DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 February) – At least eight workers of a mining firm in Maco, Davao de Oro were listed to have survived a massive landslide that struck at 7:50 p.m. in Zone 1, Barangay Masara on Tuesday, burying a
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 09 June 2026) — Yesterday, we saw distressing videos showing just how traumatizing the major earthquake was for a large number of young people in General Santos and neighboring provinces. We are incredibly grateful for the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 June 2026) — In discussions about regional development, attention often gravitates toward infrastructure projects, investment promotions, industrial parks, and economic growth targets. Roads are built, airports are expanded, and industries are encouraged to invest. These
A road in Barangay Kapatan, Glan, Sarangani Province damaged during the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday (8 June 2026). Photo from the Facebook page of VICE MAYOR JAMES YAP JR.
Abraham Garcia Jr., an Associate Professor at the Ateneo de Davao University, was walking along C.M. Recto St. at 2:41 p.m. on Tuesday (9 June 2026) when he noticed people near the cracks of the façade of Vivaldi Residences. The cracks showed up after Monday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake off Sarangani province. He took a shot (left photo), thinking it was a nice way to show the scale of the cracks with people nearby. Seconds later, Garcia heard the crashing sound, and found that part of the signage fell. PHIVOLCS records show that a magnitude 1.8 earthquake occurred at exactly 2:41:11 p.m. in Maasim, Sarangani, not far from Monday’s strong earthquake.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has recorded 1,209 aftershocks as of 3 p.m. on June 9. Photos by ABRAHAM GARCIA JR.
The 12-man team of the Zamboanga Electric Cooperative (ZAMCELCO) prior to their departure for General Santos City on Tuesday, 9 June 2026. The ZAMCELCO contingent brings with them a boom truck and other equipment to help in clearing and power restoration operations in areas hit by Monday’s 7.8 magnitude quake. MindaNews photo by QUEENIE CASIMIRO
MATANAO, Davao del Sur (MindaNews / 09 June 2026) – Nearly seven years after three buildings housing a total of 50 classrooms in the Matanao National High School were condemned and cordoned off following a series of earthquakes in the last quarter of
A road in Barangay Kapatan, Glan, Sarangani Province damaged during the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday (8 June 2026). Photo from the Facebook page of VICE MAYOR JAMES YAP JR.
A building of the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University Integrated Basic Education Department in General Santos City sustains visible damage after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake Monday, 8 June 2026. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 June 2026) —The distraught mother of the Talacogon, Agusan del Sur basketball standout recruited to play ball for Ateneo de Manila University said she had no idea what kind of training program her son would
A Jollibee branch at the RD Plaza Building along Pendatun Avenue, General Santos City after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani Monday morning, 8 June 2026. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
Photo from the official Facebook page of the Oroquieta Film Festival
A photo of Rene Baterbonia from his FB page
Gloria Lagawan (center, holding plaque) during awarding ceremonies of the PCQC 2026. Photo from the Facebook page of Inhandig Tribal Multi-Purpose Cooperative
A man walks past a collapsed school building of the Matanao National High School in Matanao, Davao del Sur after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Maasim, Sarangani at 7:37 Monday morning, 8 June 2026. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 June 2026) – A garbage crisis triggered by a trash-slide on May 20 in the city’s sanitary landfill, remains unresolved 18 days later (June 7), as the Davao City government and the Department of Environment and
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan (MindaNews / 07 June) –The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Basilan last week initiated a loyalty check among its members following some changes in the local leadership. Verjiv Rajan Abdurahman, designated by the MILF Central Committee
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 June) – It will still be a male-dominated Parliament — as it has been during this seven-year transition period — when the first elected officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) assume their
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 June 2026) – “First, I don’t have his name,” was the quick reply of Ustadha Nur-Ainee Tan Lim, the first nominee of the Mahardika Party, when asked what she can offer the Bangsamoro Parliament other
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
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 07 June 2026). El Niño always arrives first as a forecast. A percentage on a PAGASA slide.A probability line moving from 55 percent to 79 percent to 92 percent.A warning dressed in technical language: weak, strong, very
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 07 June 2026) — The transition from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was hailed as a historic milestone — a hard-won opportunity to redress historical
Walay mabating awit bisan sa mga timosdinhi sa tanamang puno sa kahigwaos,ning kagabhiong sa kahaw-ang gigakossamtang nagpaabot sa pagsubang sa bulan,kay ikaw sa kahilom ako gibiyaan.Sama ikaw sa bitoong inanayng nahanaw,sa kamalinawon sa kabuntagon nipanaw. Walay mga awit ning kagabhiong
Garbage have piled up and remained uncollected on sidewalks in Davao City after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources XI suspended operations at the city’s sanitary landfill in Barangay Carmen since May 21, 2026. Photo taken on June 5, 2026 by GREGORIO BUENO/MindaNews
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 June 2026) – Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has said residents may put their trash in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) XI compound in Lanang as a collection point, saying the
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
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 5 June 2026) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Central Committee has placed on indefinite suspension Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua as chief of staff of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF). In a four-page resolution
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 5 June 2026) – Did Senator Chiz Escudero’s attendance in the Senate session on Wednesday enable the minority to attain a quorum? It may be recalled that the 24-member body was brought to a standstill after
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 June) – MindaNews was awarded the 2025 Best News Website for Mindanao by the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) during its 30th Community Press Awards rites on Thursday. This is the second consecutive win for MindaNews. In June
MindaNews editor-in-chief Bobby Timonera receives the Best News Website for Mindanao Award for 2025 during the 30th Community Journalism Awards of the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) on Thursday (4 June 2026). Photo courtesy of Antoinette Amatong-Ruiz/Mindanao Observer
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 June 2026) – It is once again Brigada Eskwela season, signaling the start of preparations for the upcoming school year. As communities come together to help make schools more conducive to learning, parents, students, and
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 4 June 2026) – Experts have detected radioactive isotopes — Uranium-238, Thorium-228, and Thorium-232 — in imported scrap metals used by Philippine Sanjia Steel Corporation to manufacture steel rebars at its plant in Barangay Baluarte,
The PH Senate is in a senseless, unfortunate situation. Since Monday, June 1, the majority bloc hasn’t reported to work to assert its independence, according to Cayetano. He does not explain his assertion as to the force or forces that
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 03 June 2026) — Every economy has numbers. Growth rate. Inflation rate. Exchange rate. Interest rate. Unemployment rate. Debt ratio. Budget deficit. These numbers matter. They tell us whether the machinery is running hot, slowing down, overheating,
DAVAO CITY MindaNews/3 June 2026)–The economic outlook for Mindanao, as well as the broader Philippines, is projected to approach pre-Middle East war levels by 2027. Despite demonstrating notable resilience through early 2026—evidenced by Mindanao’s 4.69% expansion in 2025—the onset of
Back in 2016, Davawenyos learned this happy term called BBB : Build, Build, Build. But now in 2026, BBB is a catastrophe: Baha, Basura, Bilyones going down the drain clogged with trash. Davao City has been struck with one sanitary
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 2 June 2026) — Several delegations from Mindanao were among the top performers in the 2026 Palarong Pambansa, showcasing competitiveness in national school sports. Leading the Mindanao contingent was Davao Region (Region XI), placing third overall
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 2 June 2026) — On May 27, 2026, the PNP Cateel Municipal Police Station in Davao Oriental posted what it called a list of “Active Wanted Persons.” Among the 14 individuals arbitrarily named were youth organizers,
DAVAO CITY — A copypasta (copy-and-paste) circulating on Facebook claiming that in a “landmark ruling,” the Supreme Court “officially stopped any attempt to arrest or surrender” Senator Bato Dela Rosa “to the ICC or any foreign authority,” is FALSE.
Image from the Palarong Pambansa National Secretariat Facebook page.
Sanjia workers display placards after National Bureua of Investigation (NBI) agents raided and closed the steel plant in Baluarte, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental last 15 May 2026. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews/31 May 2026)– Mindanao has always been described through the abundance of what it possesses. Land. Water. Forests. Farms. Minerals. Energy. Ports. Coastlines. Young cities. Open spaces. Strategic location. A bridge to ASEAN. A breadbasket. A power source.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 30 May 2026) The discovery of oil deposits in Ligawasan is not recent. A post on a Facebook page saying otherwise is FALSE. MindaNews fact-checked this claim as the post makes it appear that this is
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 May) — The private sector in Mindanao needs toestablish itself as the main driver of cross-border trade, infrastructure investment,and value-chain integration throughout the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).When businesses in Mindanao move away
A warship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Ikazuchi, docks at the Port of Sasa, Davao City 30 May 2026. Captain Archibald Dino Delfin (MNSA), Deputy Commander of the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao, heads the Philippines’ welcoming party. MindaNews photo by JOSELLE R. BADILLA
A screenshot of the Cateel Municipal Police Station social media page.
Razl Teman takes a break from the training on Reporting Climate in Mati City in late April 2026. MindaNews photo by CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS
The Panguil Bay Bridge continues to attract visitors for a photo op 19 months after its opening. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
MindaNews / Mayo 29, 2026 – Lungsod sa Buenavista, usa ka dapit sa Agusan del Norte sa amihanang Mindanao nga nailhan kaniadto pinaagi sa kanta nga giawit bisan niadtong mga dili-lumulupyo. “Sa lungsod sa Buenavista May tulo ka mga daga
On its 62nd year, the Philippine Press Institute – the national association of newspapers and online publications – celebrates its milestone of trailblazing initiatives that benefit not just its members but the very communities they serve. As digital innovations present
