A vendor prepares her ribbon leis outside the Municipal Dome and Cultural Center in Maragusan, Davao de Oro on Sunday, 29 March 2026, for selling during the graduation rites on Monday. MindaNews photo by YAS OCAMPO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — A culinary workshop and food pop-up, will take place on Monday, March 30 at the Green House Cinema here, with its daytime workshop already fully booked and an evening pop-up open to the
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act No. 12317 on March 25, 2026, resetting the first regular parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to the second Monday of
Vendors sell palm fronds (lukay or palaspas) on Palm Sunday, 29 March 2026, along the Sangguniang Panlungsod driveway fronting San Pedro Cathedral. The crosses cost at least 10 pesos, depending on the size. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) – Authorities called on the public in Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday to remain calm following the deadly ambush on police forces Saturday night, which left five killed and three others wounded. Lt. Col.
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 28 March) — Holy Week in predominantly Muslim Basilan unfolds as a tapestry of devotion and resilience, where faith traditions intersect with the island’s diverse cultural landscape. Dr. Richard Falcatan, Special Assistant to the Governor on Catholic
Gasoline in the island province of Tawi-Tawi sells for only 95 pesos per liter whether in a gas station or in bottles on the roadside on Sunday, 29 March 2026. Most of the fuel is sourced from neighboring Sandakan and Sabah in Malaysia and transported to Tawi-Tawi on board small watercrafts. MindaNews photos by QUEENIE CASIMIRO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — Violence against women remains a pressing issue in the Philippines. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, 17.5% of women aged 15–49 have experienced violence from an intimate partner, while thousands of rape cases
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 29 March) — Frosted cakes, pancit and entertainment marked the 81st birthday celebration of former President Rodrigo Duterte as supporters gathered in the city Saturday night. Amid chants of “Bring him home” and “We are
BOOK REVIEW: Unmasking the Myths of the CPP and its leader Joma Sison by Maya Butalid and Carlo Butalid Cebu City, Philippines: 8Letters Bookstore and Publishing, 2025 NAGA CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — Brave, reliable, timely, readable. This book by Left progressive spouses
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews /29 March) — There is a quiet but unsettling message coming from global markets this week. When war breaks out, investors are supposed to run to safety. Gold rises. Bonds steady. Defensive assets hold the line. This
A supporter lights the candle on one of the 81 cakes brought by Cagayan de Oro supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte to celebrate his 81st birthday on Saturday, 28 March 2026. Seventy-eight cakes were distributed to the supporters while three were used to light the birthday candles. The Duterte patriarch has spent two birthdays in the detention center in The Hague, the Netherlands since his arrest on March 11, 2025 to face charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — A philosophy book rooted in the lived struggles of Lumad communities in Mindanao draws attention towards the role of indigenous knowledge in shaping Filipino thought, following its recognition at the 43rd National Book
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — Five police officers were killed while three others were wounded in an ambush Saturday night along Maguindanao Street, Barangay Mother Poblacion in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, on the road leading to the
