Three children help their wheelchair-bound father on a downhill road in Malaybalay City on Sunday, 5 April 2026. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
Passengers bound for Costa Marina take photos of the pillars of Samal Island-Davao Connector (SIDC) Bridge on the way to the resort on Black Saturday, April 4. MindaNews photo by YAS D. OCAMPO
Fr. Abbot Savio Ma. Siccuan, OSB, lights the paschal candle at the Benedictine Abbey of the Transfiguration in Malaybalay City on Saturday evening (4 April 2026), signaling the start of the observance of Easter Sunday. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Beachgoers spend Black Saturday (4 April 2026) at Costa Marina in Samal Island, Davao del Norte. In the background is the Samal Island-Davao Connector Bridge, which is still under construction. MindaNews photo by YAS D OCAMPO
Catholic faithful pray inside the Carmelite Church in Davao City on Good Friday, 3 April 2026. Visiting seven churches to pray and reflect on the Stations of the Cross is a tradition practiced by Filipino Catholics during Holy Week. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
Devotees light candles on the road fronting the first Station of the Cross along Shrine Hills in Matina, Davao City afternoon of Good Friday, 03 April 2026. This scene is replicated in the 13 other stations uphill. MindaNews photo by CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS
The faithful join the Stations of the Cross at the Abbey of the Transfiguration in Malaybalay City on Good Friday, 3 April 2026. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Benedictine monks chant during Lauds, the prayer during daybreak, on Good Friday (3 April 2026) at the Abbey of the Transfiguration in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
SM Malls opened in Zamboanga City with its entire fourth floor devoted as an indoor park with children’s playground, live plants, coffee shops, and a sunset view. Photographed on Tuesday (31 March 2026), 11 days after the mall’s opening. MindaNews photo by JULES BENITEZ
Prices of fuel continue to soar due to the war in the Middle East between US-Israel and Iran. The same fuel station in Koronadal City, like many others, adjusted its prices Tuesday morning (31 March 2026). MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
Vendor sells four types of seashells at P100 to P160 a kilo in a public market in Matina, Davao City on Holy Monday, 30 March 2026. MindaNews photo by CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS
Where has all the water gone? Residents of Zamboanga City will have rationed water supply starting Thursday, April 2. Pasonanca River, where much of the city’s water supply comes from, has nearly dried up as seen in this photo taken on Sunday, March 30, 2026. MindaNews photo by QUEENIE CASIMIRO
A man gathers tuyom (sea urchins) at White Island in Mambajao, Camiguin on Monday, 30 March 2026. He sells four pieces for a hundred pesos. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
A vendor prepares her ribbon leis outside the Municipal Dome and Cultural Center in Maragusan, Davao de Oro on Sunday, 29 March 2026, for selling during the graduation rites on Monday. MindaNews photo by YAS OCAMPO
Vendors sell palm fronds (lukay or palaspas) on Palm Sunday, 29 March 2026, along the Sangguniang Panlungsod driveway fronting San Pedro Cathedral. The crosses cost at least 10 pesos, depending on the size. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
Gasoline in the island province of Tawi-Tawi sells for only 95 pesos per liter whether in a gas station or in bottles on the roadside on Sunday, 29 March 2026. Most of the fuel is sourced from neighboring Sandakan and Sabah in Malaysia and transported to Tawi-Tawi on board small watercrafts. MindaNews photos by QUEENIE CASIMIRO
A supporter lights the candle on one of the 81 cakes brought by Cagayan de Oro supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte to celebrate his 81st birthday on Saturday, 28 March 2026. Seventy-eight cakes were distributed to the supporters while three were used to light the birthday candles. The Duterte patriarch has spent two birthdays in the detention center in The Hague, the Netherlands since his arrest on March 11, 2025 to face charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
Dabawenyos join a “Solidarity Walk for PRDD’s 81st Birthday.” PRRD refers to former mayor and former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte who is presently detained in The Hague, the Netherlands to face charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court. MindaNews photo by ANTONIO L. COLINA IV
Dabawenyos join a “solidarity walk” afternoon of 28 March 2026, to greet former mayor and former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on his 81st birthday. Duterte is presently detained in The Hague to face charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court. This is his second birthday away from home. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
Motorized bancas in Mahinog, Camiguin at sunrise on Saturday (28 March 2026) wait for passengers for Mantigue Island. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
This blacksmith shop in Mambajao, Camiguin sells bolos made of “molye” at 600 pesos each. MindaNews photo taken March 28, 2026 by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
A vendor on board a bus wipes the sweat off her face with her sleeves in the middle of a sunny day in Tagum City, Mar. 28. MindaNews photo by YAS D OCAMPO
Nearly 400 agencies from government, schools, companies, and advocacy organizations, participated in “Parada Dabawenyo,” a civic parade to celebrate the 89th Araw ng Dabaw celebration.
“Bring him home” signs at the Marco Polo Hotel which closed in June 2020, serve as backdrop to the “Parada Dabawenyo” on Saturday, 28 March 2026. The parade, usually held on the city’s anniversary on March 16, coincided with the 81st birthday of Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the city’s long-time mayor and former President of the Philippines. Detained in The Hague since March 2025 to face charges of crimes against humanity for his bloody war on drugs, Duterte was elected mayor in May 2025 but his seat was vacated as he was unable to take his oath within six months. His son, Sebastian, his running mate, took over as Mayor. MindaNews photo by RAZL TEMAN
Fuel prices in the island province of Camiguin are way cheaper than those sold in mainland Mindanao. Photographed in Mambajao on Saturday, 28 March 2026. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Visitors head to the motorized bancas that will take them to Mantigue Island in the municipality of Mahinog, Camiguin at sunrise on Saturday (28 March 2026). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
An artisan creates jewelry by hand out of sea glass on Friday (27 March 2026). The Natalia Sea Glass jewelry store in Mambajao gathers its materials from the shores of Camiguin Island. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Current fuel prices in the cities of Davao, Malaybalay, and Tandag as of Tuesday (24 March 2026) with the implementation of the latest oil price hike. MindaNews photos by GREGORIO C. BUENO, H. MARCOS C. MORDENO AND QUEENIE CASIO
A gasoline station offering cheaper fuel prices causes a traffic jam along a diversion road in Koronadal City at around 6 p.m. on Monday, 23 March 2026. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
A tricycle driver passes by a closed fuel station in poblacion Surallah, South Cotabato on Sunday, 22 March 2026. Several pump stations in South Cotabato have ceased business operations due to lack of supply because of the war between US-Israel and Iran. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
Members of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines lead a rally on Roxas Avenue in Davao City on Friday (20 March 2026) to protest alleged censorship at Primum, official student publication of the University of Mindanao, which led to the resignation of the entire editorial staff. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
A motorist drives past the China-funded Bucana Bridge in Davao City on Friday, 20 March 2026. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
A runner shelters himself from the sun’s heat with an umbrella during the all-terrain marathon passing through three barangays in Malaybalay City on Sunday (15 March 2026). The race, held as part of the city’s 28th Charter Day Celebration, drew around 800 runners from various parts of Mindanao. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
Fishermen secure their boats at the pier of Barangay Luyong Bonbon in Opol town, Misamis Oriental on Saturday, 14 March 2026. Venturing out to sea has become very costly as fuel prices continue to rise due to the war thousands of miles away. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
It’s a literal bird’s eye view for this bird as it flies above the San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
A motorcyclist fills his tank with petrol in Davao City on 9 March 2026 ahead of the expected big time oil price hike scheduled this week. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
A quarry worker carries a bag of sand from the Tubod River in Iligan City on Sunday March 8, 2026. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A pump attendant adjusts the price list of fuel products sold at a gas station in Koronadal City Wednesday morning (4 March 2026) as prices increased due to the uncertainties caused by the Middle East conflict. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
The Moon at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday (3 March 2026), minutes before total lunar eclipse as viewed from Iligan City. A partially cloudy night blocked the view for Iliganons every now and then. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A consumer in Koronadal City stocks up on petroleum products Monday ahead of the bigtime price increase on Tuesday, 3 March 2026. Uncertainty brought about by the conflict in the Middle East is expected to drive oil prices upward in the coming days. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
A fisherman casts his line into the sea off Samal Island, with Mount Apo and Davao City in the background, on Sunday (1 March 2026). MindaNews photo by IVY MARIE MANGADLAO
While teens play in the football pitch and run around the oval of the Don Gregorio Pelaez Sports Center in Cagayan de Oro City on Sunday (1 March 2026), many of the drainage surrounding the playing field have broken covers, posing a danger to athletes. MindaNews photo by JB R. DEVEZA
Half of this house, which is among the five damaged in Bayug in Iligan City during Tropical Storm Basyang three weeks ago, apparently collapsed, swallowed by the Mandulog River as the raging current scoured the soft riverbank. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Hundreds gather at Guingona Park in Butuan City on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolt. MindaNews photo by IVY MARIE MANGADLAO
Staff and passengers alike begin to enjoy minor improvements at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City. MindaNews photo taken 25 February 2026 by YAS D OCAMPO
Charge d’Affaires Y. Robert Ewing leads US Embassy officials in awarding the US Congressional Gold Medal to Sergeant Alfredo de Leon del Rosario, 97, the oldest living World War II veteran in to receive the award in this ceremony in Tagum City, on 25 February 2026. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
Residents of Malindawag in Barangay Abuno, Iligan City make do with a makeshift bridge in crossing the Tubod River on Tuesday, 24 February 2026. The original steel bridge was washed out by Tropical Storm Basyang (Penha), then a temporary bridge made of slabs of concrete was also damaged when the river swelled on Sunday, 22 February 2026. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao personnel holds an arrival ceremony for two ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships, JS Yamagiri and JS Shiranui, at the Port of Davao, in Sasa, Davao City, on 23 February 2026. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
Colorful vintas join the Regatta de Zamboanga on Sunday (22 February 2026), a prelude to the City’s 89th Charter Day (Día de la Ciudad de Zamboanga) on February 26. MindaNews photo by FRENCIE L. CARREON
