
Sibutu Sunset
A Bajau mother prepares dinner for the family consisting of boiled rice and steamed freshly caught fish, as the sun is setting in Barangay Ligayan in Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi on November 15, 2024. MindaNews photo by JULES L. BENITEZ

A Bajau mother prepares dinner for the family consisting of boiled rice and steamed freshly caught fish, as the sun is setting in Barangay Ligayan in Sibutu, Tawi-Tawi on November 15, 2024. MindaNews photo by JULES L. BENITEZ

Camiguin a benchmark for disaster preparedness – OCD The island province of Camiguin has been recognized by the Office of Civil Defense as a benchmark for disaster preparedness and response for other provinces in Northern Mindanao to follow. OCD Administrator

SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte (MindaNews / 15 November) – Two members of the Philippine National Police Special Operations Unit of Drug Enforcement Group-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region were killed, while two others were wounded in a gunfight with suspects during a buy-bust operation

Personnel stationed at the Benoni Port in Mahinog, Camiguin scan QR codes of passengers of a vehicle queuing towards a docked RORO vessel headed for the Balingoan Port, Friday morning (15 November 2024). The island has institutionalized a smart travel system to scan the details of all visitors. MindaNews photo by YAS D. OCAMPO

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 15 November) — Thirty-seven Chinese nationals suspected of working at a mall construction site without the required work permits for foreigners have been placed in the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in




