STOP KILLING LAWYERS; END IMPUNITY, NOW!Joint Statement of Condemnation on the killing of Davao Occidental Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Eleanor “Ning” P. Dela Peña The Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) and the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG)-Southern Mindanao vehemently
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 June) — The city council here approved a resolution Tuesday, June 11, demanding the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and other concerned agencies to “fast-track and fix all pending infrastructure projects” in the
Tensions between the Philippines and China arising from a territorial dispute over the Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) have shown no signs of easing up. China has refused to recognize the July 12, 2016 ruling of the
The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers strongly condemns the killing of Prosecutor Eleanor “Ning” Dela Peña on the afternoon of June 10, 2024. According to reports, she was driving home around 5:00 pm in Digos City, Davao del Sur, when
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 11 June) – Rains spawned by a low pressure area (LPA) caused the water level at the Pasonanca Water Treatment Plant here to rise to 74.28 meters, which is above the average or normal level of
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 11 June) — The Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO) in Tagum City backed the complaint filed by its allies against Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib before the Office of the President, saying
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 June) – The suspect in the killing of Davao Occidental Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Eleanor Dela Peña is her half-brother, who was arrested Monday night in Davao del Sur province, the Police Regional Office (PRO) –
Construction of houses for Masara landslide victims to start The provincial government of Davao de Oro said on Monday that construction of housing units for the victims of the February 6 Masara landslide tragedy will start “soon” on a 1.6 hectare land in
Many ambulant fish vendors in General Santos City offer free-of-charge cleaning of what they sell. Badjao fish seller Niyal gives discarded fish innards to a cat and a puppy on Tuesday, 11 June 2024. MindaNews photo by ROMMEL REBOLLIDO
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 11 June) – This year’s celebration of the Naliyagan Festival, from June 12 to 17, is set to become livelier with a greater variety of crowd-drawing events, but will observe stricter protocols on the
DIGOS CITY (MindaNews / 11 June) – The legal community in the Davao region has expressed outrage and condemned the killing of Davao Occidental Assistant Provincial Prosecutor Eleanor Dela Peña. She was shot dead in this city around 5 p.m
