
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 August 2026) — The Department of Education is looking for possible alternative locations for heavily damaged schools in Jose Abad Santos (JAS), Davao Occidental hit by the quakes starting June, as some of these locations have been declared no build zones. Speaking to MindaNews on Messenger Wednesday, JAS Mayor Jason […]
MindaNews / 6 August 2026 — A prima facie evidence exists that Vice President Sara Duterte spent her confidential funds for personal use after her office failed to properly liquidate the funds, state auditor Roderick Wamil testified before the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday. Wamil said the legal presumption is based on Item 8.3 of […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 August 2026) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) revealed that it is “95% ready” for the conduct of the first-ever Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections on September 14, and will transmit the ballots to its “hubs” by last week of August until the first week of September. COMELEC Chairperson George Erwin M. […]
MindaNews / 5 August 2026 — The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the consolidated petitions questioning the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives. The SC, in a press briefer posted on the SC’s website Wednesday afternoon, ruled that the issues raised in the petitions had become moot and academic, […]
MindaNews / 5 August 2026 — Senator-judge Imee Marcos showed annoyance over how Roderick Wamil, former state auditor for confidential funds, responded to the question of who should be considered accountable for confidential funds. Wamil continued his testimony on Wednesday, day 13 of the impeachment trial, on the use of confidential funds by the Office […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 August 2026) – The Bangsamoro peace process is back on track with the Peace Implementing Panels of the government (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) signing on Tuesday a “Declaration of Continuity of the Partnership” between them in the implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), the peace […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 August) – The first meeting this year of the government (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panels on Tuesday, August 4, fell on a historic date in the Bangsamoro peace process: tragic in 2008, euphoric in 2011 and what in 2026? Eighteen years ago, on August 4, […]
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
Residents in Barangay Lapuan, Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental are not aware that the revetment they have converted into a swimming pool is a project by Alpha & Omega Gen. Contractor & Development Corp., a Discaya-owned contractor. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C BUENO DON MARCELINO, Davao Occidental (MindaNews / 29 July 2026) – A tall, lean […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 August 2026) – Every State of the Nation Address (SONA) is part legislative report, part carefully choreographed theater. In his latest address, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presented a sleek portrait of national progress—highlighting anti-corruption raids,
(Opening statement of Mohagher Iqbal, chair of the Peace Implementing Panel of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front during the 38th meeting of the panels at the Acacia Hotel in Davao City on 4 August 2026. This was the first meeting since
(Opening statement of Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento, concurrent chair of the government’s Peace Implementing Panel at the 38th meeting of the panels at the Acacia Hotel in Davao City on 4 August 2026. This was the first meeting since December
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 5 August 2026) — For a few precious hours last week, the country stopped worrying about the price of rice. We stopped calculating whether the salary would reach the next payday, whether the electricity bill could
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 / 04 August 2026) – The Bangsamoro peace process is back on track
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 August) – The first meeting this year of the government
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 July 2026) – The 45-day campaign period for the 1st
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 July 2026) – The Bangsamoro peace process merited only three




