Children enjoy an early morning dip in a coastal village near the Bucana Bridge in Davao City. Photographed from the Coastal Road early morning Sunday (14 June 2026). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Gloria Lagawan (center, holding plaque) during awarding ceremonies of the PCQC 2026. Photo from the Facebook page of Inhandig Tribal Multi-Purpose Cooperative
The Panguil Bay Bridge continues to attract visitors for a photo op 19 months after its opening. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Pickleball courts are everywhere, like in this secluded resort amid the mangroves and coconut trees by the sea in Iligan City, in an area that local residents call as “Bayug Island” (more like a river delta though). Can you count how many? MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
As Iligan City marches forward with development, like the construction of SM City along the national highway in Barangay Santo Rosario, the homeless seek shelter in a covered overpass, still well asleep with the warmth of the early morning sun on Wednesday (27 May 2026). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Cagayan de Oro City residents enjoy the sunset view overlooking the Macajalar Bay from Barangay Balubal on Monday, 26 May 2026. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Dabawenyos enjoy the sea breeze and the view of Mt. Apo along the Davao City Coastal Road early morning Sunday (24 May 2026). The city government has closed the road to motorists at this time to encourage residents to exercise.
Construction workers building the SM City in Iligan City report for work early morning Wednesday (6 May 2026). The three-level mall is reported to open in the fourth quarter of 2027. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A farmer in Iligan City carries ‘kumpay’ (Napier grass) on Sunday (3 May 2026) to feed his livestock, getting it from elsewhere because the grass near his place has dried either because of the hot season or fire. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
MATI CITY (MindaNews / 2 May) — The first time I saw the so-called “Sleeping Dinosaur” in the outskirts of this city was in 2009. Like most motorists who drove through the area the first time, we stopped and took
A Philippine Pied Fantail (Bangkiyod) rejoices in the rain in Iligan City on Tuesday afternoon (28 April 2026) after weeks of hot weather, with some parts in Mindanao reaching dangerous heat index levels exceeding 42 degrees Celsius as reported by the PAGASA weather bureau. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A trekker negotiates a steep downhill at the Sleeping Dinosaur mountain in Mati City, Davao Oriental at sunrise on Monday (27 April 2026). In the background is Pujada Bay. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
The golden reflection of the sunrise bathes the still waters of Pujada Bay in Mati City, Davao Oriental on Saturday (25 April 2026). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A worker prepares his makeshift cooking set at the Tambo Public Market in Iligan City Saturday morning (18 April 2026). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A flock of egrets flies by near a mosque in Iligan City just after sunset on Monday (13 April 2026) while a few smaller birds settle on an electrical wire and a post on the lower right portion of the qubba (dome). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
SM City Iligan is slowly rising, as shown in this photograph taken Sunday (12 April 2026). Construction of the three-level mall located along the national highway (Bonifacio Drive) in Brgy. Sto. Rosario began in mid-2025 and is reported to open in the fourth quarter of 2027. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A large-appearing summer sun sets at the Malindang Mountain Range of Misamis Occidental at 5:44 p.m. on Saturday (11 April 2026) as viewed from Iligan City. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Fr. Abbot Savio Ma. Siccuan, OSB, lights the paschal candle at the Benedictine Abbey of the Transfiguration in Malaybalay City on Saturday evening (4 April 2026), signaling the start of the observance of Easter Sunday. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
The faithful join the Stations of the Cross at the Abbey of the Transfiguration in Malaybalay City on Good Friday, 3 April 2026. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Benedictine monks chant during Lauds, the prayer during daybreak, on Good Friday (3 April 2026) at the Abbey of the Transfiguration in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) — In the Mindanao running community, all the marites ears and mouths are hearing and talking about the Camiguin 360 64k Ultramarathon held over the weekend. The reason: claims of cheating, of runners riding
Motorized bancas in Mahinog, Camiguin at sunrise on Saturday (28 March 2026) wait for passengers for Mantigue Island. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Fuel prices in the island province of Camiguin are way cheaper than those sold in mainland Mindanao. Photographed in Mambajao on Saturday, 28 March 2026. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Visitors head to the motorized bancas that will take them to Mantigue Island in the municipality of Mahinog, Camiguin at sunrise on Saturday (28 March 2026). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
An artisan creates jewelry by hand out of sea glass on Friday (27 March 2026). The Natalia Sea Glass jewelry store in Mambajao gathers its materials from the shores of Camiguin Island. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A quarry worker carries a bag of sand from the Tubod River in Iligan City on Sunday March 8, 2026. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
The Moon at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday (3 March 2026), minutes before total lunar eclipse as viewed from Iligan City. A partially cloudy night blocked the view for Iliganons every now and then. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Half of this house, which is among the five damaged in Bayug in Iligan City during Tropical Storm Basyang three weeks ago, apparently collapsed, swallowed by the Mandulog River as the raging current scoured the soft riverbank. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Residents of Malindawag in Barangay Abuno, Iligan City make do with a makeshift bridge in crossing the Tubod River on Tuesday, 24 February 2026. The original steel bridge was washed out by Tropical Storm Basyang (Penha), then a temporary bridge made of slabs of concrete was also damaged when the river swelled on Sunday, 22 February 2026. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
(Bobby Timonera, editor-in-chief of MindaNews, delivered this piece during the “Unheard Voices of Climate Action Conversation” on 20 February 2026 at the Arete, Ateneo de Manila University. The forum was organized by ADMU’s Tagpuan Center for Dialogue, Research, and Collaboration,
A resident of Sitio Panul-iran in Barangay Abuno, Iligan City, struggles to cross a makeshift bamboo bridge on Sunday (22 February 2026) while carrying a sack full of essentials on his shoulder. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Edward Abelardo, a member of the Teduray-Lambinginan community council in Upi, Maguindanao, shares his insights on indigenous peoples’ knowledge system as shown in the documentary film “Kërut” screened at the Areté of the Ateneo de Manila University on Friday (20 February 2026). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
About three months into the Palarong Pambansa 2026 that will be held in the capital municipality of Prosperidad in Agusan del Sur, long stretches of damaged roads still need repairs. Heavy traffic, including in this portion of the highway in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur photographed on Monday, February 16, is expected when athletes from all over the country will troop towards the venue. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A motorcycle rider rides silhouetted by the setting sun on a stretch of hiway in Butuan City. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
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
