DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 January) – On the last day of the 2025 Bar Examinations, his blood sugar spiked. Migraine and vertigo followed. Dizzy and weak, he had to be carried by a proctor to the clinic. The examining
Towering over Davao City’s skyline is The Marco Polo Hotel, which closed in June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, photographed on Tuesday (6 January 2026). Many Dabawenyos yearn for the long-awaited reopening of The Marco Polo while still holding on to the hope of welcoming home former President Duterte. MindaNews photo by DANILO A. BALUCOS
Partly to avoid traffic congestion, some Davao City residents choose to spend the holidays by the shores of Dahican Beach in Mati City, Davao Oriental, like this family photographed on Saturday (20 December 2025). MindaNews photo by DANILO A. BALUCOS
Teachers and parents help calm learners who were safely ushered out of their classrooms at San Roque Central Elementary School in Davao City after the magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Davao Oriental was strongly felt on Friday morning (10 October 2025). MindaNews photo by DANILO A. BALUCOS
Detained at The Hague and waiting for the 23 September 2025 confirmation of charges hearing at the ICC, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte may be considered infamous by the international community. But in his hometown of Davao City, he remains revered as one of the most influential leaders. MindaNews photo by DANILO A. BALUCOS
Fisherfolk bring in their Black Saturday catch to beach resorts near Aundanao, Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte. For them, this penitence is a daily grind to earn a living, whether before, during, or after Holy Week. MindaNews photo by DANILO A. BALUCOS
Job seekers join the queue during the Department of Labor and Employment’s nationwide job fair on Thursday (30 January 2025). In Davao City, the DOLE set up booths at the NCCC Victoria Plaza. MindaNews photo by DANILO BALUCOS
Ni Danilo A. Balucos DAVAO CITY (Mindanews /21 Sep) – Natawo ako niadtong tuig 1972 – duha ka bulan, napulo ug lima ka adlaw human gi-deklara ni Marcos ang martial law. Ang akong namat-an og buot mao ang pagkanta sa
DAVAO CITY (Mindanews / 13 June) The controversial anti-terrorism bill puts lawyers, especially human rights lawyers, at the limelight. People from all walks of life enthusiastically poured their opinions and emotions through the mainstream or social media. Understandably, the public
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 June 2011) – Real men do cry. Even Jesus did. He cried after talking to the grieving sisters and seeing the friends of Lazarus weeping. That “Jesus wept” is a popular phrase, known as the
