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
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 5 May) — The independent Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) on Tuesday urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to directly engage regularly with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to ensure that all objectives of the Comprehensive Agreement
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The House Committee on Justice on Monday, 4 May, voted unanimously on its report and resolution, sending the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the plenary for debates. If approved, the Articles of Impeachment will be transmitted to the Senate where it will be tried by the Senate sitting as an Impeachment Court. A screenshot from a House of Representatives livestream of the proceedings.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 03 May) – Investments in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) reached P5.1 billion in April, surpassing last year’s P5 billion total registered investments across the region, latest data from the Bangsamoro Board of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 01 May) — Speakers at a “Throwback Thursday” forum organized by the Davao Historical Society highlighted the Davao River as both a historical foundation and a critical site for ongoing conservation efforts, as the city navigates
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 01 May) – For ordering other members to resist authorities serving arrest warrants on Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy and his co-accused for cases of sex trafficking and sexual abuse of minors, a follower of the Kingdom
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 01 May) – Criminal complaints have been filed against 10 soldiers and two of their superiors for the death of three civilians, including a 12-year-old boy, during a bungled joint law enforcement operation in Barangay Sinunuc,
By Jorge Golle of The Mindanao Sentinel MATI CITY (MindaNews / 30 April) — In Dahican Beach, the day begins with the sound of waves folding into shore—steady, patient, almost stubborn. For decades, this stretch of coast has been known
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 April) — For the volunteers behind Art Relief Mobile Kitchen (ARMK) Davao, feeding people is less about providing relief, than about how that relief is given, and whether it responds to the realities of the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 April) — Members of the House Committee on Justice, in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, found probable cause in the two impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. Voting 53-0 in favor of finding probable
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 April) — The House Committee on Justice declined on Wednesday to open the sealed box from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) that contained the records of the income tax returns (ITRs) of Vice President
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/29 April) — Journalists here are rallying in support of a colleague who may be facing a prison term and fines for, what they say, doing her job. Menzie Montes, news director at RMN-Cagayan de Oro,
The Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP) has endorsed Chief Minister Abdbulraof Macacua as its candidate for Maguindanao del Norte’s 3rd district. Photo from the Bangsamoro Government Facebook page
A photo of Barangay Tambler in General Santos City as it looked during a dry spell in 2019. MindaNews file photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Screenshot of the Committee on Justice of the House of Representative’s impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte last 22 April 2026.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 26 April) – Six provinces and one city in Mindanao have been experiencing a dry spell, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its latest advisory issued on April 21, PAGASA said
One of the three killed in a joint police and military operation early Thursday, 23 April 2026, in Zamboanga City is prepared for burial by relatives acoording to Islamic tradition. The fatalities, including 12 year-old Salam Aradais Alfad, were slain as police and military operatives were in the process of serving an arrest warrant. MindaNews photo by QUEENIE CASIMIRO
MindaNews / 24 April – Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will face trial for crimes against humanity after the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I Presiding Judge Iulia Antonella Motoc and Judges Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou and María del Socorro Flores Liera
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 April) – Saying her money comes from legitimate sources, Vice President Sara Duterte denied reports from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) that billions of pesos in transactions were traced to her bank accounts and those
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 April) — Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV alleged that former President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Vice President Sara Duterte, along with four of their family members, received P181,653,487.36 from Davao City-based businessman Samuel “Sammy” Uy,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 April)) – The International Criminal Court’s Appeals Chamber on Wednesday rejected by a majority vote, the appeal of former President Rodrigo Duterte, as it affirmed the October 23, 2025 ruling of the Pre-Trial Chamber that
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 April) – Various transactions amounting to P6,771,222,712 were traced to the bank accounts of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio, covering the period from 2006 to 2025, according to the Anti-Money
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 22 April) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Region 12 has declined to divulge the number of trees that had been cut down or will be toppled within the controversial $5.9-billion Tampakan
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
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 April) – Moro leaders on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of former Local Governments Secretary Mel Senen Sevilla Sarmiento as the new Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (PAPRU) vice Carlito Galvez, a retired Army general
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 April) — A Davao City-based anti-corruption alliance on Tuesday said Vice President Sara Duterte’s failure to comply with the Commission on Audit’s (COA) order to return P375 million in confidential funds could weaken her political influence
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 April) – Former President Rodrigo Duterte will be a no-show on April 22 at the reading of the judgment on his appeal challenging the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 20 April) — Papaya, once referred to as a “lowly fruit” that grows in the backyards of many households and sells for 5 to 15 pesos per kilo in South Cotabato, has outranked canned tuna, a
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 19 April) – Qatari investment firm Al Mansour Holding has committed to invest in the construction of 30,000 housing units in Mindanao, including the key cities of General Santos, Cagayan de Oro and Cotabato, Secretary
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 April) – The conduct of the Balikatan Exercises from April 20 to May 8 in several parts of the Philippines is not a hostile act against any country, particularly China, a Japanese diplomat said. “As
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 April) – Japan’s waste-to-energy (WTE) technology will not harm the environment or local communities in Davao City and, if implemented, could serve as a model for addressing the country’s solid waste problem, Japanese Ambassador to
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 18 April) — Women in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Thursday called for the complete delivery of socioeconomic support for former combatants, saying gaps in implementation continue to undermine the decommissioning process.
