TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 08 November) – The key whistleblower in the high-profile “missing sabungeros” (cockfighting enthusiasts) case, has come forward to deny accusations that he threatened News5 reporter Gary de Leon, calling the allegations “baseless” and “a smear meant
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 08 November) – Three members of the New People’s Army (NPA), including a mother and her son, surrendered Friday in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur, the military said. Nora Antong, a.k.a. Maymay, a former medic of Guerilla
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 08 November) — At least 552 families or 2,306 individuals from 17 barangays in Butuan City were affected by flooding Saturday as heavy rains brought by Severe Tropical Storm “Uwan” (international name: Fung-Wong)
For Datu Rolando G. Melendez, becoming a dairy farmer wasn’t a personal choice at the start. Credit goes to the owner of the cows that he took care of in the early 1980s. He recalled that in 1983, the Philippine
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 08 November) – The floods in Cebu were not a freak event. They are the latest chapter in a long, predictable story. Here across Mindanao, the same forces are at play: forests stripped bare, rivers choked
Part 4: The Three-Month Chapter that Changed Everything CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 8 Nov) — I’m Limeya, and this is Part 4 of our story, a love letter to courage, faith, and the beautiful mess of starting over.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 November) – On the second floor of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) is a gallery of framed photographs of past and present officials, their names engraved on metal plates after “Hon.” (for Honorable), the present, on the
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 08 November) – Public works and utilities have not been fully restored in Loreto, the town in Dinagat Islands hardest hit by typhoon “Tino” early this week. The local government of Loreto has
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 08 November) – Low-lying or exposed coastal communities of Dinagat Islands, Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands in the northeastern seaboard of Mindanao are among the areas where there’s a high risk of “life-threatening and damaging storm
Unprogrammed appropriations were a magnet for corruption, a source of billions in kickbacks for legislators and other officials. By Guinevere Latoza Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism The term “unprogrammed appropriations,” known as UAs, sounds innocent enough. But to politicians, public
