Some 30,000 residents in 12 of Davao City’s 182 barangays fled their homes late Saturday night and Sunday morning when the Davao River overflowed. Rescue operations were immediately launched.by the city government, military and police, and volunteers.
Almost a year after Typhoon Sendong ( Washi) struck the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan in the northern part of Mindanao on December 16-17, 2011, another disaster hit the erstwhile “typhoon-free” island of Mindanao on December 4.
[nggallery id=7] Typhoon Pablo devastated several municipalities of Compostela Valley on Tuesday, leaving 316 persons killed and 462 others missing as of 10:30 a.m. Sunday, 9 December 2012, according to Comval Incident Command Post. Strong winds destroyed structures, banana plantations and
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Devotees of St. Michael the Archangel join the procession during celebration of Iligan City’s fiesta 29 September 2012. MindaNews photos by Bobby Timonera
Street dancers give their all during Iligan’s Kasadya Street Dancing Festival 27 September 2012. As part of the Diyandi Festival, this street dancing contest is among the earliest in Mindanao, dating back to the earl 1980s. MindaNews photos by Bobby
POSTCARDS FROM BANKEROHAN. A photo exhibition that features the Bankerohan market in Davao City. The exhibit runs from September 23-29 at the ground floor of NCCC Mall, Maa, Davao City. Photographs by Mindanews photographers Rene Lumawag, Keith Bacongco and Ruby
NDRMMC Casualties Update as of 6a.m. of December 20, 2011: Cagayan de Oro City: 579 Iligan: 279 Bukidnon: 47 Download NDRMMC Situation Report
[nggallery id=1] On December 2, 2011, 237 farmer beneficiaries of the Ocaya Ranch in Barangay Kuya, Maramag, Bukidnon finally claimed the 48-hectare land awarded to them by the Department of Agrarian Reform under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension
[slidepress gallery=’21kadayawan’] Kadayawan, touted as the “King of Festivals” in the country, is an annual thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest and a celebration of a rich culture. The festival will run until the end of the month.
The Congregation of the Holy Spirit (also referred to as the Spiritans), which is helping a poor community in Pindugangan, Tipanoy, Iligan City with various agricultural endeavors and other sources of livelihood, is currently experimenting with honey bee farming. They
The curse of child labor is present in the chromite mines of in Barangay Diegas, Basilisa in Dinagat Island, Surigao del Norte. Everyday, under-aged children toil to gather the coarse black chromite ore in the muddy fields. They are lucky
Close to 22 million students all over the Philippines are going back to school. In Mindanao, students and teachers have to contend with the usual opening day woes – lack of classrooms and books. In Davao, public school authorities are
Mindanews photojournalist Froilan Gallardo revisited the former main headquarters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) — Camp Abubakar — 10 years after it was captured by government forces. The camp, which is situated between the boundaries of Maguindanao and
BULUAN, Maguindanao- Mindanao is not all about war. Mindanao has a multi-diverse culture. School children in Buluan town, Maguindanao perform the “pawakan”, a dance that depicts a chicken during the inaugural of newly-elect Governor Esmail Magundadatu on June 30. Photo
Here in Mindanao, native delicacies have often become “landmarks” of a place especially when you are travelling by bus. In almost every town’s terminal or bus stop, a unique delicacy is being sold that distinguishes it from the rest.
Picture Story by BJ Patino Kulaman Valley, now called Sen. Ninoy Aquino, is a hilly municipality in Sultan Kudarat made up of 20 barangays. On May 10, 2010, its voting residents braved acombination of rugged terrain and heavy rainsand trooped to
The El Nino phenomenon in 2010 struck not only Mindanao but the entire country as well. The drought has damaged billions of pesos of agricultural lands and reduced water levels not only of rivers but also of energy-generating lakes. The
In Augsut 2008, war broke out between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Southwes Philippines. Twelve months later, thousands of people are still living in evacuation camps, unable to go back to their homes. In this
