Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon, during his visit in Iligan City on Tuesday (10 February 2026), checks a flood control project damaged by Tropical Storm Basyang that caused flooding in a community in Barangay Mandulog. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 10 February) — Residents of Orchid Homes, a subdivision with over 300 houses by the mouth of Mandulog River that was one of the most badly hit areas during Typhoon Sendong in 2011, did not have a good night’s sleep when Tropical Storm Basyang swept across Iligan late evening of February 5 until the early hours of February 6.
Jerry Avila rolls a rock to the side of a submersible bridge in Barangay Pugaan in Iligan City on Monday (9 February 2026) so passing vehicles can safely cross the Pugaan River. The strong rains of Tropical Storm “Basyang” damaged houses and felled trees along the riverbank in the village. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Truck and motorcycle take turns passing through what is left of the highway on Monday (9 February 2026) in the mountain village of Bonbonon because of the landslide caused by heavy rains spawned by Tropical Storm “Basyang.” MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Arne Antoque, 28, comforts his daughter Leighn Isabela while being examined by a pediatrician during a medical mission for flood victims conducted by the Iligan Medical Society on Sunday (8 February 2026). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 7 February) — Yet another badly hit area in this city in the aftermath of Tropical Typhoon “Basyang” is Barangay Abuno as two steel bridges collapsed and several houses were damaged and inundated by flood waters
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 6 February) — The flood brought about by Tropical Storm “Basyang” on Friday was among Iligan’s worst. Some say the water level may even be more than “Sendong” in December 2011, maybe in some parts of
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 6 February) — For many Iliganons, it’s “Sendong” all over again as Tropical Storm “Basyang” battered many parts of Mindanao and the Visayas, but with a slight difference. This time around, the Mandulog River that overflowed
A farmer tills his farm in Kibangay in the municipality of Lantapan, Bukidnon Monday afternoon (2 February 2026). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A truck negotiates the detour road beside the landslide area along the zigzag road in Palacapao in the municipality of Quezon, Bukidnon on Friday (30 January 2026). One lane of the detour road has already been asphalted. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Boys playfully smash each other with PVC pipes on an empty street near the public market in Iligan City’s población early morning of New Year’s Day (1 January 2026), taking advantage of the absence of traffic along a usually busy street. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Lake Apo is a crater lake in Barangay Guinoyoran, Valencia City, Bukidnon. MindaNews photo taken 27 December 2025 by BOBBY TIMONERA
Rain clouds obscure the part of Mount Kalatungan Range that is visible from Barangay Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon on Saturday (27 December 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A week before New Year’s celebration, fruits, especially the round variety, are already flooding the market.
A fisherman waits for his catch by the mouth of the Mandulog River in Iligan City Sunday morning (21 December 2025). In the background is Mt. Agad-agad. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
The newish municipal hall of Naawan in Misamis Oriental gets spruced up for Christmas with a giant Christmas tree and its honeycomb façade brightened up with colored lights. Photographed Thursday evening (18 December 2025) by BOBBY TIMONERA / MindaNews
Backhoes from the Department of Public Works and Highways work overtime on Thursday (18 December 2025) to build the temporary road that will allow heavy trucks to pass through the zigzag road in Sitio Kipolot, Barangay Palacapao in the municipality of Quezon, Bukidnon. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
QUEZON, Bukidnon (MindaNews / 15 December) — It depends how daring and crazy you are, and the type of vehicle you’re driving. I did — with a lowly front-wheel Suzuki Ertiga — and maybe I shouldn’t have. But I have
The overpass at Central Mindanao University in Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon is designed to give easy access to persons with disabilities. It was opened sometime last year. Photo taken Sunday, 14 December 2025. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
The Atugan Bridge in Impasug-ong, Bukidnon is said to be the highest bridge in Mindanao at 64.5 meters. The head water of Atugan River lies between Mt. Kitanglad and Mt. Dulangdulang, both of which belong to the Mt. Kitanglad Mountain Range seen in the background. Photographed Sunday (14 December 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Members of the Iligan Medical Society plant mangroves in Barangay Maria Cristina in Iligan City early morning Sunday (7 December 2025). The site used to be the shoreline of the erstwhile Marcelo-owned Maria Cristina Fertilizer Corporation abandoned decades ago. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A pair of Super Tucano attack aircrafts of the Philippine Air Force performs training maneuver in the skies over Iligan City on Tuesday afternoon (2 December 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Iliganons join the Trillion Peso March Sunday afternoon (30 November 2025) and staged a rally in the middle of town. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Some families visit their dead in the public cemetery of Iligan City on the night before “Undas” (Friday, 31 October 2025) to avoid the crowd. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
BACOLOD CITY (MindaNews / 31 Oct) — To be able to counter the online sexual abuse of Filipino children, partnership with law enforcers abroad is more important now than ever, according to a prosecutor who had direct involvement in sending
BACOLOD CITY (MindaNews / 28 Oct) — Watch out when you have neighbors whose lifestyles suddenly level up, and you know that none among them is working abroad. According to Rebelander S. Basilan, who leads the campaigns and local media
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 26 Oct) — “Wow, 25 years! Who would have thought we’d reach this far noh?!” Peppo Stuart del Rosario said as he welcomed me Saturday evening to the silver anniversary celebration of their family’s product —
Fishermen in Tangub, Misamis Occidental head for home after a long day’s work, oblivious of the birds whizzing by as they rowed their way in the waters of Panguil Bay late afternoon Sunday (19 October 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Traffic is light at Panguil Bay Bridge, which connects the capital municipality of Tubod in Lanao del Norte and Tangub in Misamis Occidental, on a sunny Sunday morning, 19 October 2025. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 12 October) — I fell in love with trail running because the mountain trails of my hometown are so accessible. Me and my running buddies can just run, or drive a short distance, to the trails
A commuter waits for a jeepney amid a downpour that hit Iligan City for the second straight day on Tuesday (30 September 2025), causing floods in parts of the city. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A quarry worker carries a bucket full of gravel as fishermen unload their catch at the mouth of the Mandulog River in Barangay Santiago, Iligan City early morning Wednesday (6 August 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Children play basketball by the roadside in hinterland Barangay Rogongon in Iligan City on Friday (18 July 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Dr. Jill Capistrano-Sun, a cardiologist, leads students of the St. Michael’s College in Iligan City in a training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the National CPR Day on Thursday (17 July 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A player from the Kauswagan Roots scores against Iligan City’s Tigers Football Club in the Under 9 Division of the 1st Iligan-Lanao Regional Football Association (ILREFA) Clubs League held at the Ludo Football Field in Iligan City on Saturday (12 July 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A teenage girl washes camote at a vegetable stall along the highway in Marilog, Davao City on Tuesday (8 July 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A runner enjoys the early morning sun and sea breeze at Davao City’s coastal road on Tuesday, 8 July 2025, with Mt. Apo range or Apo-Talomo range as backdrop. The peak of Mt. Apo is on the extreme left. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Early morning runners in Iligan City meet the sunrise on Sunday (22 June 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A fish vendor patiently debones bangus (milkfish) for a customer at the Tambo public market in Iligan City Wednesday morning (18 June 2025). She sells the deboned bangus at ₱240 a kilo. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Iligan City celebrates its 75th charter day with a gathering of local government employees at the amphitheater beside City Hall on Monday, 16 June 2025. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Photographer takes prenup photo of a couple at the Rio de Oro Boulevard in Cagayan de Oro City on Sunday morning, 15 June 2025. The 2.5-kilometer boulevard, inaugurated in 2022, is closed to vehicular traffic and thus a haven for pedestrians. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
The Iligan City branch of SM City, situated along the highway in Barangay Sto. Rosario, is set to begin construction soon as heavy equipment for the pile works start arriving. Photographed Friday (13 June 2025) by BOBBY TIMONERA / MindaNews.
A woman prepares corn for boiling in the hinterland portion of Barangay Kiwalan in Iligan City on Sunday (8 June 2025). These will be sold later to customers downtown by itinerant vendors. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A boy plays “kaliring” (hoop rolling) in the hinterland portion of Barangay Pugaan in Iligan City early Sunday morning (1 June 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Customers wait for the doors of an ukay-ukay store to open on its launch day in Iligan City early morning Saturday (31 May 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Jaemark Tordecilla, an expert on the use of AI for journalism, talks about “AI in the Newsroom” to members of the Cagayan de Oro Press Club at Xavier University on Wednesday (28 May 2025) in time for the celebration of the CDO Press Freedom Week during an event hosted by PLDT-SMART. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
BALANCING ACT. Vendor does a balancing act with a nigo loaded with chips and biscuits on her head, while her left hand holds a wooden stick where plastic bags containing boiled eggs, peanuts, siopao and binangkal (bread balls coated with sesame seeds) are hooked. She stands out among vendors greeting passengers arriving or stopping over in Valencia City, Bukidnon on Sunday May 25, 2025. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
