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
(A look back on the year that was in Mindanao, and Mindanawons in the national and international scene) DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 January) — Environmentalists cheered as the Supreme Court on July 1 issued a Writ of Kalikasan against the Department
Aerial view of the damaged, three storey rectory of San Ignacio de Loyola in Barangay San Ignacio, Manay, Davao Oriental. MindaNews photo by Yas D. Ocampo
(A look back on the year that was in Mindanao, and Mindanawons in the national and international scene.) DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 January) — Mindanawon students – individuals and teams – brought honors not only to their schools and hometowns
(A look back on the year that was in Mindanao, and Mindanawons in the national and international scene.) DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 January) — Just as the year was ending, Mindanao was thrust back into the international limelight as “terror
Firefighters put out a fire that broke out inside Gaisano Grand City Mall in Buhangin, Davao Citygate around 3pm Friday, 2 January 2026. The fire reached third alarm, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. Mindanews photo
MindaNews / 2 January – One person died and another one remains missing after their kayak sank upon encountering strong waves off Barangay Baybay in Burgos, Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte around 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, the Philippine Coast
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 01 January) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Matalam, North Cotabato has launched an investigation into the grenade blast along the national highway in Barangay Dalapitan that left 22 persons injured, 11 of them minors.
Thousands line up along the highway near Ulas in Davao City to avail of the annual gift-giving activity of the Dutertes in Bangkal on Christmas Day (25 December 2025). MINDANEWS PHOTO
MindaNews / 5 December – Filipino boxing champion Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao has been named by the World Boxing Council as the Fighter of the Century, an honor that completes the most prestigious collection of awards in boxing. Pacquiao, dubbed “The
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 02 December) — The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) vowed to pass a new law this month to apportion the 32 districts across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) so the twice-delayed first regular elections can
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 November) – The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday unanimously rejected former President Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal for interim release on all three grounds his lawyer cited. In denying the request, the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 November) – As the country wrapped up National Children’s Month and opened the Mindanao Week of Peace (27 November–3 December), MindaNews reaffirmed its commitment to nurturing the next generation of Mindanao storytellers through a two-day
The viral island destination of Siargao Island ballooned in its influx of visitors from 28,000 in 2015 to over half a million tourists in 2024. This enabled the island’s rising development, fostering economic growth to the “Surfing Capital of the
Timog Literary Circle brings writing and legal education to Koronadal’s PDLs KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 23 November) – A writers’ group in South Cotabato recently visited the Koronadal City District Jail (KCDJ) for its PDL Sulat Project, to provide a “creative
MindaNews / 21 November – An election watchdog on Friday called on the Bangsamoro Transition Authority to fast-track the passage of a redistricting law for the autonomous region, saying the constant postponement of elections “erodes democratic legitimacy and risks establishing
Nearly a month after a portion of the zigzag road in Palacapao, Bukidnon collapsed on 18 October 2025, residents and passersby continue to navigate the disruption on foot and by motorcycle. Concrete steps connect the broken highway, while habal-habal drivers carry passengers, crates, and baggage through steep makeshift routes on Saturday, 15 November. Passengers bound for Cagayan de Oro or Davao cities ride the bus until Palacapao, take the concrete steps to reach the other side, past the collapsed portion, to transfer to another bus to reach their destinations. MindaNews photos by ALLIZAH MANULAT, GREGORIO BUENO, ALYSSA ILAGUISON
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 14 November) – A five-member team of second year college students from the Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT)’s College of Computer Sciences has qualified for the semi-final phase of the Huawei Developer
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 November) – Five Dabawenyos will be honored with the Leaders and Achievers of Davao (LEAD) Awards on November 21 at the Seda Abreeza Hotel. Founded by the Davao Jaycee Senate (DJS) and the Davao City
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 08 November) – Low-lying or exposed coastal communities of Dinagat Islands, Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands in the northeastern seaboard of Mindanao are among the areas where there’s a high risk of “life-threatening and damaging storm
Workers clean the Chinese Pier in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, early Saturday morning (1 November 2025). The busy pier serves as a docking point for both commercial and passenger boats. MindaNews photo by BENJAMIN CASPILLO III
Two young boys sit in front of a boat named “Sandakan” in Taganak, Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi, on Monday morning, November 3, 2025. Closer to Malaysia than mainland Philippines, the island lies about 40 minutes by speedboat from the mouth of Sandakan Bay. MindaNews photo by Benjamin Caspillo III
Thousands of parishioners joined the penitential walk against corruption initiated by the Archdiocese of Davao in Davao City early Saturday morning, October 25, 2025. The walk ended with a mass on San Pedro St. presided by Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles. MindaNews photo
Miyuki, Bella, Venom, and Paul pose with their handlers from the MDRRMO of Opol, Misamis Oriental and the Philippine Army, as well as elements of the Bureau of Fire Protection, after locating the bodies of the couple Ely and Thelma Ubatay on Thursday (23 October 2025). Photo: Quezon LGU
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 19 October) – Vehicles going to Davao from Cagayan de Oro City and other parts of Northern Mindanao will have to take alternative routes after a portion of the national highway in Barangay Palacapao, Quezon, Bukidnon
MindaNews / 18 October – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off Cagwait, Surigao del Sur at 8:31 p.m. on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in an advisory at 8:41 p.m. The quake’s epicenter was located 23
Employees at Davao City Hall go out of their offices after the building was shaken by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that struck near General Luna in Siargao, Surigao del Norte at 7:03 a.m. Friday (17 October 2025). MindaNews photo
