Garbage have piled up and remained uncollected on sidewalks in Davao City after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources XI suspended operations at the city’s sanitary landfill in Barangay Carmen since May 21, 2026. Photo taken on June 5, 2026 by GREGORIO BUENO/MindaNews
A firefighter sprays water to extinguish a fire along Saturn St. at GSIS Heights Subdivision in Davao City late afternoon Wednesday (13 May 2026). MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 April) – Human ang 39 ka tuig, naka bisita ko sa Barangay Pangyan, Calinan District, Davao City niadtong Abril 18, 2026. Naghandum ko nga makita nako kadtong bahin sa Davao River partikular sa Pangyan nga
Antonio Bonghanoy, 66, a construction worker, sweeps the road in Barangay Pangyan, Davao City on Saturday, 18 April 2026. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
The public market of the municipality of Don Marcelino in Davao Occidental is surprisingly clean. Opened in August 2024, MindaNews visited the place early in April 2026. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
As temperatures soar in the summer, children in Barangay Lapuan in Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental take a dip in the river on Wednesday (8 April 2026). To increase the river’s depth, the children used rocks and coconut fronds to impound the water. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (MindaNews / Pebrero 22) — Ang abo sa baynte-dos anyos nga gitawag nga bayani sa mga pasahero sa nalunod nga barkong MV Trisha Kerstin 3 sa Aleson Shipping, nakauli na dinhi sa dakbayan sa Dabaw niadtong Huwebes,
Motorcycles are loaded on the back of a truck owned by the city government of Tagum on Saturday (21 February 2026) so they will not be submerged in floodwaters as rains caused by a shear line continue to inundate many parts of eastern Mindanao. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Orlando Malacaste lights a candle for his wife Liezel and daughter Shaira before the memorial marker for the victims of the landslide in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro on 6 February 2024, the second anniversary of the tragedy that claimed
Sama coin divers race against the setting sun at Paseo del Mar in Zamboanga City on Friday (16 January 2026). MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
Although Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon already announced the opening of the gravel detour road in the landslide area in Barangay Palacapao, Quezon in Bukidnon during his visit in the area Wednesday morning (14 January 2026), buses of Rural Transit are still advising passengers to disembark and transfer to the bus waiting at the other side. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Motorcycle riders have a hard time negotiating the road in Sitio Langkab, Barangay Rempes in Upi, Maguindanao del Norte especially when it gets muddy. Photo taken 20 December 2025 by GREGORIO C. BUENO/MindaNews
Visitors cross the newly built hanging bridge linking Sitio Tubuan and Sitio Langkab in Barangay Rempes, Upi, Maguindanao del Norte. Photo taken 20 December 2025 by GREGORIO C. BUENO/MindaNews
Davao City launched Thursday (27 November 2025) the modern buses that will help augment the shortage of public transportation. The 10-bus China-made fleet is set to hit the roads on December 5. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Bus passengers from Davao city walk through concrete steps built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to transfer to the bus bound for Cagayan de Oro City on 15 November 2025 at Overview, Palacapao in Quezon, Bukidnon. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
A worker sorts durian at the Magayon Integrated Farm and Resort in Brgy. Tamugan, Davao City on Monday (21 October 2025) as his colleagues take a rest. They said Chinese businessmen buy the popular Puyat variety at ₱110 per kilo at farm gate price, while local buyers pay ₱35 per kilo for the Arancillo variety. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Secretaries Rex Gatchalian (Social Welfare, in red), Sonny Angara (Education, in white), and Leo Tereso Magno (Mindanao Development Authority, in brown) flank Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon as he gives updates and marching orders about the infrastructure damage during a visit Saturday (11 October 2025) in Manay, Davao Oriental where two strong earthquakes struck Friday (10 October 2025). MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
Beach goers are back at the Dahican Beach in Mati City on Saturday morning (11 October 2025). On the same day, the provincial governor ordered the suspension of all tourism activities in coastal areas, citing safety reasons. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Residents from coastal communities in Mati City seek shelter at the evacuation center in Barangay Dahican after Phivolcs issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake off Manay, Davao Oriental on Friday night (10 October 2025). A magnitude 7.4 tremor hit the province and several parts of Mindanao on Friday morning, which also triggered a tsunami warning. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Residents join a long queue to buy gasoline and other petroleum products at a gas station in Barangay Central in Mati City Friday evening (10 October 2025), hours after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake off Manay town that rocked Davao Oriental and many areas in Mindanao. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Residents mark the crack on the ground near the bridge in Sitio Bacuring, Barangay San Isidro bordering Barangay Madaum in Tagum City. The crack appeared after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that hit Davao Oriental on Friday (10 October 2025). MindaNews photo taken 10 October 2025 by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Students of the Carmen National High School in Davao del Norte who panicked during the magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Davao Oriental Friday morning (10 October 2025) get medical attention at the nearby Davao del Norte Hospital. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
With the coastal bridge in Barangay Bucana, Davao City already finished, workers start dismantling the temporary bailey bridge beside it on Saturday (04 October 2025). MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Sunrise viewed from Barangay Dahican in Mati City on Friday, 03 October 2025. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
Some participants to the “Pray for the Philippines” activity organized by supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte start to arrive at San Pedro Square in Davao City around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, 21 September 2025. Duterte’s supporters will offer prayers for his return to the country from The Hague, Netherlands where he is detained to face charges of crime against humanity before the International Criminal Court. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
It’s still September but Glenn Abao has started selling Pampanga-made Christmas lanterns in Balusong, Matina, Davao City at P1,500 to P1,700 each. MindaNews photo taken 10 September 2025 by GREGORIO C. BUENO
A tricycle passes by campaign posters displayed at a bridge along the diversion road in Cotabato City on Monday (3 September 2025). Campaign period for the first parliamentary elections of the BARMM started on Aug. 28. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
A policeman at a Comelec checkpoint in Tamontaka, Datu Odin Sinsuat municipality in Maguindanao del Norte asks for the driver’s license of motorcycle rider on Wednesday (3 September 2025) as the first parliamentary elections in the BARMM approaches. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Franklin Gonzaga, 48, bakes bread by the side of Tourism Road in the municipality of General Luna, Siargao Island on Wednesday (13 August 2025) using an improvised oven made of G.I. sheet and wood as fuel. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Students from the Surigao del Norte State University visit the mangrove reserve in the municipality of Del Carmen, Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte, which is the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the Philippines, on Monday (11 August 2025). MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Students start arriving for their 7 a.m. classes at the GSIS Heights Elementary School in Matina, Davao City on Monday, June 16, 2025. The students are back to school after a two-month vacation. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
A burger stand in Bago Aplaya, Davao City sustains partial damage caused by a wayward prime mover truck whose driver reportedly fell asleep while heading towards Toril around 2 a.m. Wednesday, 28 May 2025. A lotto outlet, a tricycle and and a Nissan pickup truck were also damaged. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
Maranao workers haul sand quarried from Masiu, Lanao del Sur and brought it Marawi City across Lake Lanao aboard a banca for a construction project at Ground Zero on Friday (23 May 2025). MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Concerned citizens remove political campaign materials along Mars Street, GSIS Heights, Matina in Davao City on Tuesday, 13 May 2025. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Voters look for their names and precinct numbers at the GSIS Elementary School in Matina, Davao City on Sunday (11 May 2025), eve of the 2025 midterm elections. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
Supporters of peace and development worker Maria Victoria “Mags” Maglana hold the “Women for Peace Taking a Stand,” a “silent rally” in support for her bid in the race for the first congressional district of Davao City. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Easter Sunday on 20 April 2025 is farmers’ day in Barangay Panikian, Banay-Banay in Davao Oriental as they thresh newly-harvested palay on the roadside. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
Beach goers enjoy the waves in Barangay San Antonio, Cateel, Davao Oriental on Good Friday (18 April 2025). MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Visitors enjoy the view at Aliwagwag Falls in Cateel, Davao Oriental on Maundy Thursday (17 April 2025) as Filipinos take vacation during the Holy Week. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Muslims embrace each other as they celebrate Eid’l Fitr along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on Monday, 31 March 2025. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Standees of former President Rodrigo are displayed outside a tarpaulin print shop along Quirino Ave. in Davao City, as photographed on Thursday (27 March 2025). MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Cotabato City residents enjoy the night scenery at the Bangsamoro Government Center on Monday (3 March 2025) as the BARMM spruced up the compound during the Ramadan celebration. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
A woman sells kalabasa (squash) for P10 per kilogram in Barangay Eliana, Kapatagan in Lanao del Sur on Monday, 03 March 2025. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Farmer Fahad Magundang, 23, transports newly-harvested badak in Sitio Gumatong Tugaig, Barira, in what used to be the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s Camp Abubakar in Maguindanao del Sur on Saturday, 22 February 2025. Badak is a vegetable best cooked in coconut milk. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Strong rains in Davao City Wednesday night (18 September 2024) caused floods in some parts of the city. There was still floodwater as of 6:45 a.m. the following day at the junction of McArthur Highway and Tulip Drive in Matina. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
Strong rains in Davao City Wednesday night (18 September 2024) felled this huge tree at the GSIS Heights in Matina, Davao City, blocking the road at the corner of Saturn and Uranus streets. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
Miguel Rene A. Dominguez (L), President of the General Santos City Chamber of Commerce, Inc. moderates the open forum after the session on Mining at the 33rd Mindanao Business Conference in General Santos City on 13 September 2024. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Alvie Malig, of San Fernando in Pampanga, came early to Davao City to start selling Christmas lanterns at Matina Balusong. Photographed on Tuesday (6 August 2024) by GIGI BUENO / MindaNews
Twelve houses made of light materials burned down in what a witness said is a case of arson, in Sitio Moryo-Moryo, Purok 11, Talomo Proper in Davao City on Sunday morning (23 June 2024). MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
