Flower vendors at Bankerohan Public Market say their sales on Saturday (9 May 2026) were not good, but expect more customers to come and buy on Sunday, Mother’s Day. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / May 7 2026) — The three-story rectory of the San Ignacio de Loyola Parish in Manay, Davao Oriental, which was severely damaged by the “doublet quake” in October last year, will soon be demolished, a parish official confirmed Thursday. In
Members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines – Davao (CEGP-Davao) and Student Unite Against Press Freedom Attacks and Censorship (SUPAC) mark World Press Freedom Day in Davao City on Sunday, 3 May 2026, by calling on Congress to pass the Campus Press Freedom bill, citing the need for stronger protection for student journalists. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
“Hands off student journalists,” members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines – Davao (CEGP-Davao) assert in a gathering in Davao City on World Press Freedom Day, Sunday, 03 May 2026. They also called on Congress to pass the Campus Press Freedom bill, citing the need for stronger protection for student journalists who, the group says, are essential in honing the critical awareness of the youth. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 May) — Naval authorities seized approximately ₱52 million worth of undocumented cigarettes off the waters of Governor Generoso in Davao Oriental last Friday. The operation was conducted jointly by Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM) and the Philippine
A worker peels cassava in the Bankerohan market in Davao City on Tuesday (28 April 2026). The root crop, locally called balanghoy or kamoteng kahoy, will then be fed to a grinder, and sold as ingredient for puto and suman. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
A city fisheries official said only around 500 bakhaw (Red Mangroves) seedlings remain good for planting after extreme heat killed off 4,500 of them died at a mangrove nursery in Guang-guang, Dahican, Mati City. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / April 26) — Davao Oriental, the province where supertyphoon Pablo made landfall on December 4, 2012, will soon have its weather station, an official of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / April 11) — Banaybanay town in Davao Oriental has been declared under a state of emergency on Thursday, with the local government calling on residents to plant vegetables in their yards to save on food expenses. Banaybanay, known
Vendors sell palm fronds (lukay or palaspas) on Palm Sunday, 29 March 2026, along the Sangguniang Panlungsod driveway fronting San Pedro Cathedral. The crosses cost at least 10 pesos, depending on the size. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 March) – Vice President Sara Z. Duterte has not greeted her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, on his 81st birthday on Saturday, March 28. Duterte told reporters after the Parada Dabawenyo on Saturday noon (5 a.m. in
Dabawenyos join a “solidarity walk” afternoon of 28 March 2026, to greet former mayor and former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on his 81st birthday. Duterte is presently detained in The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court. This is his second birthday away from home. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / March 28) – Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday said she does not think about the impeachment hearing at the House of Representatives’ Committee on Justice that started on March 25 and will resume on April 14,
Nearly 400 agencies from government, schools, companies, and advocacy organizations, participated in “Parada Dabawenyo,” a civic parade to celebrate the 89th Araw ng Dabaw celebration.
“Bring him home” signs at the Marco Polo Hotel which closed in June 2020, serve as backdrop to the “Parada Dabawenyo” on Saturday, 28 March 2026. The parade, usually held on the city’s anniversary on March 16, coincided with the 81st birthday of Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the city’s long-time mayor and former President of the Philippines. Detained in The Hague since March 2025 to face charges of crimes against humanity for his bloody war on drugs, Duterte was elected mayor in May 2025 but his seat was vacated as he was unable to take his oath within six months. His son, Sebastian, his running mate, took over as Mayor. MindaNews photo by RAZL TEMAN
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / March 21) – A 19-year-old advocate of rehabilitation of people with substance abuse disorder was crowned Friday night as the 2026 Mutya ng Dabaw. Hannah Kolecheril, of Indian-Filipino lineage, said she also wants to work with
Members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines lead a rally on Roxas Avenue in Davao City on Friday (20 March 2026) to protest alleged censorship at Primum, official student publication of the University of Mindanao, which led to the resignation of the entire editorial staff. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
Vice President Sara Duterte facing the media at the San Pedro Cathedral after the “Bring Him Home” Mass on Wednesday (11 March 2026). MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / March 13) – A Davao City-based delivery riders group has called upon the national government to expedite the removal of excise tax and value-added tax (VAT) on fuel products. The group also asked for “ayuda” (aid)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / March 12) — The city’s rabies cases have doubled in 2025 from its record in 2024, with two new logged cases as of February of this year, amid the country’s declining rabies cases. Dr. Yleona Ysabel
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / February 22) – A Davao-based historian is encouraging the younger generation to engage in historical research and writing to foster a deeper appreciation of Davao City’s rich heritage. “Do you love history? Do you have the
TAGUM CITY (MindaNews / February 26) — To memorialize veterans, publishing of books about their life stories by military historians will be an ongoing effort. “Through this kind of program, we remember them, and we give them our respect and
TAGUM CITY (MindaNews / February 26) – Fifty World War II veterans from Mindanao, 48 of whom are already dead, were awarded Wednesday with the US Congressional Gold Medal during the award’s 45th edition to “recognize the Filipino veterans who
Charge d’Affaires Y. Robert Ewing leads US Embassy officials in awarding the US Congressional Gold Medal to Sergeant Alfredo de Leon del Rosario, 97, the oldest living World War II veteran in to receive the award in this ceremony in Tagum City, on 25 February 2026. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / February 21) — A family of four in Mati City, Davao Oriental died on Friday after being buried together in a landslide following continued outpours since Wednesday. The City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) identified
MANAY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / January 9) – Only 22 full-time responders are employed by the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) in this town of 39,000 residents that had been hit by three strong earthquakes since October
MANAY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 9 January) – Toilets at the Bayanihan Village here have been used beyond capacity, affecting 50 families who were housed in modular shelter units after the doublet earthquake that struck in October last year. In
Image from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) website shows the epicenter (red dot) of the earthquake.
Families greet 2026 by enjoying the waters of Mangihay
along Pujada Bay in Mati City, Davao Oriental. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
Fruit-bearing and hardwood tree seedlings are offered in the monument of Dr. Jose Rizal at the City Hall grounds in Mati City, Davao Oriental in honor of Rizal’s 129th martyrdom anniversary, Tuesday morning, December 30. MindaNews photo by Razl EJ Teman
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 December) – A municipal councilor has called out the top Department of Education (DepEd) official of Davao Oriental for her “very concerning” remark about student athletes at the opening program of the provincial athletic meet
Protesters in Davao City decry “massive corruption” under the Marcos-Duterte administration, calling the former allis “king and queen of corruption.” MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ Teman
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 November) – An alliance of anti-corruption protesters here staged a rally Sunday condemning the “massive corruption” under the Marcos-Duterte administration, calling the former allies as “king and queen of corruption.” Leo XL Fuentes, spokesperson of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 November) – A group of seminarians in Mindanao has joined mounting calls for accountability and transparency with regard to anomalies surrounding flood control projects that have implicated several lawmakers and other government officials. In a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 November) – The number of abused girls seeking assistance at the Balay Dangupan of the Crisis Intervention Center has dropped compared to last year, an official at the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 Nov) — A Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) was sighted at Mt. Sinaka, Cotabato last week, marking the return of the raptor in the area two years after it was last observed there. The raptor was
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 November) – A consumer advocacy group in Davao City on Friday called on the city government, civil society, and the public to “report early signs of infrastructure damage” and to “take stronger measures to ensure
Reunions of families and friends are a common sight at the memorial parks and cemeteries during All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on November 1 and 2. Photo taken at Serenity Park in Mati City, Davao Oriental on 2
An elderly woman lights candles before “Dakung Krus” at the public cemetery in Mati City on Saturday, 1 November 2025, in remembrance of departed loved ones during the traditional “Kalag-Kalag”. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 31 October) – The number of acute watery diarrhea cases in Manay, Davao Oriental, which is attributed to water contamination, has reached 49, the Provincial Information Office (PIO) said. The PIO said that as
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 31 October) — At least 200 personnel from the city’s public security and police offices will be deployed for All Souls’ and All Saints’ Day this weekend. Public Security Office head Ruben M. Piquero
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 30 Oct — Schools Division Office of the Department of Education in Mati City clarified that the schools tagged as “unsafe” (red) only involve specific rooms within campus. SDO-Mati information officer Leorisyl D. Siarot
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews/28 October)—Twenty-one schools among thirty-one assessed by the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) remain “unsafe”, according to data obtained by MindaNews. Of these, 8 are identified as government buildings while two are privately-run
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 27 October) — Thirty-nine residents of Manay town have been diagnosed with acute watery diarrhea cases, the Provincial Information Office (PIO) reported Sunday, October 26. Provincial health officer Dr. Reden V. Bersaldo in an
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews/27 October)—An official of the Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO) said they are implementing a month-long moratorium for electric bill collection and disconnection for totally-damaged households in Davao Oriental following the devastating twin earthquakes that rocked
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 18 October) — Asynchronous online classes and work-from-home arrangements of the Davao Oriental State University (DORSU) have been extended beginning October 20 “until further notice.” University president Roy G. Ponce issued a memorandum order
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 18 October) – Fourteen school buildings in Mati City have been found unsafe for occupancy after the twin earthquakes on October 10, according to the report Thursday from the City Disaster Risk Reduction and
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 17 October) – The city government of Mati has cancelled this year’s celebration of the Sambuokan Festival after it was placed under the state of calamity due to last week’s destructive twin earthquakes. The
