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Founded by Vengie Villanueva Mencias, Carmen-based Y’Nut Food Products is transforming North Cotabato’s peanut harvests into high-value goods, supporting 312 local farmers across Region XII with a monthly capacity of 40 metric tons.
Initial results from DA-10’s 100-hectare model farm project in Bukidnon show hybrid rice yields averaging seven metric tons per hectare, with top-performing farms hitting up to 10 metric tons during the wet-season harvest in Maramag.
More than 1,100 pregnant Australian dairy cattle are undergoing a 30-day quarantine at the Del Monte Feed Lot in Bukidnon following their arrival at the Port of Cagayan de Oro to help boost local milk production.
With the Philippines facing a projected shortage of 250,000 nurses by 2030, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) is calling on Congress to fast-track the proposed Magna Carta for Private Health Workers to retain skilled staff in Mindanao and nationwide.
Cagayan de Oro recorded the lowest inflation rate in Northern Mindanao at 4.6 percent in September, even as rising prices of rice, fuel, and basic utilities pushed the region’s overall inflation to 6.6 percent.
The Mindanao Development Authority and LANDBANK joined forces during the Mindanao Development Forum 2026 to provide small farmers with fast-tracked bank loans and direct connections to buyers.
Before Vengie Villanueva Mencias became an agribusiness entrepreneur, he was a boy who watched his parents work hard in the peanut fields to provide for their family.
Three aspiring business owners in Mambajao, Camiguin were awarded a share of ₱100,000 in seed capital after completing the municipal government’s Youthpreneurship 2.0 training program.
Fifty-one jobseekers secured immediate employment after 341 applicants competed for 444 vacancies at the Trabaho Agad Inug-og Festival Job Fair in Oroquieta City.
For 24-year-old Criminology student Arjay Cabanlit, the Undas rush in Iligan City offers crucial income for college tuition; for others like Nelson Sy, it remains an act of quiet remembrance.
Now in its 12th year, Iligan City’s Alimyon Flower Festival gives seasonal vendors like Analyn Nable a vital opportunity to turn family traditions into essential Undas income.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas urged residents to protect their digital accounts and learn fraud prevention steps during a financial education session in Clarin.