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
TAGUM CITY (MindaNews / August 28) — Two water systems will be established in Tawi-Tawi by the end of this year to address freshwater insufficiency in two towns of the province, an official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / August 29) — The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) will deploy drones to enhance its peace and security measures for the city. In a Facebook post Thursday, DCPO wrote that the move, dubbed “eye in the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 29 August) — A late-night truck collision in Maasim, Sarangani toppled eight sub-transmission poles along a 69-kilovolt line, cutting electricity to thousands of residents in this city and nearby towns, the Sarangani Electric Cooperative II
Jazmin Bonifacio of Leyte Samar Daily Express / Patricio P. Diaz Fellow SAMAR (MindaNews / 29 August ) — Alma Gabin decided to leave the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its New People’s Army (NPA) in early 2020,
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 29 August) – A Mindanao-grown shopping mall chain and its affiliate agribusiness venture are going green by adopting solar power into their operations. KCC Malls and Biotech Farms, and Berde Renewables, a leading solar energy company
Ricky J. Bautista of Samar Chronicle / Patricio P. Diaz Fellow CATBALOGAN CITY (MindaNews / 28 August) — In the steep, forested slopes of San Jose de Buan, Samar, there was a time when no one dared to speak too
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 28 August) — The independent Third Party Monitoring Team (TPMT) expressed grave concern Thursday over the Bangsamoro peace process in Mindanao, which it stressed “has reached a perilous juncture.” The foreign-led TPMT—which is mandated to monitor,
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 27 Aug) — A Marawi-based group staged a protest rally in Marawi City Tuesday to oppose the recently approved redistricting bill, saying it will “gravely endanger the peace process and the credibility of democratic governance.” The
BAGUIO CITY (MindaNews / 27 August) — For a region still searching for its identity, Cordillera celebrates two Cordillera Days. July 15 is a special non-working holiday in the Cordillera. A week before, a specially-made Cordillera gong or gangsa is ceremoniously beaten
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 27 August) — The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered a special audit on “alleged anomalous disbursements” of ₱2.2 billion by the education ministry of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), including nearly ₱1.8-billion
Joel B. Escovilla of Mindanao Times / Patricio P. Diaz Fellow DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 August) – While Davao City is not a stranger to violence, the sheer damage of the 2003 bombs that tore through 39 bodies at
Aireen Jaymalin of BicoldotPH / Patricio P. Diaz Fellow TABACO CITY (MindaNews / 25 August) — In a world where diversity can often divide, Muslims in the Bicol Region have long sought solace and belonging. While they, too, have experienced
Video courtesy of Jamela Aisha Alindogan “Your room is on the 11th floor, and the air raid shelter is on basement four. Welcome to Kyiv.” The receptionist handed me the key cards with a polite smile. I wheeled my
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 24 August) — A social media post about a newly opened café in General Santos City stirred more than just coffee – a debate over how much residents are willing to pay for quality and
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 24 August) — Local police said they will ask the provincial prosecutor to conduct an inquest proceeding against a police officer who was allegedly caught selling shabu during a buy-bust operation on Friday
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 20 Aug) — Filipino rock icons Eraserheads are stepping into comics with the launch of “Eraserheads: Combo on the Run” at the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) last month, highlighted by an exclusive cover featuring the
