MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/25 July) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a unilateral ceasefire with the communist-led New People’s Army. “We’re willing to go to the negotiating table,” Duterte said, adding it is ironic and tragic that while soldiers and rebels
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/25 July) — The campaign against illegal drugs ate up a substantial portion of President Rodrigo Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address on Monday. Duterte, whose speech lasted 93 minutes and resorted to ad libs several times,
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/25 July) — The Senate will move for the adoption of a federal form of government, newly installed Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said Monday. In his inaugural speech, Pimentel said the proposed shift to federalism is
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 July) – After a long wait, the National Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission on the Bangsamoro (NTJRCB) is expected to be finally set up under the administration of Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the President whose campaign promises included
By Vino Lucero Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism BEFORE Rodrigo R. Duterte became President on June 30, 2016, the Philippine National Police (PNP) had hauled a fairly bountiful harvest from its anti-drug war from January 2010 to June 2016. It
By Vino Lucero and Malou Mangahas Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism BANGKAY SA BANGKETA… kasi nga drug pusher ako. This is the sad refrain in a sardonic poem that a young Filipina wrote and read in a video she posted
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 July) — Thirteen of the 31 new city department heads appointed so far by Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio are women. Duterte-Carpio, who started work Saturday after a 22-day leave, was yet to name the city administrator and head
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 July) – This proposed budget for this year’s Kadayawan Festival will be P13 million, or P2-million less compared to last year, Art Boncato, co-chair of the festival’s organizing committee, said. Boncato added the amount might be reduced
