Although Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon already announced the opening of the gravel detour road in the landslide area in Barangay Palacapao, Quezon in Bukidnon during his visit in the area Wednesday morning (14 January 2026), buses of Rural Transit are still advising passengers to disembark and transfer to the bus waiting at the other side. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Devotees fill the Cagayan de Oro Metropolitan Cathedral for the vigil on the eve of the annual Traslacion in honor of the Black Nazarene, on Thursday, 9 January 2025. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
Local surfers during a their daily routine of cleaning up the beach of small plastics brought in by the tides at the scenic Barangay Dahican in Mati City. Photo taken on the morning of January 8, 2025. MindaNews photo by Yas D. Ocampo
Towering over Davao City’s skyline is The Marco Polo Hotel, which closed in June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, photographed on Tuesday (6 January 2026). Many Dabawenyos yearn for the long-awaited reopening of The Marco Polo while still holding on to the hope of welcoming home former President Duterte. MindaNews photo by DANILO A. BALUCOS
A man casts his net to harvest tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from a pond in Barangay Can-ayan, Malaybalay City on Saturday morning, 3 January 2026. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
Firefighters put out a fire that broke out inside Gaisano Grand City Mall in Buhangin, Davao Citygate around 3pm Friday, 2 January 2026. The fire reached third alarm, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. Mindanews photo
Boys playfully smash each other with PVC pipes on an empty street near the public market in Iligan City’s población early morning of New Year’s Day (1 January 2026), taking advantage of the absence of traffic along a usually busy street. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
THE DAY AFTER GOODBYE. A sunny New Year’s day greets Victoria Plaza, a day after it closed its doors on December 31, 2025. As the first mall in Davao City, Victoria would have turned 33 this March. Netizens continue to share nostalgic memories while looking forward to a better redevelopment by Robinsons Land, the new owner that acquired it from homegrown NCCC Davao.
MindaNews photo by DANILO BALUCOS
Families greet 2026 by enjoying the waters of Mangihay
along Pujada Bay in Mati City, Davao Oriental. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
Passengers endure the long queue at the Ecoland Bus Terminal in Davao City before dawn on Wednesday (31 December 2025) as people rush home to be with their families to welcome the New Year. MindaNews photo by RIZ P. SUNIO
Fruit-bearing and hardwood tree seedlings are offered in the monument of Dr. Jose Rizal at the City Hall grounds in Mati City, Davao Oriental in honor of Rizal’s 129th martyrdom anniversary, Tuesday morning, December 30. MindaNews photo by Razl EJ Teman
Stalls selling various dried fish products or “bulad” occupy a block in downtown Pagadian City on Monday, 29 December 2025. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
Vendors prepare natural pandan-flavored buko along the national highway in Picong, Lanao del Sur on Sunday (28 December 2025). MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
A peanut vendor sells his products and takes advantage of a steady supply of passengers during the holidays at the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal with a very distinct call-out to call buyer attention. Photographed Sunday (28 December 2025). MindaNews photo by YAS D. OCAMPO
Farmers use a mechanized mud boat and a traditional carabao to prepare a rice paddy for planting on Saturday (27 December 2025) in Raw-an, Lala, Lanao del Norte. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
Lake Apo is a crater lake in Barangay Guinoyoran, Valencia City, Bukidnon. MindaNews photo taken 27 December 2025 by BOBBY TIMONERA
Rain clouds obscure the part of Mount Kalatungan Range that is visible from Barangay Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon on Saturday (27 December 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A week before New Year’s celebration, fruits, especially the round variety, are already flooding the market.
Thousands line up along the highway near Ulas in Davao City to avail of the annual gift-giving activity of the Dutertes in Bangkal on Christmas Day (25 December 2025). MINDANEWS PHOTO
Partly to avoid traffic congestion, some Davao City residents choose to spend the holidays by the shores of Dahican Beach in Mati City, Davao Oriental, like this family photographed on Saturday (20 December 2025). MindaNews photo by DANILO A. BALUCOS
A fisherman waits for his catch by the mouth of the Mandulog River in Iligan City Sunday morning (21 December 2025). In the background is Mt. Agad-agad. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Motorcycle riders have a hard time negotiating the road in Sitio Langkab, Barangay Rempes in Upi, Maguindanao del Norte especially when it gets muddy. Photo taken 20 December 2025 by GREGORIO C. BUENO/MindaNews
Visitors cross the newly built hanging bridge linking Sitio Tubuan and Sitio Langkab in Barangay Rempes, Upi, Maguindanao del Norte. Photo taken 20 December 2025 by GREGORIO C. BUENO/MindaNews
The newish municipal hall of Naawan in Misamis Oriental gets spruced up for Christmas with a giant Christmas tree and its honeycomb façade brightened up with colored lights. Photographed Thursday evening (18 December 2025) by BOBBY TIMONERA / MindaNews
Backhoes from the Department of Public Works and Highways work overtime on Thursday (18 December 2025) to build the temporary road that will allow heavy trucks to pass through the zigzag road in Sitio Kipolot, Barangay Palacapao in the municipality of Quezon, Bukidnon. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
The provincial government of Basilan launches a Shariah-based conflict resolution mechanism locally called “pagsusulut” in Zamboanga City on Tuesday (16 December 2025) during the pioneering training on the topic. MindaNews by JULES L. BENITEZ
A 96-year-old woman who joined the long queue at the People’s Park in Davao City on Tuesday (16 December 2025) for her ₱10,000 cash gift from the Office of the Senior Citizens’ Affairs was forced to lie down on plastic chairs to rest after developing back pains while waiting for her turn for over two hours. MindaNews photo by RUBY ROSE L. LORA
Workers load sacks of lettuce near the landslide area in Sitio Kipolot, Barangay Palacapao in Quezon, Bukidnon on Sunday (14 December 2025). MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
The overpass at Central Mindanao University in Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon is designed to give easy access to persons with disabilities. It was opened sometime last year. Photo taken Sunday, 14 December 2025. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
The Atugan Bridge in Impasug-ong, Bukidnon is said to be the highest bridge in Mindanao at 64.5 meters. The head water of Atugan River lies between Mt. Kitanglad and Mt. Dulangdulang, both of which belong to the Mt. Kitanglad Mountain Range seen in the background. Photographed Sunday (14 December 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Militant groups in Davao City call for justice, human rights and a just and lasting peace during a rally on International Human Rights Day on Wednesday (10 December 2025). MindaNews photo by CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS
Through the years, children from the sea community of Bajau have become a constant presence at the Isabela City wharf in Basilan, like the boys in this picture taken Thursday morning (11 December 2025), diving for coins thrown by travelers from arriving or departing passenger boats. MindaNews photo by JULES L. BENITEZ
Proudly displaying her “Os inalaman,” a tenun (Yakan weave) used as hip wraparound to complete a woman traditional attire, Mary Ann Taala, 45, is selling her produce at the provincial capitol of Basilan in Isabela City in time for the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women. The campaign runs from November 25 to December 12, 2025. MindaNews photo by JULES L. BENITEZ
Members of the Iligan Medical Society plant mangroves in Barangay Maria Cristina in Iligan City early morning Sunday (7 December 2025). The site used to be the shoreline of the erstwhile Marcelo-owned Maria Cristina Fertilizer Corporation abandoned decades ago. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Condominiums tower over the Cagayan de Oro skyline. Photo taken 4 December 2025 by FROILAN GALLARDO/MindaNews
Passengers of a delayed Manila-bound flight use umbrellas in the rain while boarding the plane at the Davao International Airport almost midnight Thursday (4 December 2025). MindaNews photo by YAS D. OCAMPO
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. checks on the plan of the 1,340-meter Bucana Bridge in Davao City during his visit Thursday morning (4 December 2025) prior to the bridge’s opening on December 15. MindaNews photo by DANIEL JAMITO
A pair of Super Tucano attack aircrafts of the Philippine Air Force performs training maneuver in the skies over Iligan City on Tuesday afternoon (2 December 2025). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Protesters in Davao City decry “massive corruption” under the Marcos-Duterte administration, calling the former allis “king and queen of corruption.” MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ Teman
Prayer-protest rally against corruption on Sunday, 30 November 2025, outside the San Isidro Cathedral in Malaybalay City. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
A cozy slow Sunday afternoon for Yellow Bus Lines trips leaving Koronadal City from the YBL Terminal, sunset of Nov. 30, 2025. MindaNews photo by YAS D OCAMPO
Iliganons join the Trillion Peso March Sunday afternoon (30 November 2025) and staged a rally in the middle of town. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
At the Notre Dame of Marbel University, Saturday (29 November 2025), the Timog Literary Circle in South Cotabato partners with Koronadal City District Jail for an anthology of literary works by persons deprived of liberty titled Mga Liham Mula sa Selda (Letters from Prison). MindaNews photo by YAS D OCAMPO
Davao City launched Thursday (27 November 2025) the modern buses that will help augment the shortage of public transportation. The 10-bus China-made fleet is set to hit the roads on December 5. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
The Mindanao Week of Peace (Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2025) kicked off in Cotabato City Thursday with a “Walk for Peace” joined by different civil society organizations, government offices, and schools MindaNews photo by RIZ SUNIO
Boys carry firewood as they cross the hanging wooden bridge in Barangay Panikian, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, on Sunday, 16 November 2025. MindaNews photo by IVY MARIE MANGADLAO
Bus passengers from Davao city walk through concrete steps built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to transfer to the bus bound for Cagayan de Oro City on 15 November 2025 at Overview, Palacapao in Quezon, Bukidnon. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
Fish farmers in Bincungan, Tagum City prepare to stock their pond with bangus fry on Saturday, 15 November 2025. MindaNews photo by GAIL ILAGAN
BTO and CAAP BARMM personnel collect P10 as travel tax from outgoing passengers at the Sanga-Sanga Airport in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Friday morning, Nov. 7. The airport services flights to areas like Zamboanga City and Cotabato City. MindaNews photo by YAS D OCAMPO
The bodies of Airman Ameer Khaidar T. Apion of Zamboanga City and Sgt Yves B. Sijub of General Santos City are given departure honors before being airlifted to their respective cities on Thursday (6 November 2025). MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
