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The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) has earmarked P187 million to provide financial relief to insured farmers who suffered losses from flooding and destruction caused by three typhoons and the intensified southwest monsoon.

The government has secured sufficient funding to sustain President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s P20-per-kilo rice program through the end of his term in mid-2028, with most newly allocated funds remaining available for deployment, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. confirmed.

Philippine exports surged to a record USD54.92 billion in the first seven months of 2026, up 12.9 percent year-on-year, prompting the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to widen its push for new markets and overseas buyers for local businesses.

The world could soon look different in classrooms, newsrooms, and digital platforms after the United Nations backed a push to replace the familiar Mercator map with projections that more accurately show the relative size of countries and continents.