ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 02 March) – Five members of Dawlah Islamiyah have surrendered to the 2nd Mechanized “Magbalantay” Infantry Brigade in Iligan City since February this year, the military said. The fifth surrenderee, who gave himself up on Friday,
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 28 February) – An alleged senior leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Western Mindanao was killed during a clash with soldiers in Dumingang, Zamboanga del Sur Tuesday morning, February 27. Maj. Gen. Gabriel C.
LABANGAN, Zamboanga del Sur (MindaNews / 21 February)—Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Romeo S. Brawner Jr., in his visit at the headquarters of the 1st Infantry “Tabak” Division here on Tuesday to pay his respects to the
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 4 January)—Two soldiers from the Army’s 51st Infantry Battalion were killed in an ambush i n Lanao del Sur on Wednesday by suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group, the military said. A press statement from
LINAMON, Lanao del Norte (MindaNews / 7 December) – Around 400 public elementary and high schools in Lanao del Norte joined the nationwide simultaneous tree planting activity of the Department of Education (DepEd) yesterday, December 6. It was led by
A fireworks display opens the Paskuhan Sa Lanao del Norte at the Provincial Capitol in Tubod town on Friday, December 1, 2023. MindaNews photo by MARIVIC OMANDAM DAVIS
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 28 Sept)—For the participants of the street dancing competition here on Wednesday during the Diyandi Festival, the struggle, the hardships all paid off, despite being on the street practically all day, from sunrise until late in
Iligan City (MindaNews / 26 September) – The Iligan City National High School (ICNHS) harvested for the first time on Monday lettuce propagated through a hydroponic farming system initiated by the Maxell and Einstein (Maxtein) Alumni Batch 1997. The school
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 21 Sept)—The winner for this year’s “Indigay sa Litson” (or Lechon Contest), held at the city public plaza here on Wednesday, is Barangay Buru-un, their entry cooked by barangay officials who didn’t have experience making lechon
NUNUNGAN, Lanao del Norte (MindaNews / 03 July) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has declared the Mt. Inayawan Range Natural Park (Mt. Inayawan Park) as the 53rd ASEAN heritage park in the 10-member regional bloc, and the
Courtesy of Google Maps ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 26 June) – Troops under the Philippine Army’s 97th Infantry (Kalasaglahi) Battalion killed a New People’s Army (NPA) rebel following a clash in Barangay Sunop, Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur last Friday, an
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 16 June) — An Egyptian national who allegedly joined the Abu Sayyaf together with his parents and siblings when he was 10 years old surrendered to the military in Indanan, Sulu on Wednesday, the Western Mindanao
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 04 May) — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) energized last week the P52-billion Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP), an undertaking that the power firm expects to improve power stability and reliability across the country.
CAMP BILAL, Munai, Lanao del Norte (MindaNews / 2 May) – Many former combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) now have legal names, instead of just noms de guerre and aliases, after they were included in a government
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 11 April)—There will be no classes in all levels in Marawi City during the last 10 days of Ramadhan, starting Tuesday (April 11) until April 20, as provided for in a city ordinance passed in 2022,
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 03 April) – Government troops killed three alleged supporters of the Islamic State-aligned Dawlah Islamiya and arrested seven others during a joint operation on Sunday in Barangay Matampay l Dumarpa, Bubong, Lanao del Sur, officials said.
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 21 March)—The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines Power (NGCP) has warned the public of “thin power supply” in the summer “due to higher demand in 2023.” The NGCP, in a press statement emailed to reporters
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 19 March) – A suspected member of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in an encounter Sunday in Barangay Tikalaan in Talakag, Bukidnon, the military said. According to reports reaching the 103rd Infantry Brigade, troops operating
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 27 February)—The son of Lanao del Sur. Gov. Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong Jr. has called on suspects behind the ambush of his father’s convoy to surrender and avoid encounter with law enforcers. “If you’ve been
BALO-I, Lanao del Norte (MindaNews / 8 February)—The 55th Engineer “Mobilizer” Brigade of the Philippine Army based here has a new commander. Col. Ulpiano T. Olarte assumed the command from Brig. Gen. Erinio F. Sebastian, who is retiring, during turnover
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 05 Feb) – A Marine sergeant was killed while three others were injured in an ambush by still unidentified suspects on Saturday afternoon in Barangay Cabasaran, Marogong, Lanao del Sur. Killed was Sgt. Tonti Melbert Pamaran
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 30 January) – From the battlefield to the basketball court. At least 180 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are participating
Marawi City (MindaNews / 29 January) – Brig. Gen. Yegor Rey Barroquillo, Jr. is the new commander of the 103rd Infantry Brigade. Barroquillo took over the command from Colonel Billy dela Rosa during the turnover of command Saturday morning in
LINAMON, Lanao del Norte (MindaNews / 24 Jan) – As the world hunkered down to avoid being infected by COVID-19, jeopardizing livelihood of billions of people, the resumption of the “Hudyaka sa Lubi” (coconut festival) in this town, complete with
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 3 Jan) – The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) in Lanao del Norte reported Tuesday morning that a total of 275 families or 1,058 individuals from the municipalities of Baroy, Lala, and Tubod have
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 7 Dec) – An official of the Mindanao Development Agency (MinDA) called on the private sector to invest more in renewable energy so the Philippines would not be affected by events outside the country. “Because of
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 6 Dec) – Deprived of a grand Christmas celebration in the previous two years, this city greeted the start of the Christmas season with a bang with the opening of the first “Iligan Paskuhan Festival 2022”
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 19 November) – Soon, a Mindanao State University in Kausawagan, Lanao del Norte. The local government unit (LGU) of Kauswagan and the Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) last Friday signed a memorandum
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 18 November) — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front on Wednesday turned over nine suspected drug personalities to 103rd Infantry Brigade commander Colonel Billy O. Dela Rosa at the headquarters of Alfa Company of the 5th Infantry
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 11 Oct) – A fire razed down a sack warehouse and eight houses in a coastal village here Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Witnesses said the fire started at the sack warehouse, owned by the family of
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 03 October) – The 43-year-old mayor of Nunungan, Lanao del Norte, Marcos Mamay, was elected the external vice president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP). Mamay, president of LMP Lanao del
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 28 Sep) – Thousands of residents here went out to the streets to witness the Kasadya street dancing competition on Tuesday, halting traffic in major thoroughfares, after events during the fiesta celebration were cancelled the previous
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 22 September) – This city’s “Indigay sa Lechon” or roasted pig festival was back after two years of absence due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Indigay sa Lechon, which was launched in 2010, was held anew
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 17 September) — Underground river, Pagangon Falls, wild orchids in a rainforest, canyoneering and more await you on your Sikyop Adventure 30 minutes away from downtown. The trek starts at Sikyop Agriculture Cooperative where you get a good
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 31 Aug) – The Badjao community here, whose members are used to begging in the streets, received a sack of rice and a kilo of sugar per family from a non-governmental organization that came to their
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 22 June) – A Mitsubishi Montero fell off a damaged bridge past midnight Wednesday, with two of its four passengers injured, police said. The incident took place at 12:45 a.m. of June 22 at the Merila
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 18 June) — Four houses were destroyed by fire in Purok 1B in Barangay Buru-un on Saturday morning. SFO3 Julian Tangob Jr. said the fire started in the house of Rose Mai Uyan at around 7:48
TUBARAN, Lanao del Sur (MindaNews / 25 May) – The special elections held in this municipality held Tuesday, under the watchful eye of 600 troops from the police and the military in full battle gear and supported by armed vehicles,
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) – Presidential candidate Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso, in his campaign sortie here Wednesday, said he would address the issue of high electricity cost in Mindanao despite the presence of several hydroelectric plants. He also
