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ON Monday last week (August 14), the town of Casiguran, Aurora, shattered the record for the highest heat index ever recorded in the Philippines at 60 degrees Celsius. The previous heat index record — which was only set in May this year — was 53 C in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, on May 24. Casiguran equaled that mark on Friday and Saturday, August 11 and 12, broke the record on Sunday the 13th with a reading of 59 C, and exceeded that on Monday.

The Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) on Monday proposed the abolition of the National Food Authority (NFA) over the agency’s alleged preference to import rice rather than buy from Filipino farmers. In a statement, Rosendo So, president of Sinag, said that the latest “showcase” of NFA’s “skewed preference” for imported…

Filipino priest John Dave Francis Pineda, 31, director of the diocesan youth commission of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan (AVC) says it was a very fulfilling experience to had accompanied those whose visa were reconsidered for the World Youth Day (WDY) 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal.

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to build two cold storage facilities in Occidental Mindoro to prevent harvested onions from rotting and ensure fair prices.

SOUTH Korea has provided $300,000 in humanitarian aid to the Philippines to expedite the rehabilitation of communities devastated by Typhoon Egay.