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
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 May 2026) — The Stand Opposition to Plunder (STOP) Corruption Alliance said it welcomes the issuance of a subpoena requiring the district engineers of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the region to
TARAKA, Lanao del Sur (MindaNews / 21 May 2026) — A total of 108 loose firearms from four municipalities in Lanao del Sur were turned over to authorities through the government’s Small And Light Weapons (SALW) Management Program during ceremonies
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 May 2026) — A day after the Supreme Court En Banc denied Senator Ronald dela Rosa’s application for a temporary restraining order (TRO), Justice Secretary Fredderick A. Vida directed law enforcers to enforce the “validly
BISLIG CITY (MindaNews / 21 May 2026) — This city has acquired a mobile kitchen, the first in the province of Surigao del Sur, to augment efforts in disaster relief and emergency response. Forester Jessril A. Oval, chief of the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 May 2026) — The Supreme Court En Banc has denied Senator Ronald Dela Rosa’s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop authorities from arresting and turning him over to the International Criminal Court
A teary-eyed man seizes the sunny weather to dry black rice by the roadside along Monteverde St. in Davao City Wednesday morning (20 May 2026).. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 20 May 2026) — The good news is easy to headline: foreign investment pledges in the Philippines rose by 52.3 percent in the first quarter of 2026. The harder question is what that number really means.
A bridge connecting Mandug Buhangin distict and Callawa Calinan district is destroyed by flood waters Monday, 18 May 2026. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
The Bangsamoro Writers Workshop and Davao Writers Workshop highlight emerging voices from across
Mindanao. Organizers from both workshops recently announced new developments ahead of their 2026
runs, signaling what they describe as a growing and increasingly diverse regional literary scene. Photos
from the official Facebook pages of Bangsamoro Writers Workshop and Davao Writers Guild
(Redemptorist Brother Karl Gaspar wrote ‘Glocal Mining Interests Face Local Resistance’ as foreword to the book,“To Mine or Not to Mine: Tampakan’s Copper-Gold Deposit.” Written by MindaNews’ Bong Sarmiento, the book chronicles at least 25 years of coverage on the
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 18 May 2026) – Four alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) operating under the North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC) surrendered to government forces in separate operations in Caraga region. Col. Glenn Joy U.
BAROBO, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews / 18 May 2026) – A fisherfolk organization in Barobo, Surigao del Sur reported increased tuna harvests and incomes after the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources provided them with a modern
Supporters of BARMM Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal rally in Cotabato City on Monday, 18 May 2026, after Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua asked him to tender an irrevocable resignation. MindaNews photo by FERDINANDH B. CABRERA
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 May 2026) – Progressive groups staged a protest on Monday to urge senators to conduct an impartial and fair impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte and to stop turning the proceedings into a circus.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 May 2026) – The state-run University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) said it respects the Supreme Court En Banc’s decision, which found the school “grossly negligent” in the death of one of its students during a
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 18 May 2026) — The cursor blinks like a steady, mocking heartbeat on a darkened screen. In my 28-odd years in the publishing and news industry, this rhythmic pulse has been my most constant
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulraof A. Macacua has asked Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal to tender his irrevocable resignation by 5 p.m. on Monday, May 18, following the report from the special audit by
LINAMON, Lanao del Norte (MindaNews / 17 May) – Shellfish collected and tested from Dumanquilas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur and Tantanang Bay in Zamboanga Sibugay are still positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) or toxic red tide that is
DAVAO CITY(MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — The Supreme Court En Banc has ordered the state-run University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) here to pay P6,450,000 as indemnity to the parents of a freshman English major who died in a tragic fire
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — Supporters of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte and Senator Ronald M. Dela Rosa were supposed to stage a prayer rally scheduled at 3:00 pm here at Freedom Park, Roxas Avenue, to pray
TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Saturday said the Philippine Sanjia Steel Corporation in Barangay Baluarte, Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental “will remain closed until the courts decide what to do with it.” Agents
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — The numbers are not dramatic because they are surprising. They are dramatic because they are ordinary. In OCTA Research’s Q1 2026 survey, adult Filipinos were asked what personal concerns government must act
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — Environmental defenders, journalists, lawyers, and human rights advocates gathered at Brokenshire Resort & Convention Center on Friday, May 15, for a workshop examining how repression against environmental and indigenous defenders in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) – MindaNews correspondent Nova Mae Francas won three major awards at the 2nd Archbishop Thibault Media Awards held on Saturday at the Bapa Benny Tudtud Auditorium, Ateneo de Davao University. Francas won the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /17 May 2026) — Mindanao’s rare earth metals and critical minerals boost its economic prospects, but having resources alone doesn’t guarantee widespread prosperity. The region contains significant deposits of nickel, cobalt, gold, copper, and possible rare earth
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — Almost 19,000 kasambahay (domestic workers) in Region 9 are set to benefit from a new wage order mandating a monthly increase of P500 to P1,000 effective May 20. In a press conference,
DAVAO CITY — Almost two months after MindaNews fact-checked six apparently fake anti-cybercrime pages, we found at least three more that have the same modus operandi. These pages appear to assist victims of digital scams but have red flags that
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May) — BIMP-EAGA began in March 1994 with the aim of reviving historic trade routes by turning remote and less-developed areas across its four member countries into a vibrant, self-reliant economic zone. The main idea was that communities
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May) – Want to know what books have been written about Mindanao and what books Mindanawons have written across the years? Come to the 3rd Mindanao Book Festival on May 21 to 23, initiated by MindaNews
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 16 May 2026) — Malaybalay Bishop Noel Pedregosa called for a “healthy and democratic” impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte, urging public officials to uphold honesty, accountability, and transparency in governance. “I ask with all
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May 2026) — A student organization has launched a school-based initiative aimed at addressing stereotypes against Muslims. Dubbed “Project As-Salam: From Truth Comes Peace” and led by the Muslim Students for Peace and Solidarity (MSPS),
MindaNews / 15 May 2026 – Incredible what Senator Bato dela Rosa did this week. On Monday, he reappeared in the Senate after a long six-month hiding, err, absence, and showed that he can run a flight of stairs to
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 15 May 2026) — What began as a prayer simply to pass the board examination turned into a life-changing moment for Princess Willah Malingin Yamahon, daughter of a public school teacher and a home-based baker from
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 15 May 2026) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is investigating the P20-billion “Campus of the Future” project being developed by Xavier University (XU) and property developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 May 2026) — For one afternoon at the Holy Cross of Davao College Theater Hall, children often ignored or reduced to “shadows along the street” stood beneath stage lights and addressed an audience directly: they,
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 15 May 2026) – The Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) has recorded 34 snake bite incidents from January to the first week of May this year. Dr. Fatima Ayessah Ingkagan, head of the ZCMC Toxicology Specialty
MindaNews / 14 May 2026 — Mindanao has spoken. It has spoken with unmistakable clarity. No parliamentary maneuver can obscure what was said. I write as a Mindanawon. I write from this island’s memory and its grief. What happened on
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 May 2026) — At the DAFI Artfest 2026’s Saudade, memory is preserved less in archive than in atmosphere: drifting through windows and staircases, in boats and bottles, materializing in old houses and fading light. Bodies
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 14 May 2026) — No, this isn’t about the merits of the case against Senator Ronald dela Rosa before the International Criminal Court (ICC) but an attempt to respond to views that surrendering him to the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /14 May 2026) — Ronald Marapon dela Rosa, former chief of the Philippine National Police and now a second-termer Senator, has a pending warrant of arrest, has not been arrested and flown to The Hague in the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 May 2026) — When the Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) hearing the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte conducts its first status conference on May 27, Duterte will be represented by his
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 May 2026) — The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday appealed to members of the Senate to “not delay the trial” of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte by convening the Senate as
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 coordinates
A firefighter sprays water to extinguish a fire along Saturn St. at GSIS Heights Subdivision in Davao City late afternoon Wednesday (13 May 2026). MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
LEYTE (MindaNews / 13 May 2026) — When I first reported a story for MindaNews, I believed I was documenting surrender. It later struck me that I was actually capturing what comes after — the quiet moments where promises linger, where
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 May 2026) — The Supreme Court En Banc has ordered Malacañang on Wednesday to comment on the petition filed by Senator Ronald M. dela Rosa on Monday, seeking to block local authorities from arresting and
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
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 May 2026) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday elected an 11-member team to serve as prosecutors for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte before the Senate. They were selected a day after
