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KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 13 May 2026) — A Regional Trial Court (RTC) here has dismissed the petition filed by religious, environmental and people’s organizations to nullify the 18-year extension granted to the Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) awarded to the controversial Tampakan copper-gold project for lack of merit. Judge Jessie Lariosa, presiding judge of […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 May 2026) – Only eight of Mindanao’s 61 congressional district representatives voted against the impeachment of fellow Mindanawon, Vice President Sara Duterte, on Monday, indicating that the much-touted “Solid South” or “Solid Mindanao” is now a “political myth.” “The notion of a ‘Solid Mindanao’ may now be considered as a political myth,” […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 May 2026)— Lawmakers from Mindanao were divided during the House vote last Monday, May 11, on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, showing that lawmakers from Duterte’s supposed political bailiwick did not vote as a single bloc. Out of 318 House members, 257 voted in favor of impeachment, 25 voted against, […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 May 2026) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday made public the warrant of arrest for Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ de la Rosa originally issued and sealed on November 6, 2025 as “secret.” The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I’s unsealing of the arrest warrant on Monday, May 11, came on the […]
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – Any operation to enforce the order to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa will be carried out with “due process, the rule of law, and respect for human rights,” Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. said in reaction to media reports that the International […]
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), headed by Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento, has committed to support efforts to attract more investments to the fledgling Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) through continued peace-building endeavors aimed at establishing a secure and investment-friendly […]
MindaNews / 9 May – Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday granted the request of French lawyer Dov Jacobs to withdraw as associate counsel for former president Rodrigo Duterte. Jacobs’ request cited Duterte’s decision “in reorganizing his defense team in anticipation [of] the trial phase of this case.” The ICC […]
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 8 May) – The Philippine government pushed anew the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as the country’s export gateway to the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines – East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP–EAGA) subeconomic cooperation. Secretary Leo Tereso Magno, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chairperson, noted that President Ferdinand Marcos […]
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 8 May) — The Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP) claimed it has obtained the support of most mayors in the provinces of Basilan, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, and Tawi-Tawi for the first ever regional parliamentary elections on September 14 this year. BFP president Tomanda Andok said they have the support […]
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
The party-list system was meant to challenge elite politics. But it has instead become a bastion of families and contractors. This report provides the numbers: half of the 64 party-list representatives in the 20th Congress are members of active political clans, and nearly a third have ties to government contractors. by Guinevere Latoza and Christian […]
MANILA (MindaNews / 12 May 2026) — Her name is Shehana Ansaruddin. But I only found out after her passing. She was also Ambuh, an aristocratic form of Inah, mother, to which she responded no matter who called. I refered to her thus from
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 11 May) – In the event that the House of Representatives approves the impeachment complaint against her, Vice President Sara Duterte has two options – defend herself before the Senate sitting as an impeachment court, or
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 10 May 2026) — What is a radical? A radical is someone who refuses to accept appearances at face value. To be radical is to examine situations and conditions beyond what is visible, to take a
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 10 May 2026) –The Philippine agricultural story is not one of simple decline. The recent PSA (Philippine Statistics Authority) numbers tell a more complicated truth: the sector is still alive, still producing, still recovering in some
An entry at the Sumbong sa Pangulo website claims that the map coordinates of a revetment construction project point to the Mawab River in Barangay Poblacion, Mawab, Davao de Oro. However, the Sumbong sa Pangulo claim is FALSE as the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 April) — A Facebook page using the name “Isla Jardin del Mar” is being flagged for alleged booking scams, despite presenting itself as a legitimate resort account online. The page is FAKE. MindaNews fact-checked this
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 7 May 2026) – The independent Third Party Monitoring Team
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 April) – Moro leaders on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of former
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 19 April) — Non-Moro indigenous women in the Bangsamoro region are
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 April) — Continued improvements in the peace and security conditions
FACT CHECK | Viral “business permit rant” video is AI-generated