
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 30 May)—Rep. Adolph Edward Plaza (2nd Dist., Agusan del Sur) has lamented the neglect by the national government of the importance of the role of soil science in enhancing the country’s agriculture and economy.

A vendor prepares a bouquet of flowers at the Bankerohan Market in Davao City on Thursday (30 May 2024). Sales of flowers have slightly spiked these days because of the graduation season. MindaNews photo

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 May)—The Regional Trial Court Branch 15 of Davao City has dismissed the quo warranto petition filed by ousted Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Maria Belen “Mabel” Sunga-Acosta against her successor, Leo Tereso Magno. In a

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 May)—The officer-in-charge of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) said “no changes will be made under [his] watch.” Col. Rolindo Soguilon, PRO-11 deputy regional director for operations who was designated DCPO officer-in-charge, made the assurance

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 May)— Police seized P14.4 million worth of shabu (methamphetamine) at the Task Force Davao checkpoint, a joint military and police endeavor, in Calinan District early evening Wednesday. Capt. Hazel Tuazon, spokesperson of the Davao City

Using a football, kids play basketball by the roadside with a makeshift board attached to a coconut trunk in Barangay Cabitoonan in General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on Wednesday (29 May 2024). MindaNews photo by ROEL N. CATOTO

A man steps aside to make way for a female passenger to board a bus in sleepy Barangay Soong in Digos City, Davao del Sur early morning Thursday (30 May 2024). The bus is headed to Barangay Kapatagan, a village in Digos that has become a highland tourist destination after years of development. MindaNews photo by YAS D. OCAMPO

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 30 May)—Finally, government regulator Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) “intervened” in the operations of the troubled Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) on Wednesday. But the current COWD general manager, Antonio Young, and board