DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 April) — Davao-based artist Tanya Gaisano Lee has disputed claims made during a hearing Tuesday of the House Committee on Justice on the impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte, clarifying that she personally gifted
Participants wearing the keffiyeh wave Palestinian flags during the National Solidarity Conference for
Palestine and Call for Peace in the Middle East held in Davao City on April 10–11. Photo courtesy of
Isaiah Alcomendras
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 April) — Patrons of the Arts, a Manila-based art market, is in this city for the weekend (April 11 and 12) to provide a platform for regional independent artists, student creatives, and small businesses to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 April) — Civil society groups, Bangsamoro leaders, and international speakers gathered on Friday, April 10, for a national solidarity conference on Palestine, with key speakers drawing parallels between the Palestinian struggle for self-determination and the
Vice President Sara Z. Duterte during the wreath-laying ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Monument along Roxas Avenue in Davao City for the 84th Araw ng Kagitingan on 9 April 2026. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 April) — To watch When Birds Can’t Fly is to enter a room already divided against itself. The film opens in the bedroom, a space at once intimate and surveilled. Shela peers out a window
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — For decades, driving a jeepney provided a steady, if modest, livelihood for many in the city. But with rising fuel prices, drivers say their daily earnings have steadily eroded, leaving them little to
Volunteers set up a community pantry outside the CVA Building along J.P. Laurel in Davao City, 6 April
2026, with rice packs, eggs, and other food items prepared for distribution. MindaNews photo by BEA GATMAYTAN
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 April) — For young filmmaker Bea Bianca Allado of Tagum City, storytelling begins in a place both urgent and intimate: the need to understand what freedom looks like when it feels just out of reach.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 April) — Three of the 10 writers selected as fellows to the IYAS La Salle National Writers Workshop are Mindanawons. The fellows — working in Hiligaynon Binalaybay, Filipino Tula, and Cebuano Sugilanon — were chosen
Dr. Macario Tiu discusses Antonio Pigafetta’s account of Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage by mapping the route of the Magellan expedition through its recorded food and food encounters during his talk at the Utanon: V40 Culinary
Workshop in Davao City on Monday, 30 March 2026. MindaNews photo by BEA GATMAYTAN
UPDATED DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) — Davao-based artist Kublai Millan revisited one of his earlier works — “Thread of Life” — in a Facebook post marking former President Rodrigo Duterte’s birthday on March 28, pairing the painting with
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) — The Archdiocese of Davao has urged the faithful to observe a simpler and more sustainable Holy Week, encouraging reduced travel, carpooling, and more mindful participation in religious traditions. In a message dated March
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) — A culinary workshop on plant-based heritage food brought together farmers, indigenous groups, religious communities, and food advocates in Davao City on Monday, framing food not only as sustenance, but a shared ground across
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 March) — The coffee table book chronicling the making of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), a cornerstone of peacebuilding in Mindanao, brings renewed attention to a process often sidelined in national narratives, following its win
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — A culinary workshop and food pop-up, will take place on Monday, March 30 at the Green House Cinema here, with its daytime workshop already fully booked and an evening pop-up open to the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — A philosophy book rooted in the lived struggles of Lumad communities in Mindanao draws attention towards the role of indigenous knowledge in shaping Filipino thought, following its recognition at the 43rd National Book
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 March) — A follow-up release from Pulse Asia’s February 27 to March 2 survey offers a closer look at why Filipinos trust or distrust the country’s two highest elected officials and shows that even as
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 March) — A Mindanawon anthology framed as part of a broader project of “transitional justice in Mindanao” has brought renewed attention to the role of regional scholarship in shaping national academic and literary discourse, following
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 March) — In Mindanao, public opinion remains sharply divided between the country’s top leaders, with most respondents expressing distrust in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and overwhelming trust in Vice President Sara Duterte, according to a Pulse
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 March) — What began as a regionally rooted documentary is steadily gaining international recognition, as Beneath the Badge (Sa Likod ng Tsapa) continues its run across global film festivals — marking not just a series of wins, but
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 March) — What began as a niche alternative to coffee is steadily gaining ground in Davao City, as matcha-centered fairs and pop-ups draw growing crowds and, increasingly, taking on a distinctly local character and signaling
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 March) — The anime film Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway places part of its story in an unexpected location: Davao City. While originally released in 2021, clips and stills featuring the film’s depiction of the city have recently circulated
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 March) — As fuel prices continue to rise, free transportation programs remain in place in Davao City and other parts of the country, offering relief to commuters facing increasing daily costs. Several initiatives are currently operating under
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 March) — Inflation remains the most urgent issue for Mindanawons, but concerns over illegal drugs, criminality, and support for farmers are rising in the region, according to a Pulse Asia survey released this week. The
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 March) — Mindanao respondents show sharply contrasting views of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte in the latest Pulse Asia nationwide survey released on Monday, with the region registering the lowest approval
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 March) — Mindanawon writer and professor John Bengan was recently recognized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) during the 18th Ani ng Dangal Awards which honors Filipino artists whose work has
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 March) — While most Filipinos support the passage of a law banning political dynasties, respondents in Mindanao appear more divided on the issue, according to the latest nationwide survey released Friday by Pulse Asia. The survey,
ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL, Davao del Norte (MindaNews / 05 March) — In a field that trains its practitioners to disappear into their stories — to become ghosts — trauma does not always survive as narrative; it often lodges
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 February) — Hilda Billano Narciso is a Martial Law survivor. Arrested in 1983 on charges of conspiracy to commit rebellion, later dropped for lack of evidence, she was detained as a political prisoner, tortured, and raped
