ZAMBOANGA CITY–Basilan Gov. Mujiv Hataman launched Tuesday, October 14, the Magbassa Kite Intensive Quality Reading Activity (IQRA) Program to address functional illiteracy in the province. Richard Falcatan, Provincial Information Officer, said the 12-week intensive reading program is meant to enable
MindaNews / 14 October – The Aboitiz Group remains bullish on Mindanao’s economy, with its infrastructure arm, the Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc. (AIC), investing big on connectivity and utilities while continuing to explore opportunities across other key infrastructure segments geared towards
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews/14 October)– The stench of human waste and the acrid smell of urine greeted a team of social workers and policemen who were carrying out a suspension order from the Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD) when
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews /14 October ) — The South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SOCOTECO II) on Tuesday rejected reports suggesting a joint venture with the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO), emphasizing that no formal discussions or agreements have taken place.
MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL (MindaNews / 13 October) —The provincial capital of Davao Oriental is now under a state of calamity following the twin earthquakes that struck the province Friday, October 10. According to data as of 5 p.m. of
DAVAO CITY(MindaNews/13 October) – The Office of the City Building Official (OCBO) has issued red-tag notices to four building owners and yellow-tag notices to four others, following the powerful twin earthquakes that struck Davao Region on October 10. During the
MindaNews / 13 October – The Department of Energy (DoE) has identified two foreign companies as being part of a consortium awarded with the rights to explore oil and gas deposits in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. In
MADANG, Mati City (MindaNews / 12 October) – At least 30 families were still camped by the side of the Diversion Road here two days after a doublet magnitude 7.4 and 6.9 earthquake struck Manay, Davao Oriental last Friday. MindaNews
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 12 October) – Several schools in Agusan del Sur will not resume face-to-face classes on Monday (October 13) while awaiting safety clearance from authorities inspecting their school buildings. This came after Gov. Santiago
MANAY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 12 October) – Two trucks from South Cotabato arrived on Saturday loaded with food packs for residents of this town affected by the two earthquakes on Friday. Rolly Doane Aquino, provincial disaster risk response and
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 12 October) – The Tago-Lapaz Bridge connecting Tandag City to the southern part of Surigao del Sur remains passable by vehicles after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Saturday night off Cagwait town, officials said. Tago Mayor
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 12 October) – Two state universities in Caraga Region have adopted safety measures following a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit Cagwait town in Surigao del Sur on Saturday night, a day after two earthquakes with magnitudes
MANAY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 12 October) — When Secretary Vince Dizon of the Department of Public Works and Highways declared this hospital unsafe for use, Dr. Bernadette Rivera had only one thing on her mind: water. Outside the rubble of what
MANAY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 12 October) – A new three-floor building intended to house the rectory and dormitory of the San Ignacio de Loyola Parish in Barangay San Ignacio has been recommended for demolition by the Municipal Engineer’s Office,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 October) – Vice President Sara Duterte has kept mum on the October 10 decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that cited her public pronouncements and family’s influence as factors in denying interim release for her
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 11 October) – A former legal officer of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Northern Mindanao who had exposed alleged irregularities involving irrigation projects was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen on board a
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 11 October) — The siblings of a runner who died during the Mt. Magdiwata Ultra Trail Run (MMUT) 2025 on October 5–6 have blamed the organizers for allegedly failing to provide adequate medical
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 11 October) – The South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SOCOTECO II) pushed through Friday night with its first phase of pole relocation work, requiring an eight-hour power interruption, despite appeals from residents to postpone
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 11 October) – Two clans in Al-Barka, Basilan on Thursday held a reconciliation ceremony to formally end a prolonged conflict that had led to deaths on both sides. Several members of the Lajid and Jakilan clans
MATI CITY (MindaNews / 11 October) – Around two kilometers away from the coast, 48-year-old George Apsay and his family of at least 10 relatives trooped to a nearby higher place. “We usually come here when there are evacuations like
MindaNews / 10 October – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Manay, Davao Oriental Friday night. It was the second temblor to rock Manay after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake
GENERAL SANTOS CITY ( MindaNews / 10 October ) – Panic erupted in classrooms across General Santos City Friday morning as a powerful earthquake off Davao Oriental rattled Mindanao, sending students fleeing and prompting emergency responders to rush to schools
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 October) – An 80-year-old man died after being pinned by a concrete wall in Davao City, following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that jolted several parts of Mindanao and the Visayas at 9:43 a.m. on Friday,
MindaNews / 10 October – With Mindanao emerging as the country’s new frontier for the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, tech-enabled logistics firm Ninja Van has assured the fast deliveries of parcels even in last mile communities by employing deep
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/ 10 October)—Several structures in Agusan del Sur province were damaged due to the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that jolted Mindanao on Friday morning. The approach road of a newly constructed bridge in Barangay Zillovia in
MindaNews / 10 October – Except for the provincial government of Davao del Sur, all provinces in Region 12 and Davao City have ordered the suspension of work in both government and private offices and classes in all public and
NOTE: This post will be updated as new information becomes available. PHIVOLCS has cancelled the tsunami warning. The City Government of Mati has issued an Executive Order suspending work and classes until further notice, through Executive Order No. 25. The
MindaNews / 10 October – A magnitude 7.4 earthquake of tectonic origin hit several parts of Mindanao at 9.43 a.m. Friday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The tremor’s epicenter was located 48 kilometers northeast of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 Oct) — Human rights lawyers urged the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) to revoke the “Golden Pillar of Law Award” bestowed upon former President Rodrigo Duterte as the recognition “risks normalizing grave breaches of
DATU HOFER AMPATUAN, Maguindanao del Sur (MindaNews / 9 Oct) — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) finally has its own regional hospital with the upgrading of the Maguindanao Provincial Hospital on Wednesday. “Today is so meaningful because
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 October) — The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) may not be able to pass a new districting law by October 30, 2025 as directed by the Supreme Court in its September 30 ruling declaring Bangsamoro Autonomy
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 Oct) — Investigators from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the Davao Region have commenced an investigation into 13 anomalous flood control projects discovered in Davao Occidental. In an interview on Thursday, Vernon Joel G.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 8 October) — Premarital relationships or pregnancies outside of marriage, which are considered haram (forbidden) in Islamic teachings, and poverty are among the major drivers that perpetuate child marriage in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/7 October)—An official of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) said the city is mulling on implementing a strict ‘no build zone’ in areas that directly sit on the Central Davao Fault System. The statement
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 October) – A city councilor is pushing for an amendment to the 13-year-old Comprehensive Transport and Traffic Code of Davao City that will authorize police and traffic enforcers to use wheel clamps or tire locks
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 October) – A man was arrested at the Task Force Davao border checkpoint in Barangay Sirawan, Toril District, for allegedly carrying several sachets of shabu or methamphetamine hydrochloride tucked around his waist, with an estimated
MindaNews / 6 October — At least 102 non-Moro Indigenous Peoples (IPs) have been killed in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) since its establishment in 2019, the latest of which is the brutal beheading of Teduray leader
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 6 October) — A 36-year-old lineman died after being electrocuted while relocating electric cables beside the Mabuhay Underpass in Barangay Dadiangas North, General Santos City, on Friday morning, October 3. The victim was identified as
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 6 October) — Agusan del Sur won three major prizes in the 2025 Association of Tourism Officers in the Philippines National Tourism Pearl Awards on October 2 in Baguio City, according to the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 06 October) — The municipal government of Norala has suspended face-to-face classes on October 6 in all public and private schools to mark the celebration of World Teachers’ Day. The directive, issued by Municipal Mayor
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 5 October ) — Against the blue sky above Barangay Rio del Pilar in Glan, Sarangani, thousands of raptors drifted southward last week, marking the peak of the autumn migration season that draws birdwatchers and
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 5 October) – A European Union-funded business development project in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is seeking to open halal industry and other market access opportunities for micro- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), in
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 3 October) – The town of Del Carmen in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, which hosts the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the Philippines, has earned global recognition after being named among the Top 100 Green
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 3 October) – An estimated 800 individuals were displaced following a massive fire that destroyed around 150 houses in Barangay 21-C, Davao City, along Piapi Boulevard, on Thursday afternoon, according to an official from the City
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 3 October) — General Santos City has switched on a ₱413.3-million Traffic Signalization and CCTV Synchronization Program that integrates adaptive traffic lights with a citywide surveillance system, a project officials say will ease congestion and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 2 Oct) — Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has filed a disbarment case against Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, and two other officials before the Supreme Court on Thursday
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 2 Oct) — Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament Speaker Ali Pangalian M. Balindong has bid goodbye to his loved ones and constituents dawn on Thursday. He was recuperating at the St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 2 Oct) — The Philippines has remained on “Tier 1” status for the past 10 years as far as the global campaign against human trafficking is concerned, meaning it has “continued to demonstrate serious and sustained
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 01 October) – The first Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE) will be reset for a third time but not later than March 31, 2026, as the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the two laws — Bangsamoro Autonomy Act
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 1 Oct) — Twenty-five hornbills, a protected species crucial to forest regeneration, were seized at a checkpoint in Barangay Tinoto, Maasim, Sarangani Province on Sept. 27, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
