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,
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 23 March) – A citywide strike called for by a federation of transport cooperatives on Monday fizzled out after multi-cabs and other vehicles catered to the affected commuters. Luzviminda Escobidal, Northern Mindanao Federation of Transport
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 23 March) – Oxfam Pilipinas, the Philippine affiliate of global non-profit Oxfam International, lauded Monday Islamic jurists in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) for issuing a fatwa (religious edict), which declares that
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 23 March) – The continuing rise in global oil prices due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and its impact on the local economy and vulnerable sectors calls for tax relief and policy review, a
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 22 March) – “Heartbreaking and infuriating.” “An insult to the peace process.” “Sad and alarming.” These were the reactions of Members of Parliament (MPs) Sittie Fahane Uy-Oyod, Naguib Sinarimbo, and Baintan Ampatuan as another minor fell
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 22 March) — Surigao del Sur Governor Johnny Ty has been flown to Manila for “specialized medical treatment” of injuries sustained when his motorcycle crashed on a steel post in Cagwait town on Friday noon. Provincial Administrator
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 22 March) — A federation of transport cooperatives will stage a transport strike on Monday to press the government for fuel subsidies and fare hikes amid rising fuel costs. Luzviminda Escobidal, president of the
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 21 March) — A video footage showing how people treated a whale that was stranded at a beach in Kalamansig town in Sultan Kudarat around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday has drawn criticism from an environmental advocate.
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 20 March) — Certain financial transactions involving the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) violated processes and standards set by the Government Procurement Reform Act,
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 20 March) — While most of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will mark Eid’l Fitr or the end of Ramadan on Saturday, March 21, Marawi City decided to hold congregational prayers for the event
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 March) – For the supporters of Vice President Sara Duterte in her hometown Davao City, the impeachment complaints against her are merely an attempt by her political opponents to prevent her from running for president
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 20 March) – US troops deployed at Lumbia Air Base here will leave on March 24 at the end of their two-week training with Philippine troops, an exercise that has sparked speculations and concerns among
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr., responding to the announcement of MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim to temporarily suspend the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) engagement on several aspects of the peace process, said “the gains we have achieved, particularly under the Normalization Track, are far too precious to be stalled.” MindaNews file photo by GREGORIO BUENO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 March) — The House Committee on Justice has scheduled four hearing dates — March 25, April 14, 22, and 29, 2026 — to determine probable cause in the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 March) — Inflation remains the most urgent issue for Mindanawons, but concerns over illegal drugs, criminality, and support for farmers are rising in the region, according to a Pulse Asia survey released this week. The
In this photo taken 16 March 2026, the USNS Seay, a roll on-roll off cargo ship of the United States Navy, can be seen occupying a large area of Cagayan de Oro City’s Macabalan pier. The US support ship is carrying equipment for use in the yearly Balikatan training exercises scheduled to end on March 28. MindaNews photo by JB R. DEVEZA
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 March) — Mindanao respondents show sharply contrasting views of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte in the latest Pulse Asia nationwide survey released on Monday, with the region registering the lowest approval
Moro students having a break inside their classroom at a school in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur. MindaNews file photo by BONG S. SARMIENTOYoung Moro females students inside their classroom at a school in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
The USNS Seay, a roll-on/roll-off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy, viewed from the stern or the back of the ship. The US Navy ship docked at Cagayan de Oro City’s Macabalan pier on 15 March 2026. MindaNews photo by JB R. DEVEZA
Vice President Sara Duterte facing the media at the San Pedro Cathedral after the “Bring Him Home” Mass on Wednesday (11 March 2026). MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 March) – An allegory on the Duterte patriarch and his daughter Sara led to the takedown of the post, the resignation of the editorial board and eventually, the shutdown of Primum, the student publication of
OPOL, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 15 March) — A war thousands of miles away has begun to affect the small fishing village of Luyong Bonbon, where residents now face the reality of rising fuel prices and fisherfolk are looking for work
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 March) — The Facebook page of Primum, the official student publication of the University of Mindanao (UM) Main Campus, reactivated on March 14 and opened applications for new writers after weeks of controversy involving alleged
The party-list system was meant to challenge elite politics. But it has instead become a bastion of families and contractors. This report provides the numbers: half of the 64 party-list representatives in the 20th Congress are members of active political
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 14 March) – The leader of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) hailed the House of Representatives for setting the date of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Mohammad Yacob,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 March) — While most Filipinos support the passage of a law banning political dynasties, respondents in Mindanao appear more divided on the issue, according to the latest nationwide survey released Friday by Pulse Asia. The survey,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 March) – Vice President Sara Duterte has maintained that there is insufficient evidence to warrant the filing of a new impeachment complaint against her. Duterte made the statement on Friday following the request of Akbayan
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 13 March) – An employee at a gas service station in Zamboanga City, who has gone viral on social media after explaining in an interview the reasons for the recent spikes in fuel price, graduated cum
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 13 March) – The city government here has launched a multi-agency task force to monitor gasoline stations and curb illegal fuel price increases amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East that has hampered oil shipment from
MindaNews / 13 March – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reaffirmed his administration’s continuing support to the Bangsamoro peace process and for a progressive Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). During the Grand Iftar (breaking of fast) he hosted
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) — Authorities here have flagged nine gasoline stations for alleged fuel price overpricing and premature price adjustments after inspection teams from the Department of Energy and the local monitoring board conducted rounds
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) — Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU), has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to intensify preparations for the first Bangsamoro parliamentary
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) — Several supporters of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte continue to pray for his return, saying they are still “waiting for him” one year after his arrest and detention at the International Criminal Court
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) — United States servicemen have started arriving at Lumbia Air Base, one of the nine Philippine military bases designated under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), to train with Philippine troops in humanitarian
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) — Vice President Sara Duterte criticized the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for failing to adequately prepare for the challenges posed by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. Duterte told reporters during
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) — One year after the arrest and transfer of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, Vice President Sara Duterte said the anger among his supporters
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) — All the four provinces in Region 12 (Soccsksargen Region) have officially adopted a four-day workweek schedule as austerity and conservation measures amid the energy crunch triggered by the conflict between the United States
Still in detention Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has remained in the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, a year after his arrest on 11 March 2025 for alleged crimes against humanity of murder linked
In this photo taken on 9 March 2026, North Cotabato residents, especially those operating farms from far flung villages, fill up repurposed plastic containers with diesel amid escalating fuel prices. Diesel fuel is used in many farms to run agricultural machines. MindaNews photo by FERDINANDH B. CAGRERA
