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TALACOGON, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 16 June) – “Wa gani ko katingog gahapon. Na shock ko.” (I was speechless yesterday. I was shocked), Rovelyn ‘Bebet’ Baterbonia recalls her feelings upon seeing the crowds that turned up along the 246-kilometer journey on Monday and Tuesday to bring her son’s remains home from Davao City. “Ha? Ingon ani […]
TALACOGON, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 16 June 2026) — Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia will be the first to be buried in the town’s new cemetery in Barangay Labnig on June 24, on a 30-square meter lot intended for a mausoleum, beside the future chapel. Baterbonia’s mother, Rovelyn, visited the proposed burial site shortly before […]
TALACOGON, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 16 June 2026) — Eighteen-year-old Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia was expected to be home in Talacogon town between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Monday but the funeral convoy arrived at the municipal gym here at 1:40 a.m. on Tuesday, after an 18-hour travel from Davao City, including a […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 June) – Rene Clert ‘Bobet’ Baterbonia will forever live in the Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU). The covered courts of the Senior High School will henceforth be named RBBCC for “Rene ‘Bobet’ Baterbonia Covered Courts,” Fr. Karel San Juan, Ateneo de Davao University President, announced at the end of the mass […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 June) – Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia dreamt of a better life for his family, including helping ensure his six siblings finish college. Bobet’s “pangandoy” (dream) for his siblings’ education will be realized, even if the 18-year old basketball star, a Blue Knight player at the Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) where he spent […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / June 14) — The legal team representing the family of the Ateneo de Manila University’s Blue Eagles player, Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia, is conducting its own investigation on the circumstances that led to his death during the “team building” activity in Dipaculao, Aurora. The investigation, according to lead counsel Israelito Torreon, is […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / June 12) — Thomas Anthony “Tabal” Baldwin, head coach of the Ateneo de Manila University’s (AdMU) basketball team should talk to the family of the late Rene Clert Baterbonia as well as his former team at Ateneo de Davao University for “peace of mind,” said Jess Evangelio, Baterbonia’s coach at AdDU. […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 June 2026) — A recent genomic study has found that the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), already threatened by hunting and habitat loss, has one of the lowest levels of genetic diversity recorded among birds of prey, raising concerns about the species’ ability to adapt to disease, environmental change, and other […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 June 2026) – Barely becoming a Blue Eagle after his recruitment to play for Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), 18-year-old Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia was Blue Knight, Bobet, Gentle Giant, Most Valuable Player. And he is home. Baterbonia, a native of Talacogon, Agusan del Sur and Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) […]
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allotted P2.5 billion for the construction of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in Sultan Kudarat province in line with the efforts to boost the country’s coffee production. Agriculture Secretary
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 03 May) – Investments in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) reached P5.1 billion in April, surpassing last year’s P5 billion total registered investments across the region, latest data from the Bangsamoro Board of
The party-list system was meant to challenge elite politics. But it has instead become a bastion of families and contractors. This report provides the numbers: half of the 64 party-list representatives in the 20th Congress are members of active political clans, and nearly a third have ties to government contractors. by Guinevere Latoza and Christian […]
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 17 June 26 ) – The invisible chain connecting a conflict thousands of kilometers away to the grocery cart in your neighborhood. When news breaks about missiles over the Middle East, central bankers in Europe, trade
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 16 June 2026) — Before basketball standout Rene Clert “Bobet” Baterbonia, the last time Dabawenyos went out of their work and homes and lined both sides of the city streets was during the funeral march for
2nd of two parts 5. The Imperative to “Widen the Space of Your Tent” The Catholic Church in the Philippines has long recognized the necessity of structured environmental advocacy. As early as 1988, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)
(Homily delivered by Fr. Eric Anthony S. Escandor, ADDU Senior High School Chaplain, during the mass Saturday evening, 13 June 2026 at the Christ the King Chapel, Ateneo de Davao University Senior High School, for Rene Clert ‘Bobet’ N. Baterbonia)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 June) — A photo posted on Facebook last April 26 of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go distributing shoes to members of the New People’s Army (NPA) is not AI-generated or edited. Claims that the photo posted
A Facebook post from Kuyz TV claiming that Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte signed a railway contract with a supposed Japanese governor from “Gensokyo” is FAKE and based on fictional references. The post, shared by Kuyz TV on May
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May) – A young Dabawenyo who attended the Bangsamoro Beyond the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May) – How do regional parliamentary political parties envision the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 7 May 2026) – The independent Third Party Monitoring Team
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 April) – Moro leaders on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of former
