
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 30 December) – An umbrella of environmental groups in the country was appalled by the decision of Secretary Roy Cimatu of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reversing the ban on open-pit mining, a

DAVAO (MindaNews / 30 December) – Six months before the end of President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s six-year term, the loan agreement for the multi-billion 3.98-kilometer Davao City-Samal Island Bridge remains on the negotiating stage between the Philippine and Chinese governments. Mayor Al David Uy,

CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 30 December) – The Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro is up in arms against a casino that has opened in the neighboring municipality of Opol, Misamis Oriental. In a pastoral letter, Archbishop Jose Cabantan decried

DEL CARMEN, Siargao Island (MindaNews / 30 December) — Two rival political parties in Surigao del Norte on Wednesday called for unity amid the tragedy brought about by super typhoon ‘Odette’ which made its first landfall in this province on

ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 29 Dec) – Survivors of COVID-19 here received cash assistance of 3,000 or 5,000 pesos from the city government last Tuesday. The cash assistance, rolled out under the Local Social Amelioration Program (LSAP) was distributed to