Please, please spare Samira Gutoc from your never-ending political bickering and labelings. She’s one brave, courageous woman who is very well grounded and hands-on in the Marawi Crisis from Day 1. No guys, you cannot win any argument with a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 July) – Environmentalists here welcome President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s stern warning against abusive mining companies and supported his call issued Monday to legislators to pass the National Land Use Act. Interface Development Interventions (IDIS) acting
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 25 July) – Buildings and houses in this city which have been cleared of Maute gunmen are still unsafe as they may still contain unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices, a military official said in a
DAPITAN CITY (MindaNews / 25 July) – This city brimmed with colors and sounds Tuesday as it culminated its weeklong Kinabayo Festival 2017. Known as the “Shrine City of the Philippines,” Dapitan City capped the festival with a street dancing
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 July) – Business registrations in Davao City have grown more than double in the second quarter of 2017 despite the implementation of martial law in Mindanao, an investment official said. In an interview Tuesday, Davao
(Note from MindaNews: This is the official transcript of President Rodrigo Duterte’s second State of the Nation Address, released by the Presidential News Desk of the Presidential Communications Office) Presidential Communications Office Presidential News Desk State of the Nation Address
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews / 25 July) – An operative of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Region 12 has questioned the authority of the vice mayor here for allegedly interfering in their law enforcement operations they conducted along the Kidapawan-Makilala highway
Brig. Gen. Ramiro Manuel A. Rey, commander of Joint Task Group Ranao, gives an update on the Marawi siege on Tuesday, 25 July 2017 at the Lanao del Sur provincial capitol building. He said houses and buildings in the city,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 25 July) – The national government has released around P3 billion in cash grants since last year to “poorest of the poor” families in Region 12 and parts of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 25 July) – The provincial government of Sarangani is pushing for the declaration as a wildlife sanctuary of a critical forest area where a juvenile Philippine Eagle was rescued earlier this year. Sarangani Gov. Steve
(Speech of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Jr. at the opening of the Second Regular Session of the 17th Congress on 24 July 2017) Distinguished members of the house of representatives, colleagues, and friends, good morning! It has been a year
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 July) — Peace groups and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) expected President Rodrigo Duterte to call on Congress to immediately pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) during his two-hour State of the Nation Address (SONA) on
