DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 June) – It will still be a male-dominated Parliament — as it has been during this seven-year transition period — when the first elected officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) assume their
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 June 2026) – Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has said residents may put their trash in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) XI compound in Lanang as a collection point, saying the
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 5 June 2026) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Central Committee has placed on indefinite suspension Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua as chief of staff of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF). In a four-page resolution
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
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 4 June 2026) – Experts have detected radioactive isotopes — Uranium-238, Thorium-228, and Thorium-232 — in imported scrap metals used by Philippine Sanjia Steel Corporation to manufacture steel rebars at its plant in Barangay Baluarte,
Sanjia workers display placards after National Bureua of Investigation (NBI) agents raided and closed the steel plant in Baluarte, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental last 15 May 2026. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
A screenshot of the Cateel Municipal Police Station social media page.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 May 2026) — Police authorities in Davao Region are on the lookout for Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who has gone into hiding again since May 14 following his brief appearance at the Senate. Maj. Catherine
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 May 2026) – The Prosecution and Defense in the case of “The Prosecutor vs Rodrigo Roa Duterte” at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have six months to prepare for the trial that will begin on November
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 May 2026) — Informal trash workers looking for a living at the New Carmen sanitary landfill here are worried about their income for the next few days, since what authorities said was a case of
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 27 May 2026) — “Ang mga yumao ay may karapatan pa rin.” (The dead still have rights.) These words from forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun summed up the purpose of the civilian-led Truth Commission launched Wednesday
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
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May 2026) — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has asked the Philippine National Police (PNP) to immediately revoke the firearm licenses of fugitive Senator Ronald Dela Rosa and order the immediate surrender or confiscation
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May 2026) — Justice Secretary Fredderick A. Vida appealed to fugitive Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who has been evading arrest since authorities attempted to detain him on May 11, to respect the rule of law
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 May) — Fugitive Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa should not be allowed to participate online in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, the House Prosecution Panel said amid moves to allow his virtual participation.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 May) — Questions of memory, disinformation, independent publishing, and the future of Mindanawon storytelling took center stage on Thursday, May 21, as writers, scholars, publishers, journalists, and readers gathered for the opening day of the
Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa at the Senate on 12 May 2026. (AP Photo / Aaron Favila)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 May 2026) — The Stand Opposition to Plunder (STOP) Corruption Alliance said it welcomes the issuance of a subpoena requiring the district engineers of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the region to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 May 2026) — A day after the Supreme Court En Banc denied Senator Ronald dela Rosa’s application for a temporary restraining order (TRO), Justice Secretary Fredderick A. Vida directed law enforcers to enforce the “validly
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 May 2026) — The Supreme Court En Banc has denied Senator Ronald Dela Rosa’s request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to stop authorities from arresting and turning him over to the International Criminal Court
A bridge connecting Mandug Buhangin distict and Callawa Calinan district is destroyed by flood waters Monday, 18 May 2026. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 May 2026) – Progressive groups staged a protest on Monday to urge senators to conduct an impartial and fair impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte and to stop turning the proceedings into a circus.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 May 2026) – The state-run University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) said it respects the Supreme Court En Banc’s decision, which found the school “grossly negligent” in the death of one of its students during a
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulraof A. Macacua has asked Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal to tender his irrevocable resignation by 5 p.m. on Monday, May 18, following the report from the special audit by
DAVAO CITY(MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — The Supreme Court En Banc has ordered the state-run University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) here to pay P6,450,000 as indemnity to the parents of a freshman English major who died in a tragic fire
TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Saturday said the Philippine Sanjia Steel Corporation in Barangay Baluarte, Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental “will remain closed until the courts decide what to do with it.” Agents
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) – MindaNews correspondent Nova Mae Francas won three major awards at the 2nd Archbishop Thibault Media Awards held on Saturday at the Bapa Benny Tudtud Auditorium, Ateneo de Davao University. Francas won the
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
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May 2026) — A student organization has launched a school-based initiative aimed at addressing stereotypes against Muslims. Dubbed “Project As-Salam: From Truth Comes Peace” and led by the Muslim Students for Peace and Solidarity (MSPS),
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
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 15 May 2026) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is investigating the P20-billion “Campus of the Future” project being developed by Xavier University (XU) and property developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /14 May 2026) — Ronald Marapon dela Rosa, former chief of the Philippine National Police and now a second-termer Senator, has a pending warrant of arrest, has not been arrested and flown to The Hague in the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 May 2026) — When the Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) hearing the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte conducts its first status conference on May 27, Duterte will be represented by his
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 13 May 2026) — A Regional Trial Court (RTC) here has dismissed the petition filed by religious, environmental and people’s organizations to nullify the 18-year extension granted to the Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) awarded to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 May 2026) – Only eight of Mindanao’s 61 congressional district representatives voted against the impeachment of fellow Mindanawon, Vice President Sara Duterte, on Monday, indicating that the much-touted “Solid South” or “Solid Mindanao” is now a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 May 2026)— Lawmakers from Mindanao were divided during the House vote last Monday, May 11, on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, showing that lawmakers from Duterte’s supposed political bailiwick did not vote as a single
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 May 2026) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday made public the warrant of arrest for Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ de la Rosa originally issued and sealed on November 6, 2025 as “secret.” The ICC
Vice President Sara Duterte speaks before barangay leaders and other officials at the Rizal Park in Davao City on 7 August 2025, a day after the Senate archived the impeachment case against her. MindaNews file photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – Any operation to enforce the order to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa will be carried out with “due process, the rule of law, and respect for human rights,” Philippine National Police (PNP) chief
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), headed by Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento, has committed to support efforts to attract more investments to the fledgling Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
MindaNews / 9 May – Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday granted the request of French lawyer Dov Jacobs to withdraw as associate counsel for former president Rodrigo Duterte. Jacobs’ request cited Duterte’s decision “in
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 8 May) – The Philippine government pushed anew the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as the country’s export gateway to the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines – East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP–EAGA) subeconomic
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 8 May) — The Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP) claimed it has obtained the support of most mayors in the provinces of Basilan, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, and Tawi-Tawi for the first ever regional parliamentary
ISABELA CITY (MindaNews / 8 May) – The towns of Albarka and Tipo-Tipo in Basilan have been identified as tentative areas of concern in the first ever regional parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 7 May 2026) — Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof “Sammy” Macacua has officially entered the race for the 1st Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections, his son filing his candidacy on his behalf on Thursday as representative for the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 7 May 2026) – The independent Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) has expressed support for the extension of the amnesty program for members of the 40,000-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). In its 119-page 9th Public
MAKATI CITY (MindaNews / 6 May 2026) — The Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) has expressed concerns over the potential exclusion of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) from the first parliamentary elections of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 6 May 2026) — After a long delay, the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have officially begun. Lawyer Rey Sumalipao, regional director of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the
Attendees take their oath as party members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front-led United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) during its first regional general assembly at the Cotabato State University on Feb. 17. MindaNews file photo by MANMAN DEJETO
