The remains of former Zamboanga del Norte 1st District Rep. Romeo Jalosjos Sr. lie in state in one of his residences inside the family-owned Glorious Fantasyland Complex in Dapitan City on Saturday, 8 August 2026. MindaNews photo
MindaNews / 5 August 2026 — The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the consolidated petitions questioning the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte at the House of Representatives. The SC, in a press briefer posted on the SC’s website
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 July 2026) – Mindanao’s Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, OMI, was conferred the degree of Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, by the San Beda University during the graduation rites on Thursday, where he was also the commencement
BGC, Taguig (MindaNews / 24 July 2026) – The first in a series of Philippine launches of Deeper Ground, Darker Shadows: The Making of a Mindanao Rebel, the memoir of Eddie L. Quitoriano, was held on July 23 at the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 July 2026) – Two controversial projects – the Samal-Davao Bridge and Davao City’s sanitary landfill – served as the laboratories for the second batch of MindaNews’ Climate Reporting Workshop participated in by mostly student journalists
Traders in Davao City prepare to load durian onto a truck bound for Tandag City, Surigao del Sur on Monday, 13 July 2026. According to the traders, they bought the durian for a wholesale price of P25 per kilo in Calinan. In Surigao del Sur, some 300 kilometers away, the price of durian could reach P100 per kilo. MINDANEWS PHOTO
Heavy equipment and personnel from the Glan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) and from the Municipal Engineering Office deploy at Purok Cagang, Barangay Tapon to help residents evacuate and clear blocked roads Friday, 10 July 2026. Photo from the Facebook page of the Local Government Unit of Glan
Veterinarian Bayani Vandenbroeck checks the rescued Philippine Eagle from Malayabalay City, Bukidnon at his clinic in Davao City Thursday evening (9 July 2026). The Philippine Eagle was already injured when captured by local villagers along the river in Barangay Dalwangan. MindaNews photo
Close to 1,000 runners from Lanao del Norte and neighboring areas join the LaNorte Unity Run early morning Sunday (5 July 2026), starting at the Mindanao Civic Center in the capital town of Tubod and crossing the scenic Panguil Bay Bridge to Tangub City in neighboring Misamis Occidental province. Photo courtesy of Ha Mid’s Photography
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 July 2026) — Article IV on the alleged assassination plot, grave threats, and inciting sedition against the government will be the first Article of Impeachment that will be heard in the impeachment trial of Vice
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 30 June 2026) – An educators network on Tuesday junked calls for heightened police presence in schools and lowering the age of criminal responsibility after two minors were tagged in a school shooting in Tacloban City
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 June 2026) – Eight of the Top 10 passers in the Licensure Examination for Architects (LEA) are graduates of Mindanao schools, with the topnotcher coming from the University of the Philippines-Mindanao, results posted on the
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 17 June 2026) – The management of Greek Hills Resort in Barangay Sinuda, Kitaotao, Bukidnon on Tuesday night said the establishment will remain “temporarily closed for a thorough safety assessment and the implementation of required improvements.”
Residents walk past a destroyed portion of the national highway in Glan, Sarangani on Tuesday (10 June 2026). Glan was severely damaged during Monday’s magnitude 7.8 quake. MindaNews photo
A road in Barangay Kapatan, Glan, Sarangani Province damaged during the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday (8 June 2026). Photo from the Facebook page of VICE MAYOR JAMES YAP JR.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 June) – MindaNews was awarded the 2025 Best News Website for Mindanao by the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) during its 30th Community Press Awards rites on Thursday. This is the second consecutive win for MindaNews. In June
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 May) – An independent, civilian-led Truth Commission that will document ‘drug war’ killings will be formally launched at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, at the Archbishop’s Palace in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila. The Philippine
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May 2026) — Senators from the Minority bloc walked out of the plenary session on Tuesday night, condemning what they said was “an attempt to rush a major change in the Senate Rules” that would
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 23 May 2026) – Nakahiga sa malamig na sahig, at siksikan—mga salitang hindi mo aakalaing mararanasan sa oras ng pagpapahinga. Ngunit kung sa tingin mo ay hindi ito makatotohanan, ito mismo ang reyalidad gabi-gabi sa loob
A forest fire in Arakan Valley, North Cotabato, near Marilog district in Davao City photographed at 10 p.m. on 28 February 2019. MindaNews file photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May) – Want to know what books have been written about Mindanao and what books Mindanawons have written across the years? Come to the 3rd Mindanao Book Festival on May 21 to 23, initiated by MindaNews
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 16 May 2026) — Malaybalay Bishop Noel Pedregosa called for a “healthy and democratic” impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte, urging public officials to uphold honesty, accountability, and transparency in governance. “I ask with all
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 15 May 2026) — What began as a prayer simply to pass the board examination turned into a life-changing moment for Princess Willah Malingin Yamahon, daughter of a public school teacher and a home-based baker from
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 May 2026) — The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday appealed to members of the Senate to “not delay the trial” of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte by convening the Senate as
Bea Gatmaytan of MindaNews and David Ezra Francisquete of SunStar Davao MATI CITY (MindaNews / 01 May) — Rows of mangrove seedlings line parts of Guang-Guang Mangrove Park and Nursery — a protected landscape and seascape area in Pujada Bay.
MindaNews / 22 April — There’s a 79% chance of El Niño emerging between June and August and will likely persist until early 2027, the state weather bureau PAGASA said in a press statement Wednesday. PAGASA said this forecast is
Haze over downtown Davao City as seen from Brgy. Langub in Davao City on Monday afternoon, 20 April 2026. MINDANEWS PHOTO
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 19 April) — The municipality of Malitbog emerged as one of the biggest winners in the Kaamulan 2026 competitions, topping the ground presentation category while securing multiple recognitions across major events. Malitbog was named champion in
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 17 April) – Ten suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group were killed in an encounter with Army and police operatives in Barangay Banga Pantar in Marantao, Lanao del Sur on Friday, April 17. Captain Steffi Salanguit,
The view of the golden sun rising amid the trees the morning after heavy rains is ruined by the garbage scattered on the concrete pavement of Zabate St. in Bangkal, Davao City early morning Thursday (16 April 2026). MindaNews photo by JHINO BILBAO / DOrSU intern
The Mindanao Institute of Journalism (MIJ) is looking for a part-time Business Development Mentor/Consultant to help strengthen its business planning, partnerships, and non-grant revenue strategies over a three-month engagement. Founded and run by veteran Mindanawon journalists and scholars behind MindaNews, MIJ provides training rooted in the
A volunteer hands over a pack of rice to a jeepney driver during the Kusina sa Katawhan (Community Pantry) along JP Laurel Avenue in Davao City on Easter Monday, 06 April 2026. The aid for drivers of public utility vehicles was initiated by the Matina Community Pantry and Konsyensya Dabaw, MINDANEWS PHOTO
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) — Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Iligan City Jail are learning how to bake, gaining practical skills that may be useful once they get out of prison. A press statement from Aboitiz
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 March) – Tricycle drivers along Matina Crossing are grappling with reduced daily earnings as rising fuel prices drive up operating costs, forcing some of them to skip meals. Teodoro Urdaneta, 70, brings home as little
Current fuel prices in the cities of Davao, Malaybalay, and Tandag as of Tuesday (24 March 2026) with the implementation of the latest oil price hike. MindaNews photos by GREGORIO C. BUENO, H. MARCOS C. MORDENO AND QUEENIE CASIO
In this photo taken 16 March 2026, the USNS Seay, a roll on-roll off cargo ship of the United States Navy, can be seen occupying a large area of Cagayan de Oro City’s Macabalan pier. The US support ship is carrying equipment for use in the yearly Balikatan training exercises scheduled to end on March 28. MindaNews photo by JB R. DEVEZA
(MindaNews / 23 February) – Classes in all levels in both public and private schools in Lanao del Sur are suspended on Monday, 23 February 2026, due to the shear line and easterlies affecting Mindanao. Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal
In popular imagery, grassroots communities are often represented as silent, powerless, and helpless victims of the global climate crisis needing urgent help and expert intervention. Veiled from broader public discourse are the long-standing community knowledge and action in pushing the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 February) – Three Mindanao books are among the winners in the 43rd National Book Awards, in the categories of Best Book in Social Sciences, in Philosophy, and on Professions. The National Book Development Board (NBDB)
“Disasters have a way of reminding us why journalism matters. Because when the waters rise, so do the questions. “ Speaking from Iligan, MindaNews Editor-in-Chief Bobby Timonera officially opens the 100-day countdown to May 25. He traces 25 years of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 February) — The Mindanao Institute of Journalism (MIJ), the training and media development arm of MindaNews, convened leading experts in climate science, environmental advocacy and journalism for the Mindanao Climate & Environmental Journalism Curriculum Review,
Debris covered Tubod Bridge as Tropical Storm ‘Basyang’ inundated many parts of Iligan City. Photo taken 7:14 a.m. February by the Iligan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office. Story to follow.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 January) – Creative writers, former students and colleagues, family and friends will gather at the Ateneo de Davao University Chapel on Thursday, January 22, to celebrate the life of literary icon, educator and art patron
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 January) – Among six Philippine entries in the recently concluded 24thDhaka International Film Festival, Sa Likod ng Tsapa (Beneath the Badge), a documentary directed by Mindanawon journalist Editha Caduaya received a Special Mention Award. The five other
BUENAVISTA, Agusan del Norte (MindaNews / 16 January) – Three provinces in Mindanao are among the areas in the country where Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 has been raised by state weather bureau Pagasa in its advisory at
MindaNews / 15 January — The PAGASA weather bureau announced late afternoon Thursday that “Ada” (international name: “Nokaen”) has intensified and is now a tropical storm. In a “tropical cyclone bulletin” issued at 5 p.m., PAGASA said that Tropical Storm
Devotees offer prayers before the Santo Niño image at the Shrine of the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague in Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City on Thursday (15 January 2026), days before the feast of the Santo Niño held every third Sunday of January. MindaNews photo
Mindanao in 2025 was your typical year — of a people enjoying and celebrating life, interrupted every now and then by violence and disasters. But somehow managing to stand up as usual and go on with life. The issues that
