As buyers and sellers enter the end-of-year auction season, the reports show that auction prices ticked up month over month in most categories in November with combines leading the other categories.
Crimes of physical injury, theft, and rape remained prevalent in 2024, but the number of incidents for such crimes have declined from last year, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported.
Yet the harvesters say they have little choice but to struggle on, as there are few opportunities in a country hit hard by unemployment, inflation and high living costs. Mabrouka Athimni, who heads a ...