TANDAG, Surigao Del Sur (MindaNews / 12 April) — The municipal government of General Luna in Siargao, Surigao del Norte, has warned tourists to strictly follow laws and respect local customs, amid rising concerns over reported misconduct in the prime tourism
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 12 April) — The mayor here is offering a reward of half a million pesos for the arrest of two men behind the killing of a foreigner and his wife in an early dawn robbery-murder incident
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 April) — Streets once dominated by traffic are now increasingly filled with runners, as marathon and fun run events continue to surge across Mindanao. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in the
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 11 April) – The fishing industry in the Zamboanga Peninsula is feeling the impact of the rising prices of fuel, leading players to resort to cost-cutting measures and even entertain the idea of ceasing operations. Julius
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 11 April) – Drivers, commuters, and others in Caraga region whose livelihoods depend on fuel have been struggling to survive amid the oil crisis caused by the US-Israel war on Iran. Private car owners and drivers
MindaNews / 11 April – Indonesian carrier TransNusa Air has expressed interest to service the possible revival of the Davao-Manado direct flight, which is being worked out to strengthen economic and tourism ties between Mindanao and North Sulawesi under the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 April) – Skyrocketing fuel prices are putting the city’s public transportation system under pressure, forcing commuters to endure longer waiting time, especially during rush hours, because fewer public utility vehicles ply the streets. For daily
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
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 10 April) — Human remains were recovered from the wreckage of a Cessna aircraft, RP-C2444, that crashed in Tubajon, Dinagat Islands, on Thursday, April 10, authorities said. Human remains, including flesh, bone fragments, and strands of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 April) – Nothing has happened to the case of William Larosa, a labor leader who went missing in Bukidnon two years ago, progressive groups that staged a rally on the occasion of Araw ng Kagitingan
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 10 April) – Around 1,600 motorela drivers in the city on Wednesday received P5,000 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 10 and another P2,000 from the city government to help
Vice President Sara Z. Duterte during the wreath-laying ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Monument along Roxas Avenue in Davao City for the 84th Araw ng Kagitingan on 9 April 2026. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 April)) – The International Criminal Court’s Appeals Chamber will deliver in open court on April 22 its judgment on the appeal of former President Rodrigo Duterte challenging the October 2025 ruling of the Pre-Trial Chamber
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — Despite Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition for the Supreme Court to stop the Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives from proceeding with the “hearing proper” on the impeachment complaints against her,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — While there are no signs of panic buying, consumers have been reminded to purchase only what they need to avoid potential supply issues in basic commodities amid the global oil crisis, an official
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — Vice President Sara Duterte filed a petition with the Supreme Court to stop the Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives from proceeding with the “hearing proper” on the impeachment complaints against
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — For decades, driving a jeepney provided a steady, if modest, livelihood for many in the city. But with rising fuel prices, drivers say their daily earnings have steadily eroded, leaving them little to
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 7 April) — Over ₱260 million worth of cigarettes confiscated over the past few years were shredded on Tuesday as the Bureau of Customs here intensified its anti-smuggling campaign. Customs District Collector Elenita Abaño said a
NCIP chair Nancy Alaan Catamco takes her oath of office on Monday, 6 April 2026, in Kidapawan City. Photo from Nancy Catamco’s FB page
The Department of Social Welfare and Development-10 announced that the agency will roll out a P5,000 one-time cash grant for tricycle drivers in Northern Mindanao under its Cash Relief Assistance program starting Wednesday, 8 April 2026. From the DSWD Northern Mindanao Facebook page
Volunteers set up a community pantry outside the CVA Building along J.P. Laurel in Davao City, 6 April
2026, with rice packs, eggs, and other food items prepared for distribution. MindaNews photo by BEA GATMAYTAN
United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) Party President Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim speaks during the first Regional General Assembly of the UBJP at the Cotabato State University in Cotabato City on 17 February 2024. MindaNews file photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 April) — Three of the 10 writers selected as fellows to the IYAS La Salle National Writers Workshop are Mindanawons. The fellows — working in Hiligaynon Binalaybay, Filipino Tula, and Cebuano Sugilanon — were chosen
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 04 April) – The 66th Araw ng Surigao del Sur on June 19 will be observed with less fanfare in view of the National State of Emergency due to the global energy crisis triggered by the
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) — The local government of Bongao, Tawi-Tawi declared a state of local emergency on Wednesday amid a worsening fuel shortage. Mayor Jasper Que, in a phone interview, said the municipality’s two gasoline stations have
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) — Explosions and heavy gunfire rocked the municipality of Rajah Buayan in Maguindanao del Sur Wednesday as a police patrol car was bombed and peppered with bullets while responding to an earlier attack on a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) — The Archdiocese of Davao has urged the faithful to observe a simpler and more sustainable Holy Week, encouraging reduced travel, carpooling, and more mindful participation in religious traditions. In a message dated March
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) — Progressive groups here on Tuesday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “Band-Aid” measures to address the impact of the ongoing global oil crisis are insufficient to ease the burden on ordinary Filipinos, who are
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 30 March) — The spokesperson of the Police Regional Office of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) on Monday said the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) was responsible for the Saturday night ambush of a police patrol car in Shariff
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 30 March) – Authorities busted another banlas or sluice mining operations in the mountains of Tampakan, South Cotabato in line with the intensified crackdown against illegal mining in the area. Tampakan Mayor Leonard Escobillo said on
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 30 March) — Residents of Zamboanga City will have rationed water supply in their homes starting Thursday, April 2. The Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) announced via their social media page that consumers in the East
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) – Authorities called on the public in Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday to remain calm following the deadly ambush on police forces Saturday night, which left five killed and three others wounded. Lt. Col.
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — Five police officers were killed while three others were wounded in an ambush Saturday night along Maguindanao Street, Barangay Mother Poblacion in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, on the road leading to the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 March) — Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said he is “depressed” over the continued detention of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC), adding that this was Duterte’s “loneliest birthday, “spent away
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 March) — Former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, a close friend of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, fainted midway through his speech during the Solidarity Walk event for the former leader’s 81st birthday at Rizal Park
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,
SURALLAH, South Cotabato (MindaNews / 28 March) – Efforts to convert a state college here into the province’s first state university has breezed through second reading at the House of Representatives. Senior Deputy Speaker Ferdinand Hernandez (South Cotabato, 2nd district),
Vice President Sara Duterte with supporters at the San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City after the “Bring Him Home” Mass on 11 March 2026 for her father, detained former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. MindaNews file photo by MANMAN DEJETO
Siging of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro on March 27, 2014 in the gardens of Malacanang. Photo courtesy of Julius Mariveles / Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Siging of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro on March 27, 2014 in the gardens of Malacanang. Photo courtesy of Julius Mariveles / Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
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
Acting Senior Minister Abdullah “Dong” Cusain said preparations for a credible and orderly elections have been underway even prior to the postponement of the polls, which have been reset to September 2026 following the signing of Republic Act No. 12317 by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. MindaNews filephoto by GREGORIO BUENO
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 25 March) – The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) is now the second largest political party in the House of Representatives (HoR), South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr., PFP president, said. “Actually, the number is regularly
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 March) – Sixteen gas stations across Davao Region have been forced to shut down amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East that has affected the global flow of fuel supply. As of 6 a.m.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 March) – Tricycle drivers here have asked the local government for a P10 increase in base fare for the first kilometer and an additional P5 for every succeeding kilometer, citing drastic fuel price hikes. In
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 25 March)— The Bangsamoro government is exploring the legality of directly importing fuel from neighboring Muslim countries and fast-tracking the exploration of local energy reserves amid uncertainties in fuel supply due to US-Israeli war against Iran.
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 24 March) — Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua has asked executives of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to lessen “SOP” demands from contractors. Macacua, speaking during the Bangsamoro Government Executive –
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 March) — As oil companies implemented another round of fuel price hikes, an executive of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Davao Region assured consumers that there is no cause for concern yet as the
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 23 March) – Over 22,000 households, business establishments, and hospitals in Zamboanga City have been without electricity for almost 40 hours as of 7 p.m. Monday. The Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (Zamcelco) originally scheduled the power
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 March) — The government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) need to “re-commit to the principles” underpinning their shared journey to peace as implementation of the 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) remains incomplete,
