President Rodrigo Roa Duterte greets a boy whose father was among the 44 members of the Special Action Force who were killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on January 25, 2015. The President met with the families of the fallen police commandos
The wooden footbridge that became the symbol of the Mamasapano Tragedy of January 25, 2015 is gone, washed away by rampaging floodwaters late last year. The foundation posts, however, have survived. President Rodrigo Duterte ihas ordered the creation of a seven-member
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 Jan) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of a seven-person commission similar to the Agrava Commission that investigated the 1983 assassination of former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr. to investigate the January 25, 2015 Mamasapano Tragedy
TUKA, Mamasapano, Maguindanao (MindaNews/24 January) – Babo Monera Andil will never forget January 25, 2015 not only because the tragedy left 66 persons dead in neighboring Barangay Tukanalipao but also because it marked the end of her sari-sari store business.
Visitors of Tukanalipao, Mamasapano in Maguindanao will not miss this restaurant signage in the poblacion: Tap’s 44 Pancit Order. The number 44 is not about the members of the Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police who were killed
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/24 January) — First they found a 500-pound American bomb. A few days after, construction workers discovered what could be a tunnel used by Japanese soldiers in the place where the Surigao del Norte National High School now
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews/24 January) — What would happen if those entrusted to hunt and bring to justice criminals or enemies of the people turn out to be criminal elements themselves far worse than those they are hunting? We are
Flood waters inundate banana plantations in Kapalong, Davao del Norte in this photo taken on January 24, 2017. Photo courtesy of Davao del Norte Provincial Information Office
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/24 January) — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Davao Oriental on Tuesday made a declaration placing the province under a state of calamity due to massive flooding in several towns, according to provincial information officer Karen Deloso. Cateel and
By Nancy C. Carvajal Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism THE KIDNAP-SLAY of former Hanjin executive and South Korean national Jee Ick Joo remains far from being resolved even three months after his kidnapping and apparent death, and the recent arrest
By Nancy C. Carvajal and Davinci S. Maru Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism HE had been living in the Philippines for the last eight years, but South Korean national Jee Ick Joo did not seem to have any intentions of
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo are flanked by candidates of the 65th Miss Universe during a photo session at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on January 23, 2017. The Philippines is hosting the event. Coronation is
A Moro woman walks in front of the Masjid Dimaukom, also known as Pink Mosque, in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town in Maguindanao on 23 January 2017. The mosque has become a famous landmark in the province. MindaNews photo by MANMAN
