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DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 July) – A day after his appointment as concurrent chair of the government’s Peace Implementing Panel (PIP) in the Bangsamoro peace process, Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento hit the ground running by meeting with heads of the government’s (GPH) Peace Process Mechanisms, not in Metro Manila where he is based, […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 July 2026) — Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento has been appointed concurrently as chair of the government’s Peace Implementing Panel in the Bangsamoro Peace Process. This was announced Wednesday noon by Atty. Claire Castro, Undersecretary of the Presidential Communications Office and Palace Press Officer, at the end of the […]
CAMP SALIPADA PENDATUN, Parang, Maguindanao del Norte (MindaNews / 15 July 2026) — As far as election and security officials are concerned, the first-ever Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections scheduled for September 14, 2026 are a “go.” “As [COMELEC] Chairman George Garcia said, there is no turning back. We will proceed with the elections,” Atty. Ray Sumalipao, […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 July 2026) – There will be a new chair of the government’s Peace Implementing Panel in the Bangsamoro peace process by Wednesday. “Our liaison has informed me that Malacañang is expected to make the announcement tomorrow (Wednesday, July 15),” Presidential Peace Adviser Mel Senen Sarmiento told MindaNews Tuesday evening in […]
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte (MindaNews / 14 July 2026) — A long-time radio technician for the Catholic-owned Notre Dame Broadcasting Corporation (NDBC) was shot to death while on his way to his shift Tuesday afternoon, police said. Dennis Daborbor Pido, 56, a resident of Sinsuat Avenue in Cotabato City, had served NDBC for over […]
MindaNews / 14 July 2026 — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) BARMM regional director Jeremy Lotoc insisted that the evidence they gathered pointed to a plot by Vice President Sara Duterte to kill President Marcos Jr. Lotoc, however, admitted during the continuation of his cross-examination on Tuesday that their findings were based on their investigation […]
JOSE ABAD SANTOS, Davao Occidental (MindaNews / 14 July 2026) — Barangay Sugal in this municipality is going for a more long-term approach to the spate of disasters in Davao Occidental by using its disaster funds to buy a drilling machine to search for potable water. The Magnitude 7.8 earthquake last June 8 and more […]
JOSE ABAD SANTOS, Davao Occidental (MindaNews / 14 July 2026) — A fourth body has been found three days after the July 10 flash flood that hit Barangay Tanuman in the municipality of Jose Abad Santos (JAS). Another set of remains, currently unidentified, was also found in Barangay Malalan Monday night. JAS Mayor Jason John […]
DAVAO OCCIDENTAL (MindaNews / 13 July 2026) — The Tanuman Bridge in Barangay Tanuman, Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental was opened to all types of vehicles effective 6:30 p.m. on Sunday after clearing operations, two days after a deadly flash flood in the village swept 10 residents to the sea. The bodies of three of the victims […]
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (13 July 2026) — Motorists can now pass through one lane in landslide-hit areas of Barangay Kapatan and Sitio Nacolyael in Barangay Small Margus in Glan, Sarangani, following hours of emergency clearing operations. In an advisory issued at 5:41 p.m. on Sunday, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Soccsksargen announced […]
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allotted P2.5 billion for the construction of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in Sultan Kudarat province in line with the efforts to boost the country’s coffee production. Agriculture Secretary
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 03 May) – Investments in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) reached P5.1 billion in April, surpassing last year’s P5 billion total registered investments across the region, latest data from the Bangsamoro Board of
By Guinevere LatozaPhilippine Center for Investigative Journalism Highlights Companies owned by some of the country’s richest business tycoons have run circles around government regulators, allowing them to gain control of the country’s clean energy resources. Last year, Ramon Ang’s San Miguel, port magnate Enrique Razon Jr.’s Prime Infrastructure, and the Lopez family’s First Gen Corporation […]
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 17 July 2026) – Vice President Sara Duterte skipped three more trial days. The impeachment trial finished its second week. Mindanao’s fingerprints were all over the proceedings. The star witness directs the NBI in Bangsamoro. The
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 16 July 2026) – Don’t begrudge Senator Robinhood Padilla for declaring during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte that he is a communist. Being a communist or socialist doesn’t necessarily mean supporting or participating
The structural defect that stalled the peace process for over a year is finally cured. With a government panel chair who can commit, the two panels have no more excuse to wait—and no time to lose before September. To Secretary
There is a vast, ocean-wide chasm between performative bravado and lived courage. This chasm was laid bare during the Senate impeachment proceedings of Vice President Sara Duterte. Under the bright lights of the chamber, Senator Robin Padilla casually declared, “Komunista
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 June) — A photo posted on Facebook last April 26 of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go distributing shoes to members of the New People’s Army (NPA) is not AI-generated or edited. Claims that the photo posted
A Facebook post from Kuyz TV claiming that Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte signed a railway contract with a supposed Japanese governor from “Gensokyo” is FAKE and based on fictional references. The post, shared by Kuyz TV on May
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 July) – A day after his appointment as concurrent chair of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May) – A young Dabawenyo who attended the Bangsamoro Beyond the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May) – How do regional parliamentary political parties envision the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 7 May 2026) – The independent Third Party Monitoring Team
