CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/24 June) – A Bangladeshi national who has an arrest warrant issued by the Interpol for triple murder in the US was arrested here on Tuesday morning, police said. Inspector Rustico Galagala Jr., chief of the
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/ 04 June) – A 1994 ordinance imposing curfew for minors is now being implemented by the City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) and the Cagayan de Oro Police Office (COCPO) starting June 1 but the
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/10 May) – One hundred ten vote-counting machines malfunctioned in various precincts across Caraga Region on Monday, but only 25 replacements arrived from Manila on the evening of election day, an election official said. Lawyer Renato Magbutay, Commission
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/08 May) — Around 2.7 million pesos worth of shabu (Methamphetamine Hydrochloride) along with two suspects were apprehended here by a joint operation of the Police Regional Intelligence Division (RID) and the City Anti-Illegal Drugs Operations Task Group
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/04 May) – An alleged commander of the New People’s Army (NPA) was arrested by policemen and members of the 23rd Infantry Battalion manning a Commission on Elections composite checkpoint in Esperanza town in Agusan Del Sur on
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/01 May) – Crop damage caused by the prolonged El Niño phenomenon in Northern Mindanao has reached P2.3 billion and the figure may yet increase, the Department of Agriculture in Region 10 said. “After our meeting the other
A driver risks driving his tricycle through the flooded road in Barangay Pigdaulan in Butuan City Saturday afternoon (19 Dec 20150). Several rice farming communities in Butuan were flooded by the heavy rains brought by the low pressure area after
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 Oct) – The mayor of Loreto town of Agusan del Sur and his son abducted by armed men from his residence in Butuan City Monday night were killed by their captors later that evening, although
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 Oct) – Mayor Dario Otaza of the municipality of Loreto in Agusan del Sur, along with his son, was abducted in his residence in Butuan City Monday evening by still unidentified armed men. Supt. Martin
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 25 Sept) – A platoon leader will be facing court martial proceedings for the killings of lumads in Surigao del Sur recently, Army officials said. Army chief Maj. Gen. Eduardo Año, during his visit
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 24 Sept) – The head of the Commission on Election (COMELEC) in Surigao del Sur has expressed concerns that the displacement of indigenous people and communities in the province may cause problem in next
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/22 September) – Caraga region’s top university will host a peace conference among schools and universities across the country to get perspectives from scholars and academicians on the question of peace. Rev. Father Randy Jasper Odchigue, Father Saturnino
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/08 September) – Residents of a farming village here turned over a juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle to the Department of Environment Natural Resources (DENR) after it survived an attack by a group of crows Friday afternoon. Reslie Gallego
Displaced villagers from barangay Buhisan, San Agustin town in Surigao del Sur, many of them children, find refuge at the sports center turned evacuation area in Tandag City, September 4, 2015. They fled their homes after the massacre of three
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews/05 September) — Surigao del Sur Governor Johnny Pimentel wants the Philippine Army to “disband and disarm” the Bagani Forces, a paramilitary group composed of Lumads (Indigenous peoples) suspected to have been responsible for the killing of three
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 23 Aug) — Organizers of the upcoming rugby tournament here dubbed “Higalaay Challenge Cup” is confident that this year’s event will mark the rise of this sport not only in this city but also throughout
A student narrowly misses a cow’s high kick during the Xavier University Rodeo at the Manresa Farm in Cagayan de Oro City on Friday, August 21, 2015. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/11 July) — Authorities in Caraga region are on alert after the number of food poisoning cases rushed to hospitals overnight since Friday in Surigao del Sur, Surigao del Norte and Agusan del Sur reached 1,699.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/10 July) – At least 286 students and pupils from the town of Cagwait in Surigao del Sur were rushed to various hospitals after allegedly eating durian and mangosteen candies, sources said. “This morning at around
One of the six children admitted for suspected food poisoning in Butuan City rests on bed and is given intravenous fluid after suffering severe abdominal pain and vomiting. [] Thirty-six pupils from Doongan Elementary School were rushed to the Agusan
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/03 July) – Thirty-six schoolchildren were rushed to the Agusan del Norte Provincial Hospital here for suspected food poisoning Friday. The children, all pupils of Doongan Elementary School, were reported to have eaten expired candies. “We received a
CORON, Palawan (MindaNews / 14 June) — National scientist Dr. Angel Alcala warned that the ongoing Chinese reclamation and construction along the disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea will bring long term damage to the entire ecosystem. “The ongoing
A player from Butuan’s KJB gets thrown up after colliding with an opponent from Surigao del Norte in the Under 14 category match during the 5th Butuan-Agusan Norte Football Association football festival at the Libertad Sports Complex, Butuan City, May
Members of the House ad hoc committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law fill the Nograles Hall during the hearing on the bill on Monday, May 11, at the House of Representatives in Quezon City. The committee postponed the voting on
Moro women position themselves in front of anti-riot police outside the gate of the House of Representatives in Quezon City, 11 May 2015. The women join the march calling for the passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law. MindaNews photo by
Children jump into the water to beat the summer heat in Libertad River in Barangay LIbertad, Butuan City, May 9, 2015. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/08 May) – He slept on the cold pavements of Cagayan de Oro City, sniffed solvent, and learned to steal and scavenge when he just seven years old in order to survive. That was years ago. In March
Farmers in Barangay Candiis, Magsaysay town in Misamis Oriental help each other out prepare coconuts for processing on Monday (4 May 2015). MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/02 May) — Fifteen year old Lito of Bukidnon joined his parents in the Labor Day march here last Friday to express how children suffer when their parents suffer from low wages and lack of job
Protesters carry effigies of President Benigno Aquino III and an American Eagle depicting alleged US influence in Philippine labor policies as they march along Velez Street in Cagayan de Oro City to mark Labor Day (May 1, 2015). MindaNews photo
A soldier inspects a passenger bus from Cagayan de Oro City at the Task Force Davao checkpoint in Calinan, Davao City on Sunday, 26 April 2015. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
Firefighters help each other put out a grass fire that got out of control due to the summer heat in Barangay Camaman-an in Cagayan de Oro City Tuesday (21 April 2015). MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 22 Apr) – The 8th Women International Surfing competition is expected to be the biggest to date as top seeded international surfers will compete for a total cash price of US$7,000 on May 4 in General Luna, Siargao
A tribal chief and a bayla n or spiritual leader sacrifice a chicken in a ritual known as Panawagtawag at the Press Freedom Monument, Capitol Grounds, Cagayan de Oro City (April 21, 2015). The ritual serves as sendoff activity for
The colors of the morning skies slowly change as a fisherman drags his boat towards the deeper part of the waters for another day of fishing in Medina town, Misamis Oriental, April 19, 2015. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
Carabaos with riders run alongside those without handlers, who fell off along the way at a carabao race during the barangay fiesta in San Vicente, Butuan City on Wednesday (15 April 2015). MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
A child paddles a wooden canoe across Baug river along the fishing village in Magallanes, Agusan del Norte on April 10, 2015. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
Fisherfolks harvest bangus (milkfish) from a fishcage in Barangay Masao, Butuan City on Thursday (9 April 2015). MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) – Students and teachers from various schools in the Caraga Region expressed their hope for peace through responsible and balanced journalism during a peace journalism workshop at the Father Saturnino Urios University on Tuesday.[]
Former broadcast journalist Primy Cane, who just completed her masteral on Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Sydney, talks about how to distinguish the forms of violence during the Peace Journalism for Campus Journalists Workshop at the Father
Thousands swarm on the road going to the final stages of the station of the cross during the Good Friday dawn procession dubbed Panaad 2015 toward the mountain in Barangay Anticala, Butuan City, April 3, 2015. MindaNews photo by Erwin
A baylan or spiritual leader conducts a ritual to communicate with the spirit while holding a sacrificial chicken during the start of the Indigenous People Leaders summit held at Camp Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City Thursday (26 March 2015). MindaNews
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 26 March) – A police officer was injured after the convoy carrying Agusan del Norte Gov. Ma. Angelica Amante-Matba was ambushed while travelling along a barangay road in the municipality of Nasipit, Agusan del
Fisherman in a shallow pond use electric rods to catch freshwater fish in Barangay Bayanihan, Butuan City on Tuesday (17 March 2015). MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/13 March) – A three-year-old Banwaon died at the evacuation camp in barangay Balit, San Luis town in Agusan del Sur at around 4:00 a.m. Thursday, the fifth child to die since members of her tribe fled their homes
Workers split a rattan stem into smaller parts in Barangay Dona Flavia, San Luis town in Agusan del Sur Tuesday (10 March 2015). The rattan will be sent to Cebu to be used into furniture production. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
