DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 July 2026) – Fourteen countries on Saturday issued a joint statement rejecting China’s “expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea,” including those based on “historic rights.” The statement, released on the eve of the
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 12 July 2026) — The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte opened on July 6, marking the first time a sitting Vice President has faced an impeachment trial in Philippine history. Duterte did not attend
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 12 July 2026) — There is a Duterte impeachment story that dominates front pages across Metro Manila — corruption, confidential funds, a Vice President dodging accountability. Travel south, to the region that has always been her
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 12 July 2026) — The municipal government of Calanogas in Lanao del Sur on Friday declared a state of calamity following the devastation in at least four barangays, including a landslide that claimed at least seven lives,
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews /12 July 2026) — A young Basileño won the gold medal in Productive Skills, silver medal in the Receptive Skills and First Place in the Debate Showcase at the TeenEagle English Global Finals in London. Jamil Oumar
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 12 July 2026) — We like to explain expensive vegetables in the simplest possible way. A typhoon came. Fertilizer became costly. Traders manipulated supply. The road was bad. The farmer planted too little, or too much, or
Heavy equipment and personnel from the Glan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) and from the Municipal Engineering Office deploy at Purok Cagang, Barangay Tapon to help residents evacuate and clear blocked roads Friday, 10 July 2026. Photo from the Facebook page of the Local Government Unit of Glan
Dabawenyo hikers and runners enjoy the breeze at the Seaside Promenade of the Azuela Cove in Lanang, Davao City early morning Sunday (12 July 2026). Ongoing construction of the Samal Island-Davao City bridge is visible in the background. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
