DAVAO CITY – Citing bad weather, officials of the Davao City Disaster Risk Response and Management Office (CDRRMO) past noon Monday, September 15, announced a temporary pause of the search and rescue efforts for at least three more victims (not
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Rescuers have recovered two bodies after a landslide buried six people near a girder bridge at Kilometer 31 in the remote village of Mahayahay, San Luis town on Sunday evening, September 14. Barangay chairperson
The Japanese government is supporting voters’ education for the historic October 13 parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).Japanese Ambassador Kazuya Endo said Tokyo extended a grant of ¥234 million (around P91 million) for “The Project
DAVAO CITY – Acting Mayor Sebastian Duterte filed on Monday multiple criminal and administrative complaints against several cabinet members as well as current and former police officials in connection with the arrest and turnover of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte
ZAMBOANGA CITY—Some P25 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized by police in waters between the islands of Sacol and Manalipa, Friday, September 12, 2025.In a press release by the Police Regional Office-9, authorities said the contraband was onboard an
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 September) – The Executive Board of the College Faculty Union of the Ateneo de Davao University is urging fellow Filipinos to “refuse the silence that enables corruption,” and its students to “refuse to inherit a
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 13 September) — At least 80 students and employees of Xavier University (XU) staged a noise barrage outside the campus on Saturday to denounce corruption in the national government and demand justice and accountability.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 13 September) – Residents of General Santos and nearby provinces no longer need to travel outside the region for certain medical scans after General Santos Doctors Hospital (GSDH) launched two new diagnostic imaging machines during
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 13 September) — The multi-billion peso Tupi Information Technology Park (Tupi IT Park) is expected to catapult South Cotabato as a major hub for the ICT and BPO industries in Mindanao, creating some 20,000 jobs for
MATANOG, Maguindanao Del Norte (MindaNews / 12 September) – Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua on Thursday publicly admitted that corruption is rampant in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), saying he has uncovered fraudulent procurement and bribery, among
In Villanueva, Misamis Oriental — where two coal-fired power plants dominate the skyline — residents live with health worries they’ve grown almost accustomed to. Many have accepted the trade-off, valuing the jobs and outreach programs the power companies bring. But
The government’s move to retire its last coal plant is expected to send a strong signal to private coal plant owners that the reign of fossil fuels is ending. Following the buyout of a huge power conglomerate, officials are stalling
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 11 September) — Vlogger Crist Briand Oncada, known online as “Brader,” has agreed to suspend all his social media accounts for one month after a settlement with the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF)–Davao Region
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 11 September) — Seized “hot” logs that had been left in storage for years at the local environment office in Bunawan town have finally been put to good use as armchairs for public
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 11 September) — An alleged top communist guerrilla leader, tagged as the region’s most wanted person, was arrested during a police operation last week in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur. BGen Marcial Mariano
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 September) — In Surigaonon, bonok means heavy downpour, a familiar reality for this city, tested by strong typhoons such as Odette in 2021 and Nitang in 1984. But in the Bonok-Bonok Maradjaw Karadjaw Festival, Surigao
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 11 September) – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has suspended the Seasonal Workers Program (SWP) in some areas, including in Misamis Oriental, following the discovery of 43 individuals from the province who were
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 10 September) — The local government unit of Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur is considering rebidding a ₱144-million water system project after the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) revoked the license of a
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 10 September) — Mayor Romeo Tamayo of Tupi, South Cotabato experienced hypoglycemia during his State of the Municipality Address at the Tupi Sports and Cultural Center on Monday, the local government unit said in a
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 10 September) – The rehabilitation of the water facility in Saad Elementary School in Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur is set to start with funding support from the local government and the Philippine KOICA Fellows Association (PhilKOFA)
A nine-year-old boy in Iligan City who was beaten by five high school students on August 4 is alive and recovering, contrary to viral posts falsely claiming he died. These claims are false, and several posts on an unverified video
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Direct international flights from General Santos may be closer to reality following a September 9, 2025 meeting between city officials and officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to discuss operational plans for
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 September) – President Rodrigo Duterte’s September 23 confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands has been postponed following a request from his lawyer for an “indefinite adjournment” of the
Franck Dick Rosete of bulatlat.com / Patricio P. Diaz Fellow CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 08 September) — Rhea, mother of two, waits for her turn to fetch water from a communal faucet on a streetside a few meters from her
COTABATO CITY—The Archdiocese of Cotabato has a new archbishop.Pope Leo XIV on Monday, September 8, 2025 appointed Bishop Charlie Inzon of Jolo as the next archbishop of Cotabato in the southern Philippines. Inzon, 59, will succeed Archbishop Angelito Lampon whose
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 08 September) – After almost a year, the regional trial court here conducted the first hearing involving the petition questioning the granting of extension to the Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) of Sagittarius Mines, Inc.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /07 September) – The government peace panel that completed the negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and signed the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) on March 27, 2014 is urging the government under President Ferdinand
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 September) – “It’s not an option,” Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal said of proposals urging him to take a leave of absence while the Commission on Audit (COA) is conducting its special audit on the alleged anomalous
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 07 September) — The Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) has released a statement condemning what it described as “uncalled for” and “alarming” the retrieval of documents by a special audit team from the Commission
Cong B. Corrales of Mindanao Gold Star Daily / Patricio P. Diaz FellowCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 07 September) — A proposed 600-megawatt liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte, once poised to be a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 September) — Finding pairs of Philippine Eagles in less studied islands of Luzon and Samar will be a top priority in a five-year action plan to be completed by year-end or earlier to intensify efforts
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 06 September) — Following complaints over expensive plane tickets to Siargao Island, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced that Philippine Airlines (PAL) will set a maximum limit of P11,000 for one-way fares to the island. Acting
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 06 September) – Twenty-four human trafficking victims were rescued Friday in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. The Western Mindanao Naval Command (WMNC) said the rescue operation also led to the arrest of two illegal recruiters identified as Sanilyn Hasmin, 37,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 06 September) – A flock of white cockatoos spotted perched on the treetops of downtown General Santos has captured not just public fascination but also alarm as experts warned the birds could be non-native pets
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 05 September) – A special audit team from the Commission on Audit arrived Friday morning in Cotabato City to look into “alleged anomalous disbursements” of ₱2.2 billion by the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 September) — The country’s national bird might get extinct in the next 50 to 80 years, an official of the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) said. In an interview with MindaNews Thursday, PEF director for operations
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 4 Sept) — The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF)-Davao Region could not take it sitting down when a Davao-based vlogger posted on social media about “baboy na halal,” saying it was “misleading, offensive, and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 3 September) — Large cracks in a flyover in Agdao here has prompted a month-long closure starting Friday for “rehabilitation” and “repairs,” the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) said Wednesday. The CTTMO, in its
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 2 September) — The Commission on Elections has stood firm that it is already too late to include the seven reapportioned districts from Sulu province for the upcoming first parliamentary elections. Lawyer Nabil Mutia, officer-in-charge of Comelec
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 2 September) — A proposed traffic scheme meant to ease vehicular traffic and decongest roads may end up worsening air pollution in the city, an environmentalist said. In an interview with MindaNews, Ecoteneo interim director Mark
Jun N. Aguirrre of Boracay Island News Network / Patricio P. Diaz Fellow BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan (MindaNews / 01 September) — At the heart of Boracay, one of the best beaches in the world, lies a community of Muslims who,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 01 September) — Lupus is a disease most people here rarely talk about, let alone run for. Yet on August 17, some 1,274 runners in purple shirts filled the city streets, marking the third year
Chris V. Panganiban, Sr. of MindNews / Patricio P. Diaz Fellow SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 31 August) — What used to be a critically endangered mountain with only 54 percent forest cover almost three decades ago is now
TAGUM CITY (MindaNews / 31 August) — “Quality issues” surrounding the distribution lines of electric cooperatives have mainly caused the series of blackouts that hit certain areas of Mindanao, an official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. In an
Clarence May F. De Guzman of Unlinews / Patricio P. Diaz Fellow BULACAN (MindaNews / 30 August) — “I hope that’s my brother, I hope that’s him, so at least we can finally put him to rest, and then, still
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 August) — A proposed ordinance extending to three years the validity of business permits has been filed at the city council. But the proposal, introduced by City Councilor Ralph Abella during the council’s regular session
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 30 August) — The delay in the General Santos City Underpass project is “technical in nature” and necessary to ensure the safety and durability of the P681-million structure, the Department of Public Works and Highways
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 30 August) – Three young athletes from Agusan del Sur won medals in international gymnastics and dancesport competitions in Malaysia and Cebu, respectively, this month. Alexa Rean Ticao Fuentes, 11, of Pulang-Lupa, Trento,
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 30 August) – With two months before the end of the transition period in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the regional government has started crafting the Bangsamoro Transition Report (BTR), which will highlight
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 30 August) – The discovery of bones suspected to be human skeletal remains in Tago, Surigao del Sur is now the subject of an investigation by the Provincial Police Office. A farmer from Purok Manga, Barangay
