MindaNews editor-in-chief Bobby Timonera receives the Best News Website for Mindanao Award for 2025 during the 30th Community Journalism Awards of the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) on Thursday (4 June 2026). Photo courtesy of Antoinette Amatong-Ruiz/Mindanao Observer
On its 62nd year, the Philippine Press Institute – the national association of newspapers and online publications – celebrates its milestone of trailblazing initiatives that benefit not just its members but the very communities they serve. As digital innovations present
On February 4, the Philippines signed an agreement with the United States on critical minerals at a U.S. hosted summit in Washington. The meeting was attended by 54 countries and is part of the U.S. push to identify new sources
Responders from the Cagayan de Oro Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office conduct a rescue operation for residents hit by flooding in Barangay Cugman at dawn Friday (6 February 2026).
by Dave Llorito From a distance, mighty waves surge with immense power, building up to their peak before crashing forcefully onto the rugged shoreline along the coast of Burgos town in Siargao Island. The impact propels water sprays to astonishing
A woman directs a man carrying a sack of rice as it is loaded onto a boat in Gabang-Gabang, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, noon Friday (31 October 2025). Photo for MindaNews courtesy of Ben Caspillo
Soldiers of the 42nd Division Reconnaissance Company leave Bancasi Airport in Butuan City on February 28, 2024 for a military exercise at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija on March 10. Photo courtesy of 4th Infantry Division
Teduray-Lambangian youths hold a solidarity walk for climate action in Upi, Maguindanao del Norte on Sunday, 5 November 2023. Photo supplied by the Youth of Teduray and Lambangian
Persons Deprived of Liberty cast their votes for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections inside the Malaybalay City Jail on Oct. 30, 2023. Photo courtesy of BJMP-Malaybalay
Farmers and barangay officials giggle as they inspect the worms in a vermicomposting bed in Saniag Elementary School in Saniag, Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on 12 September 2023. The International Committee of the Red Cross donated a vermicomposting facility to the school that is seen to benefit 96 displaced farmers in the town. ICRC photo
By Ma. Isabel Actub BOOK REVIEWStewards of Excellence in Catholic Education: The History of the Davao Association of Catholic Schools (1963-2023)Author – Bro. Karl M. Gaspar CSsRPublisher – Davao Association of Catholic Schools, Davao City, 2023 A Book on the
A supporter of the RoSa (Robredo-Sara) tandem hands out pink roses to passersby along Tomas Claudio St. in Davao City on Sunday afternoon, 13 February 2022 as Valentine’s gift and to make their pitch to vote Leni Robredo for President
Landslide in Barangay Rogongon on Friday, December 17, 2021 renders two segments of the Iligan-Bukidon road impassable. Road-clearing operations are ongoing. Photo courtesy of Barangay Councilor Cybee Capangpangan Serino.
To encourage the elderly to avail of the COVID-19 vaccination, the Sigay Masigay Youth Organization and the municipal government of Datu Piang in Maguindanao conducted a community pantry for them on Monday, 10 May 2021 at the town plaza. []
Senior citizens of Datu Piang town in Maguindanao patiently line up for the payout of 6,000 pesos support for the elderly from the municipal government. The amount was budgeted for 2020, but released belatedly. Each senior is entitled to 500
While her colleagues at the Magaslong Youth Organization (Magayon) in Barangay Magaslong, Datu Piang, Maguindanao are outside the mosque cleaning and repairing it on Saturday, April 10, in preparation for Ramadan, Baihana Palao fixes the prayer rugs inside. Moonsighting was
PATIN-AY, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/ 27 January) — A total of 868 families or 1,913 individuals had evacuated from Sta. Josefa and Veruela towns in Agusan del Sur as of Sunday morning due to floods brought by the tail end
By LANIE JEAN S. ALERIA DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 May) — Mt. Apo is home to many endemic organisms like the Philippine Eagle. It is where the eagles forage for food, reproduce, and live with their own partners. However,
Ni Lourdes Ampildon, Duane Espiñosa ug Bernadie Jamora MALAYBALAY – Malipayon nga nisulod si Meriam Campong sa eskwelahan suot ang iyang tandong isa ka adlaw niadtong Grade 3 pa siya. Tandong ang tawag sa tradisyunal nga suot sa mga babaeng
MARAMAG, Bukidnon (MindaNews / 02 Abril) — Sa pag-usbaw sa adlaw, kapin 90 ka estudyanteng Lumad ang gapaninguha nga makakat-on og bag-ong kahibalo gikan sa ilang tunghaan, ang Mindanao Tribal School, Incorporated (MTSI), sa Panadtalan, Maramag, Bukidnon. Usa niini ang
President Rodrigo Duterte poses with members of the Filipino community outside a hotel in Auckland, New Zealand on November 22, during a stopover en route to the Philippines from the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru. Toto Lozano/Presidential Photo
Dancers perform during the Sambuokan Festival street dancing competition on Sunday, October 30, in Mati City, Davao Oriental. [] Photo Couresy of Bobcat Gregorio
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Brunei Darussalam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah walk past the honor guards at the Istana Nurul Iman on October 17. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo
By Ronald de Jong Fadlog Tubad Blaan, this means; “Don’t give up Blaan” strong and promising words coming from a remarkable woman. Her name is Maricel Salinda Kasaligan; she is a pure blooded Blaan and is living in Malungon, Sarangani
Charge d’ Affaires Elmer G. Cato (Elmer G. Cato, a journalist before he became a diplomat, is Charge d’ Affaires in the Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Baghdad, Iraq. He posted these accounts on his Facebook wall.
President Rodrigo R. Duterte joins the ocular inspection of the Filinvest Development Corporation Misamis 405-MW coal-fired power plant during its inauguration in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental on September 22, 2016. KING RODRIGUEZ/PPD
Congregational prayer inside the compound of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in Cotabato City on Monday, September 12, 2016, Eid’l Adha. Photo courtesy of Laisa Alamia
Children in traditional garb wave flaglets in a welcome ceremony for Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday (Sept. 9, 2016). SIMEON CELI/ PPD
President Rodrigo Duterte joins other heads of state of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the opening ceremony of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits at the National Convention Center in Vientiane, Laos on September 6. Toto
Dragon boat paddlers dig their oars deep into the waters of Sarangani Bay during the Dragon Boat Race held at Queen Tuna Park on Sunday, September 4. Team Hiraya Minokawa from Davao took home the gold. [] This is the
by Yas Ocampo / Mindanao Times DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 Sept) — A group of massage therapists, eyes welling with tears, gathered outside the morgue of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) at around 3 a.m., Saturday, looking for
By Robert Bagatsing The Philippines has achieved impressive economic growth numbers in recent years, and has further reinforced its status as one of the major economies of Asia. Now, the country finds itself amidst a power crisis that may portend
Senator Emmanuel Pacquiao sits between Chief Insp. Arnold Ongachen (L) and PO1 Michael Grande (R) who were turned over by the New People’s Army Friday (August 26, 2016) to the Senator in Barangay Kalapaga, Lupon, Davao Oriental. Ongachen, police chief
Veronica, youngest daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte, snuggles up to him while watching an intermission number during the Presidential Security Group Fellowship Night at the PSG Compound in Malacañang Park on July 31, 2016. Ace Morandante/PPD
The government peace panel in the negotiations with the National Democratic Front met Sunday at the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process in Pasig City to discuss the next steps after President Duterte lifted his order declaring
Baseball players from Sarangani representing the Philippines battle Japan during the Asia-Pacific Intermediate League Baseball Tournament at The Villages in Clark, Pampanga on Monday (July 11, 2016). Japan won, 8-0, but the Philippines drubbed Indonesia the next day to win
