SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 31 July) — The completion of the 122-kilometer rehabilitation project for the Maharlika National Highway in Agusan del Sur is expected to be finished before the start of Palarong Pambansa 2026, scheduled for
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/July 31) — The Office of Civil Defense XI said they have not monitored any unusual sea movement across all coastal barangays of the Davao Region since 1:20 p.m. Wednesday following the tsunami alert issued by PHIVOLCS after
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 July) — Malnourished children in the city considered under “wasting” status—said to be the “the most … visible and life-threatening form of malnutrition”— has slightly increased this year, according to data from the City Health
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 30 July) — Authorities have called on the help of the public to curb “banlas” mining as the illegal operation has become widespread, spreading from the town of Tampakan in South Cotabato to Columbio in Sultan Kudarat.
UPDATED SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 30 July) — Pre-emptive evacuations were implemented along the coastal areas of Poblacion in Tandag City in anticipation of a minor tsunami caused by the magnitude 8.7 earthquake off the east coast
MindaNews / 30 July — PHIVOLCS has warned areas facing the Pacific Ocean, including eight provinces of Mindanao’s east coast, to brace for “minor sea-level disturbance” following a magnitude 8.7 earthquake east of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The Philippine Institute of
MindaNews / 29 July — The Bangsamoro Board of Investment (BBOI) has approved investments worth at least ₱4 billion, surpassing its target of ₱3 billion for 2025, with officials citing good governance and the stable peace and order condition for
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 July) — The Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) condemned the shooting of its former paralegal, Warren Cahayag, who was critically wounded in an attack carried out by unidentified gunmen in General Santos Monday
DAVAO CITY (July 28/MindaNews) – The three Dutertes in Congress walked out of the session hall on Monday morning to express their refusal to take part in the election of the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, describing the process
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 27 July) — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will not proceed with the decommissioning of its remaining forces until the Government of the Philippines (GPH) substantially complies with the provisions of the Annex on Normalization.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 July) – Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte said he will not show up on Sunday, July 27, for the boxing match with Philippine National Police Chief Nicolas Torre III at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 July) – Citing violation of due process and the one-year rule on impeachment complaints, the Supreme Court En Banc in a unanimous decision (15-0) declared as ‘unconstitutional” the House of Representatives’ Articles of Impeachment against
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 25 July) – The Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tourism (MTIT) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has launched an investor’s guidebook in a bid to lure more investors to locate in the area. The
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 July) — Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte did not hold back when he said he wanted to punch a “monkey” — a jab clearly aimed at Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III.
DIPOLOG CITY (MindaNews / 24 July) — The provincial government of Zamboanga del Norte and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources have entered into a memorandum of agreement tapping the private sector to make the province resilient to climate
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 July) — After the drama that was Pacquiao vs Barrios over the weekend, it seems the country will have another boxing match to watch just a week later: acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 23 July) — The Provincial Health Office (PHO) of Surigao del Sur, in coordination with the Department of Health – Center for Health Development Caraga, has officially confirmed the first laboratory-confirmed case of mpox in the
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 22 July) — A total of 1,315 individuals from 360 families in this city have been affected by Tropical Depression “Crising” and the habagat (southwest monsoon) the past few days, officials said. The City Disaster Risk
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 July) — Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte showcased his trademark Duterte clamor again, calling President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s presidency “the most inefficient administration that I have ever seen in my goddamn life” ahead
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Norte (MindaNews / 21 July) — The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) has set up a Special Investigation Task Group to investigate the killing of radio broadcaster Erwin Labitad Segovia. Segovia was shot dead
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/July 20) – Thirty-year old Mario Barrios of the United States retained his World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight crown against the 46-year old Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao of the Philippines, via a majority draw, the judges voting 115-113, 114-114,
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 19 July) — Lighting through a solar-powered generator system has arrived in Sitio Andap in Barangay Mahaba, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur. An initiative of the Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office, the system was inaugurated on
LINAMON, Lanao del Norte (MindaNews / 19 July) – Sixteen towns in Lanao del Norte experienced a power outage starting around 3:45 p.m. Friday after strong winds and heavy rainfall caused by tropical cyclone “Crising” toppled some trees, hitting lateral
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 July) – With more Mindanao farmers realizing the lucrative potentials of tobacco cultivation, the volume of the cash crop produced in the southern Philippines grew by almost double last year from the previous year. Data
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 18 July) — At least six towns in Misamis Oriental have suspended their school classes as tropical cyclone “Crising” intensified into a tropical storm on Friday. The municipal governments of Lagonglong, Salay, Magsaysay, Binuangan, Sugbongcogon
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 18 July) – Philippine National Police chief General Nicolas Torre III called on the public “not to look for the police in the precincts,” but just dial 911 “as law enforcers will respond to their call
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 17 July) — The search for three miners trapped in a gold mining tunnel in neighboring Rosario town has been officially halted on Tuesday as authorities confirmed the miners could no longer be
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 17 July) — Members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) aspiring to join the Philippine National Police (PNP) can still apply until June 8, 2027. This after
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 July) — Five youths involved in a brawl at a 7-Eleven branch in Panabo City in Davao del Norte were asked to pay ₱10,000 for the damage they caused, not ₱200,000 as has gone viral
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 16 July) – A police officer is in hot water after he was arrested while in possession of alleged smuggled cigarettes in Sultan Kudarat province, a police official said. Brig. Gen. Arnold Ardiente, Police Regional
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 15 July) — Farmers in Agusan del Sur are now being equipped with valuable knowledge on soil health management in two separate three-day capacity development trainings for soil management and an orientation on
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 15 July) — The members-only S&R imported retail shopping chain is opening a branch in this city, officials said. Mayor Lorelie Pacquiao and executives of S&R Membership Shopping met Monday at the city hall to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/July 13) – A marine biologist’s “conservative estimate” of the extent of damage brought about by the ongoing construction of the Samal-Davao bridge is that at least a fifth of the 7,500 square meter Paradise Reef in Samal “is
(MindaNews / 12 July) – The reapportioning of 32 parliamentary districts in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was approved Friday by a joint committee of the Bangsamoro Parliament. The committees on Local Government (CLG) and on Amendments,
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 12 July) – Thirteen individuals, among them four Chinese nationals, were arrested Thursday afternoon in an operation against illegal gold mining in Agusan del Sur. The operation, which took place in Purok 12,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 July) — Petitioners in the Writ of Kalikasan case against the Samal Island–Davao City Connector (SIDC) Project expressed disappointment over the decision of the Court of Appeals on Friday to deny their prayer for a
TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 11 July) — The Phividec Industrial Estate has inked an agreement with Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (DMPI) last Thursday allowing the food giant to farm 226 hectares of land for pineapple and papaya production in
CA says no TEPO as issuing it would disrupt Samal-Davao bridge project DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 July) — The Court of Appeals on Friday denied the issuance of a Temporary Environmental Protection Order (TEPO) sought by environmental groups to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 July) – The Canadian government’s advisory to avoid travel to 14 Mindanao provinces has been called out by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) as “outdated and misleading.” The Canadian travel advisory, issued last June 26, warned
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 July) — There is still no permanent replacement for Col. Hansel Marantan as Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director 10 days after he went on leave. Capt. Hazel Caballero Tuazon, DCPO spokesperson, said in a
COBATO CITY (MindaNews / 9 July) — As she concludes her four-year tenure as the United Kingdom’s Ambassador to the Philippines, Laure Beaufils made her final official visit to Cotabato City, emphasizing the indispensable role of journalists and civil society
MindaNews / 09 July — The Bangsamoro Board of Investment’s (BBOI) bid to promote the economic potentials and attract investors to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) remains under the same leadership. This as BARMM Interim Chief Minister
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 July) — Four individuals illegally selling petroleum products in Calinan here were arrested by operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation Tuesday morning, the NBI reported. Lawyer Ely Leaño, NBI-XI spokesperson, said operatives confiscated four
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 July) — The acting vice mayor of Davao City, Councilor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, assumed yet another role the past two days: as acting mayor. The designated acting mayor of Davao City, Vice Mayor Sebastian
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/July 8) – “Compromise, not confrontation, is the way forward” in the Samal Island-Davao City bridge project and “technical realignment of the bridge route remains a possibility,” Councilor Danny Dayanghirang said. Speaking at the sidelines of the weekly session
(MindaNews / 07 July) – The former residence of the late Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chairman Sheikh Salamat Hashim in Barira town, Maguindanao del Norte has been formally recognized by the Bangsamoro government as a historical site to honor
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 July) — Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua has retained six of 15 heads of ministries in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as of Saturday, five days after the deadline for submission of their
(MindaNews / 05 July) – The Plenary of Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has dismissed the plea of former President Rodrigo Duterte to disqualify two Pre-Trial Chamber 1 judges from adjudicating his challenge to the jurisdiction of the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 July) — Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II has been officially functioning as acting vice mayor of Davao City since July 1, an official of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. Vicky Sarcena, DILG-Davao
(MindaNews / 04 July) – Davao City Acting Mayor Sebastian Duterte on Friday blamed the delay in the construction of the Samal Island-Davao City Connector Bridge on “environmental concerns raised selectively by those whose business interests are most affected.” In
