MindaNews / Hunyo 10, 2026 — Sukad pa sa panahong dili na matiman-an, ug sa bisan unsang buhilaman, uban na sa kahimatngon sa tawo ang mga patuotuo. Lisod na masubay giunsa ug nganong nibutho kini ug nahimong tipik sa katilingbanong
A photo of Rene Baterbonia from his FB page
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 5 June 2026) – Did Senator Chiz Escudero’s attendance in the Senate session on Wednesday enable the minority to attain a quorum? It may be recalled that the 24-member body was brought to a standstill after
Image from the Palarong Pambansa National Secretariat Facebook page.
MindaNews / Mayo 29, 2026 – Lungsod sa Buenavista, usa ka dapit sa Agusan del Norte sa amihanang Mindanao nga nailhan kaniadto pinaagi sa kanta nga giawit bisan niadtong mga dili-lumulupyo. “Sa lungsod sa Buenavista May tulo ka mga daga
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 27 May 2026) — “Ang mga yumao ay may karapatan pa rin.” (The dead still have rights.) These words from forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun summed up the purpose of the civilian-led Truth Commission launched Wednesday
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
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 11 May) – In the event that the House of Representatives approves the impeachment complaint against her, Vice President Sara Duterte has two options – defend herself before the Senate sitting as an impeachment court, or
MindaNews / 9 May – Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday granted the request of French lawyer Dov Jacobs to withdraw as associate counsel for former president Rodrigo Duterte. Jacobs’ request cited Duterte’s decision “in
Many portions of the San Fernando (Bukidnon) – Talaingod (Davao del Norte) road, like this one in Barangay Kalagangan in San Fernando, are prone to landslides and rockslides, posing hazards to motorists. MindaNews photo taken Monday (27 April 2026) by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
MindaNews / 24 April – Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will face trial for crimes against humanity after the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I Presiding Judge Iulia Antonella Motoc and Judges Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou and María del Socorro Flores Liera
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 19 April) — Since 2023, the Camiguin 360 Ultra Marathon, a race around the island’s 64-kilometer circumferential road, has always been part of my system. It may not be as grand compared to the Bohol International
The Yellow Trumpet (also Golden Trumpet) trees have become an attraction in Malaybalay City with their yellow flowers that blossom during the dry months. Photo taken 16 April 2026 by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO / MindaNews
Soil paintings by various artists are up for sale at a display booth at the provincial capitol grounds in Malaybalay City in time for the Kaamulan, an annual festival that runs from March to April. Photo taken 15 April 2026 by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO / MindaNews
Three children help their wheelchair-bound father on a downhill road in Malaybalay City on Sunday, 5 April 2026. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker parish join the station of the cross along the highway in Barangay Vicente Hizon, Davao City in this photo taken on Good Friday, 7 April 2023. Mindanews file photo
A man gathers tuyom (sea urchins) at White Island in Mambajao, Camiguin on Monday, 30 March 2026. He sells four pieces for a hundred pesos. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
This blacksmith shop in Mambajao, Camiguin sells bolos made of “molye” at 600 pesos each. MindaNews photo taken March 28, 2026 by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
A runner shelters himself from the sun’s heat with an umbrella during the all-terrain marathon passing through three barangays in Malaybalay City on Sunday (15 March 2026). The race, held as part of the city’s 28th Charter Day Celebration, drew around 800 runners from various parts of Mindanao. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
Still in detention Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has remained in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, a year after his arrest on 11 March 2025 for alleged crimes against humanity of murder linked
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 1 March) — There’s a reason why the provision that “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the
Former President Rodrigo Duterte during his first appearance before the International Criminal Court via video link from his detention center in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 14 March 2025. Duterte is facing charges crimes against humanity in relation to his bloody war on drugs during his term as mayor, and later as president. ICC photo
Former President Rodrigo Duterte, long-time mayor of Davao City during his first appearance before the International Criminal Court via video link from his detention center in The Hague, the Netherlands, on March 14, 2025. ICC photo
Former President Rodrigo Duterte, long-time mayor of Davao City, during his first appearance before the International Criminal Court via video link from his detention center in The Hague, the Netherlands, on March 14, 2025. ICC photo
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 23 February) – Sometimes people do find connections with inanimate things, objects that have become an extension of their experience and existence. In that part of my early youth as a human rights worker one of
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 21 February) – The document containing former President Rodrigo Duterte’s waiver of his right to attend the confirmation of charges hearing before the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court from February 23-24 and from 26-27
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 20 February) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has allowed former president Rodrigo Duterte to skip his confirmation of charges hearings next week even if the Pre-Trial judges found that his submissions in the request “are
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 20 February) – The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has formally opposed the request by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to waive his right to appear in court during the confirmation of
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 14 February) – Senators Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and Lawrence “Bong” Go, along with former high-ranking police and government officials, have been named as co-perpetrators in the crimes against humanity of murder against former Philippine President
A calm sea greets the sunrise in Davao City on Saturday, 31 January 2026. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
MindaNews / 20 January — The Malaybalay City Water District (MCWD) has officially issued a notice to pre-terminate its 25-year Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) with PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation, the utility said in a public advisory Monday. MWCD said the decision
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 12 January) – By now, retired Air Force General Romeo V. Poquiz must have realized that calling for a withdrawal of support from the administration isn’t enough to instigate a coup. History shows that successful coups
A man casts his net to harvest tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from a pond in Barangay Can-ayan, Malaybalay City on Saturday morning, 3 January 2026. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 31 December) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made a huge political gamble by initiating the move that led to the exposé of graft-tainted flood control projects involving billions of taxpayers’ money. Subsequent investigations pointed to the
Workers load sacks of lettuce near the landslide area in Sitio Kipolot, Barangay Palacapao in Quezon, Bukidnon on Sunday (14 December 2025). MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
Prayer-protest rally against corruption on Sunday, 30 November 2025, outside the San Isidro Cathedral in Malaybalay City. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 30 November) – Bishop Noel Pedregosa of the Diocese of Malaybalay on Sunday called on the government to fast-track the investigation of officials who have been accused of involvement in corruption to make them accountable for
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 27 November) — The nursing schools of five universities in Mindanao were among the top performers in the November 2025 Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination, according to the results released Wednesday by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
For Datu Rolando G. Melendez, becoming a dairy farmer wasn’t a personal choice at the start. Credit goes to the owner of the cows that he took care of in the early 1980s. He recalled that in 1983, the Philippine
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 5 November) — Corruption in flood control projects has been primarily blamed for the massive floods in Cebu and elsewhere. What’s forgotten is that this isn’t the only factor. We can build flood control infra that
Tucked a few hundred meters from Lake Napalit, a waterbody in Barangay Pigtauranan, Pangantucan, Bukidnon, is the office of the Bayanihan Millennium Multipurpose Cooperative. Around 20 people, mostly women, had gathered outside the rectangular building, waiting for the office to
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 31 October) – Self-Rated Poverty has remained highest in Mindanao at 69% as of September 2025, according to a survey done from September 24-30 by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) the results of which were released
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 24 October) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has affirmed its jurisdiction in the case of crime against humanity of murder against former President Rodrigo Duterte. In a 32-page decision dated October 23, ICC Pre-Trial Chamber
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 23 October) — Key government agencies and other stakeholders have agreed to formulate a roadmap for the dairy industry in Northern Mindanao. In a roundtable discussion Tuesday at Harbor Lights Hotel here, the participants
Female runners cool down with zumba after finishing the “Run for Pink,” a fun run for breast cancer awareness, in Malaybalay City on Sunday, 19 October 2025. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 21 September) – It’s easy to see why the “Marcos resign” calls have failed to gain traction – the beneficiary, Vice President Sara Duterte, is seen as equally, if not more, corrupt. Her disbursement of 125
Painted dwellings line the shore of the southeastern part of Malamawi Island in Basilan. Photo taken 23 August 2025 by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO/MindaNews
A fisherman sells his fresh catch in Barangay Languyan, Hadji Mohammad Ajul town in Basilan on Tuesday (19 August 2025). MindaNews photo
