most powerful eagles in the world. Susceptible to habitat destruction and fragmentation, it is currently listed as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, making it one of the most threatened birds globally. To

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Starving in a surplus

July 1, 2026

Look at the latest figures from the Regional Development Council, and you’d be forgiven for thinking Western Visayas is an agricultural utopia. We are sitting on a rice self-sufficiency index of 127%. White corn is at a staggering 306%. We produce more pork and poultry than our population actually consumes. Yet, try explaining that massive

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