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
The Carmen Parallel Bridge in Carmen, North Cotabato was opened to the public on May 4, 2026. DPWH-12 photo
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allotted P2.5 billion for the construction of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in Sultan Kudarat province in line with the efforts to boost the country’s coffee production. Agriculture Secretary
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), headed by Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento, has committed to support efforts to attract more investments to the fledgling Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 8 May) – The Philippine government pushed anew the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as the country’s export gateway to the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines – East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP–EAGA) subeconomic
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 7 May 2026) – The independent Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) has expressed support for the extension of the amnesty program for members of the 40,000-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). In its 119-page 9th Public
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 5 May) — The independent Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) on Tuesday urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to directly engage regularly with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to ensure that all objectives of the Comprehensive Agreement
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 03 May) – Investments in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) reached P5.1 billion in April, surpassing last year’s P5 billion total registered investments across the region, latest data from the Bangsamoro Board of
A photo of Barangay Tambler in General Santos City as it looked during a dry spell in 2019. MindaNews file photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
File photo shows MILF fighters in Camp Rajamuda in Pikit, North Cotabato. Only 1,240 MILF members have applied for amnesty. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 26 April) – Six provinces and one city in Mindanao have been experiencing a dry spell, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its latest advisory issued on April 21, PAGASA said
Passengers board a commercial aircraft at Bancasi Airport in Butuan City. The Caraga Region or Region 13 is Mindanao’s fastest-growing regional economy in 2025 with 5.704 percent growth, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). MindaNews file photo by IVY MARIE MANGADLAO
MindaNews / 23 April — The Office of the Chief Minister (OCM) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has established satellite offices in Basilan and Tawi-Tawi to bring the Bangsamoro government closer to its constituents in the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 22 April) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Region 12 has declined to divulge the number of trees that had been cut down or will be toppled within the controversial $5.9-billion Tampakan
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 21 April) – After about two weeks of closure due to security concerns, the scenic Lake Holon in Tboli, South Cotabato is now open to visitors. Tboli Mayor Keo Dayle Tuan lifted the closure order through
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 21 April) – The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE) and the Forest Foundation Philippines (FFP) have forged a partnership for forest conservation and restoration in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 20 April) — Papaya, once referred to as a “lowly fruit” that grows in the backyards of many households and sells for 5 to 15 pesos per kilo in South Cotabato, has outranked canned tuna, a
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 19 April) – Qatari investment firm Al Mansour Holding has committed to invest in the construction of 30,000 housing units in Mindanao, including the key cities of General Santos, Cagayan de Oro and Cotabato, Secretary
MindaNews / 17 April — At least 451 former combatants from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are all set for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, a once-in-a-lifetime sacred experience most of
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 16 April) — Mindanao’s biggest annual beach party, the Sarangani Bay Festival, popularly called SarBay Fest, would have subdued celebrations next month due to the fuel crisis triggered by the Middle East war fallout, Gov.
Police officers on bikes pedal around the streets of Koronadal City following the launching of the BIKE Patrol on Monday, 13 April 2026. SCPPO photo
Lake Holon in Tboli, South Cotabato has been temporarily closed following an encounter between the military and alleged New People’s Army rebels last week in Barangay Laconon. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
MindaNews / 11 April – Indonesian carrier TransNusa Air has expressed interest to service the possible revival of the Davao-Manado direct flight, which is being worked out to strengthen economic and tourism ties between Mindanao and North Sulawesi under the
Mindanao and North Sulawesi officials discuss the possible revival of direct air and sea routes between the two areas in this photo handed by MinDA on Thursday, 9 April 2026.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — A total of 23,649 tricycle drivers in Region 12 and the Bangsamoro region have been identified as recipients of cash relief assistance (CRA) worth ₱5,000 each to help ease their burden due to
NCIP chair Nancy Alaan Catamco takes her oath of office on Monday, 6 April 2026, in Kidapawan City. Photo from Nancy Catamco’s FB page
Environment workers inventory the seized protected and exotic wildlife, mostly endemic to Indonesia. DENR-12 photo
United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) Party President Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim speaks during the first Regional General Assembly of the UBJP at the Cotabato State University in Cotabato City on 17 February 2024. MindaNews file photo by MANMAN DEJETO
MALAPATAN, Sarangani (MindaNews / 5 April) – In the fishing community of Lout in this coastal town, Ustadz Sawali Alab stared at the vast Sarangani Bay – his face expressionless one moment and uneasy the next. But the 61-year-old Islamic
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) — Instead of a fare increase, tricycle drivers in Kidapawan City, the capital of North Cotabato, will receive a ₱1,000 monthly assistance beginning this month until December to help them cushion the impact of
Prices of fuel continue to soar due to the war in the Middle East between US-Israel and Iran. The same fuel station in Koronadal City, like many others, adjusted its prices Tuesday morning (31 March 2026). MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 30 March) – Authorities busted another banlas or sluice mining operations in the mountains of Tampakan, South Cotabato in line with the intensified crackdown against illegal mining in the area. Tampakan Mayor Leonard Escobillo said on
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) – Authorities called on the public in Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday to remain calm following the deadly ambush on police forces Saturday night, which left five killed and three others wounded. Lt. Col.
SURALLAH, South Cotabato (MindaNews / 28 March) – Efforts to convert a state college here into the province’s first state university has breezed through second reading at the House of Representatives. Senior Deputy Speaker Ferdinand Hernandez (South Cotabato, 2nd district),
Siging of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro on March 27, 2014 in the gardens of Malacanang. Photo courtesy of Julius Mariveles / Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
File photo shows members of the 40,000-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) inside the front’s Camp Rajamuda in Pikit, North Cotabato. Only 1,240 MILF members have applied for amnesty. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
Tricycle drivers in Surallah, South Cotabato line up for free gasoline courtesy of rice trader Christine Mae Meekers on March 21, 2026. Photo from Christine Mae Meekers’ FB page
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 25 March) – The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) is now the second largest political party in the House of Representatives (HoR), South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr., PFP president, said. “Actually, the number is regularly
MindaNews / 24 March — The Bangsamoro government, which is still under a transition period, has adopted another battlecry: from “moral governance” to “Mas Matatag na Bangsamoro.” Bangsamoro interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has formally launched the “Mas Matatag na
A gasoline station offering cheaper fuel prices causes a traffic jam along a diversion road in Koronadal City at around 6 p.m. on Monday, 23 March 2026. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 23 March) – Oxfam Pilipinas, the Philippine affiliate of global non-profit Oxfam International, lauded Monday Islamic jurists in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for issuing a fatwa (religious edict), which declares that
A tricycle driver passes by a closed fuel station in poblacion Surallah, South Cotabato on Sunday, 22 March 2026. Several pump stations in South Cotabato have ceased business operations due to lack of supply because of the war between US-Israel and Iran. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
A motorist drives past the China-funded Bucana Bridge in Davao City on Friday, 20 March 2026. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr., responding to the announcement of MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim to temporarily suspend the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) engagement on several aspects of the peace process, said “the gains we have achieved, particularly under the Normalization Track, are far too precious to be stalled.” MindaNews file photo by GREGORIO BUENO
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 18 March) — Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri appealed Wednesday to Bangsamoro leaders not to squander their people’s mandate as the first Bangsamoro parliamentary election, set in September 2026, is just a step away “from
Moro students having a break inside their classroom at a school in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur. MindaNews file photo by BONG S. SARMIENTOYoung Moro females students inside their classroom at a school in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
Families of the two rescued human trafficking victims welcome them in Maguindanao del Sur on 12 March 2026. MSSD photo
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 15 March) — Student journalists from renowned universities in Region 12 and the Bangsamoro region expressed support for their colleagues who resigned from Primum, the official student publication of the University of Mindanao (UM) in Davao City,
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 14 March) – The leader of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) hailed the House of Representatives for setting the date of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Mohammad Yacob,
MindaNews / 13 March – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reaffirmed his administration’s continuing support to the Bangsamoro peace process and for a progressive Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). During the Grand Iftar (breaking of fast) he hosted
