Stories that matter, 25 years of independent journalism in Mindanao.
Reporting the issues, voices and hopes of Mindanao since 2001.
25 Years in 100 Days
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Vision Mission Goals setting on June 8, 2001, two weeks after MindaNews’ founding. This was held at Chateau Veronica Apartelle in Davao City. Among those in the picture are editor-in-chief Carolyn Arguillas (seated near the overhead projector), Rex Ortega (standing), Jowel Canuday (in front of laptop), Merpu Roa (rightmost), Danny Debalucos, Violy Gloria, H. Marcos C. Mordeno, Allen Estabillo. (Patabang na lang ilang Carol.) This was facilitated by Mags Maglana.
MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
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In the next 25 years and beyond, MindaNews will deepen its role not only as a trusted newsroom, but as a hub for knowledge, learning, and cultural memory—expanding how journalism is taught, preserved, and translated across platforms and generations. At its core, MindaNews exists to produce truth, build capacity, preserve knowledge, and translate meaning, serving Mindanao’s communities today while shaping a more informed and resilient public life for the future.
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