Residents chop rejects from a banana plantation in Barangay New Visayas, Don Carlos in Bukidnon, for which they are paid 10 pesos per basket (around 35 kilos). The chopped bananas are sold to a buyer in Manolo Fortich where these are mixed with hog feeds. Photo taken Wednesday, 17 July 2024. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
BARMM placed under ‘white code’ as floods hit the region The Ministry of Health in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has raised the “white code” in flood-affected areas. A white code directs health workers to closely monitor
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 July)—Expensive transportation costs have encouraged Tagum City residents to walk instead of using public transportation, netizens say. Tagumenios expressed their walking and transportation experience while commenting to a Facebook post by MindaNews about the results
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 July) – Rescuers pre-emptively evacuated a total of 57 families or 282 individuals due to flooding caused by heavy downpour due to a low pressure area (LPA) on Tuesday evening, an official of the Office
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 17 July ) – The floods in Region 12 or Soccsksargen region have affected about 40,000 families in at least three provinces, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. Jorie Mae Balmediano, OCD-12 spokesperson, said
A man cleans their house on Wednesday, 17 July 2024, a day after it was submerged in floodwaters Tuesday evening in Buhangin, Davao City. MindaNews photo
Flood-affected villagers queue for free porridge prepared by their neighbor on Wednesday, 17 July 2024, a day after their houses were submerged in floodwaters Tuesday evening in Buhangin, Davao City. MindaNews photo
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 17 July) – Agusan del Sur will host the Palarong Pambansa 2026, with Gov. Santiago Cane Jr. saying it is a dream come true for the province, which has been aspiring to host
DAVAO CITY ( MindaNews / 17 July) — The “Dabawenyo DCplinado,” a city government-backed program aiming to “integrate the concept of discipline for responsible citizenship to the basic education curriculum,” has yet to receive funding despite plans to start it this
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 17 July) – It now appears that the Chinese aggressive maritime incursion in the West Philippines Sea is but a diversionary tactic to lure us away from their insidious inland invasion of the country. Again,
