Jayson C. Ibañez Director-Research and Conservation Philippine Eagle Foundation In July of 1896, a local Samareño acting as guide to British Ornithologist John Whitehead brought back to camp one of the largest forest birds that Whitehead has ever seen. Then
Jura Abdillah, 53, weaves a traditional fan made of buri palm in her house in Isla Verde, Davao City, 14 July. This craft, which she learned from their ancestors, has been her source of living since she was 15 years
Rough waters in Davao Gulf have forced fishermen living in Barangay 74-A, Bucana, Davao City to take a break from their daily routine in this photo taken on July 14, 2015. MindaNews photo by Toto Lozano
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 July) – The Senate Committee on Local Government will continue working on the crafting of a substitute bill to the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) unless the Supreme Court issues a temporary restraining order
[Privilege Speech of Mindanao’s lone Cardinal, Orlando B. Quevedo, OMI at the Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on July 12. Quevedo was President of the CBCP for two terms from 1999 to 2003]. Pastoral
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 July) – The country’s Catholic bishops adopted during its recent plenary assembly the Mindanao Catholic Bishops’ statement on the peace process and the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that they want and do not want. “We do not
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews /14 July) – A long-standing political rift was behind the ambush of Army troopers in Pantar town, Lanao del Norte on Monday, an official of a civil society organization here said. One soldier was killed while seven
STRIVING FOR A JUST PEACE, THE MORAL ROAD Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines [Statement of the Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Adopting the Mindanao Catholic Bishops on the BBL and the Peace Process]
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/14 July) — The city government joined calls on Tuesday for the immediate banning of aerial spraying activities in agricultural plantations in parts of South Cotabato. City Mayor Peter Miguel said he is opposing the continuing use of
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/14 July) — The city government is planning to build a multimillion modern convention center in a bid to draw more major events and visitors or tourists to the city. City Treasurer Marloun Gumbao said studies are now
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/14 July) — Andre Libby Pena may not have been born when Gemith Gemparo, an island girl turned model from Siargao won in an international modeling tilt and later became a pilot. Andre, 22 and standing 5’9” from
MELBOURNE, Australia (MindaNews/14 July) — Not all assertions of unconstitutionality against the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) can be accepted as absolute truth. Actually, some claims really necessitate further examination. For instance, the contention of Senator Bongbong Marcos in his privilege
