A lumad of the Banwaon tribe from San Luis, Agusan del Sur looks at a photo exhibit featuring alleged human rights violations in the Caraga Region displayed at the Libertad sports complex in Butuan City on Thursday (19 Feb 2015).
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 Feb) – Dabawenyos, it’s for real: the two-hour rotating brownouts will start on Saturday (Feb. 21), according to the Davao Light and Power Co. (DLPC). In a statement, DLPC said they have implemented the rotating
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews / 19 Feb) – North Cotabato is on heightened alert following threats from the spokesperson of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) that it would attack the provincial capitol. Senior Supt. Danilo Peralta, North Cotabato police chief,
MELBOURNE, Australia (MindaNews / 19 Feb) – It seems appropriate for the 29th anniversary celebration of the EDSA Revolution on February 25 that we ponder on whether the 1987 Constitution, just like our notion of people power, has become a
North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Mendoza, photographed here in a forum on extremisim Wednesday (18 Feb 2015), insists she is not supporting the MILF in its ongoing clashes with the BIFF in Pikit town. MindaNews photo by Ferdinandh Cabrera | Read
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 19 Feb) – A rubber plantation worker was injured in an improvised bomb explosion perpetrated by suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits in Sumisip, Basilan province, a police official disclosed Thursday. Senior Insp. Alchmad Alibonga, Sumisip police chief,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 Feb) – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) Regional Office XI has partnered with the city’s Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) to encourage the elderly to register for PhilHealth coverage. In a press statement,
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 19 Feb) – If we now comfortably live in this modern time it is because we put so much trust, consciously or unconsciously, in people around us. We take a jeepney or a bus or
Filipino-Chinese residents in Surigao City celebrate the New Year on Thursday (19 Feb 2015) with a dragon dance along city streets, where they give away free tikoy and ice cream for Surigaonons. MindaNews photo by Roel N. Catoto
Following Cayetano’s turn in questioning resource persons on the Senate hearing on the ill-fated Special Action Forces operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on Thursday, interfaith group Moro-Christian People’s Alliance (MCPA) said that Majority Leader Senator Alan Cayetano is ignorant of peace
A fire dancer performs at the Peace Archway along Sta. Ana Avenue in Davao City on Wednesday (18 Feb 2015), eve of the Chinese New Year. MindaNews photo by Toto Lozano
