
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 sibling’s 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) […]
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 12 June 2026) – Rep. Ziaur- Rahman Alonto Adiong of the First District of Lanao del Sur has filed a cyber libel complaint against the 18 men who identified themselves as former Marines and claimed to have delivered money contained in suitcases to lawmakers and other personalities involved in anomalous flood […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 June) – The death toll in Sarangani following Monday’s Magnitude 7.8 earthquake has risen to 28 as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, up by eight from 9 a.m. as more bodies were retrieved from landslide sites in Glan. Glan is the hardest hit town in Sarangani province. The […]
GLAN, Sarangani (MindaNews / 11 June) – Before Monday’s Magnitude 7.8 quake, Noraina Dianga was an itinerant fish vendor in Barangay Kapatan. But there is no fish to sell these days as fisherfolk are still shying away from the sea, attending to houses that were either partially or totally damaged, or turning to other survival […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 June 2026) — On Wednesday, the Office of the City Building Official said it had issued Red Tags to seven structures in the city and Yellow Tags to 22 more after the Magnitude 7.8 earthquake. “A Red Tag indicates that occupancy of the building is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Inspection results showed […]
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 […]
1st of 2 parts LIBONA, Bukidnon (MindaNews / 13 June 2026) – The name SacramTrees, a creative blend of “Sacrament” and “Trees,” was conceived by the Parish Pastoral Coordinating Council (PPCC) of Jesus Nazareno Parish (JNP) in Libona, Bukidnon, in August 2025. The
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /12 June 2026) – The death of a student is a quiet horror every educator dreads. In the medical school where I teach, our institutional reflex to tragedy is swift, quiet, and unconditioned by blame: when a
Tayo’y malaya na sa kolonyalismo,Ngunit tunay nga bang—malaya na talaga tayo…?Kung sa kamay ng walang kaluluwa’t puso,—mga buwayang sa puwesto’y nakadi-kwatro—Mismo pa namang kapwa Pilipino,Kaliwa’t kanan, araw-araw,BIHAG PA RIN TAYO! (MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. Gamson Jr Mawallil
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 11 June 2026) — Two young men are gone. Rene Baterbonia, 19, a Most Valuable Player from Davao, and Divine Adili, 21, entered Ateneo de Manila University’s basketball program with the hope of lifting their families
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




