MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 12 June 2026) – Rep. Ziaur- Rahman Alonto Adiong of the First District of Lanao del Sur has filed a cyber libel complaint against the 18 men who identified themselves as former Marines and claimed to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 June) – The death toll in Sarangani following Monday’s Magnitude 7.8 earthquake has risen to 28 as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, up by eight from 9 a.m. as more bodies were retrieved
GLAN, Sarangani (MindaNews / 11 June) – Before Monday’s Magnitude 7.8 quake, Noraina Dianga was an itinerant fish vendor in Barangay Kapatan. But there is no fish to sell these days as fisherfolk are still shying away from the sea,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 June 2026) — On Wednesday, the Office of the City Building Official said it had issued Red Tags to seven structures in the city and Yellow Tags to 22 more after the Magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
GLAN, Sarangani (MindaNews / 11 June 2026) — Arbaiya Esmael didn’t realize her house had collapsed when the earth shook violently at 7:37 a.m. on Monday. “Akala ko wasak na ang mundo. Naiyak talaga ako” (I thought it was the
GLAN, Sarangani (MindaNews / 11 June 2026) — Drinking water. Food packs. Outdoor tents. Generator sets with fuel. These are the immediate needs in this town hit hardest by Monday’s Magnitude 7.8 earthquake, according to the progress report of the
MAASIM, Sarangani (MindaNews / 10 June 2026) — The magnitude 7.8 earthquake had barely stopped shaking the ground when 63-year-old Monaliza Ugbaniel rushed back to their household on the morning of June 8, having stepped out earlier to take a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 June 2026) — St. Peter Life Plan and Chapels announced it would provide free funeral and deathcare services for victims of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The company’s public relations firm emailed this statement to MindaNews
MindaNews / Hunyo 10, 2026 — Sukad pa sa panahong dili na matiman-an, ug sa bisan unsang buhilaman, uban na sa kahimatngon sa tawo ang mga patuotuo. Lisod na masubay giunsa ug nganong nibutho kini ug nahimong tipik sa katilingbanong
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 June 2026) — The Office of Civil Defense has reported that there have been 45 deaths so far as of noon Wednesday due to the Magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit off the coast of Sarangani.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 10 June 2026) — Residents in Sarangani Province have reported spending nights in open spaces and along roadsides as the magnitude 7.8 earthquake disrupted electricity and water services, damaged homes, and triggered continuing aftershocks across
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 09 June 2026) — Yesterday, we saw distressing videos showing just how traumatizing the major earthquake was for a large number of young people in General Santos and neighboring provinces. We are incredibly grateful for the
A road in Barangay Kapatan, Glan, Sarangani Province damaged during the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday (8 June 2026). Photo from the Facebook page of VICE MAYOR JAMES YAP JR.
The 12-man team of the Zamboanga Electric Cooperative (ZAMCELCO) prior to their departure for General Santos City on Tuesday, 9 June 2026. The ZAMCELCO contingent brings with them a boom truck and other equipment to help in clearing and power restoration operations in areas hit by Monday’s 7.8 magnitude quake. MindaNews photo by QUEENIE CASIMIRO
MATANAO, Davao del Sur (MindaNews / 09 June 2026) – Nearly seven years after three buildings housing a total of 50 classrooms in the Matanao National High School were condemned and cordoned off following a series of earthquakes in the last quarter of
A building of the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University Integrated Basic Education Department in General Santos City sustains visible damage after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake Monday, 8 June 2026. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 June 2026) —The distraught mother of the Talacogon, Agusan del Sur basketball standout recruited to play ball for Ateneo de Manila University said she had no idea what kind of training program her son would
A Jollibee branch at the RD Plaza Building along Pendatun Avenue, General Santos City after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani Monday morning, 8 June 2026. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
A photo of Rene Baterbonia from his FB page
Gloria Lagawan (center, holding plaque) during awarding ceremonies of the PCQC 2026. Photo from the Facebook page of Inhandig Tribal Multi-Purpose Cooperative
A man walks past a collapsed school building of the Matanao National High School in Matanao, Davao del Sur after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Maasim, Sarangani at 7:37 Monday morning, 8 June 2026. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 June 2026) – A garbage crisis triggered by a trash-slide on May 20 in the city’s sanitary landfill, remains unresolved 18 days later (June 7), as the Davao City government and the Department of Environment and
LAMITAN CITY, Basilan (MindaNews / 07 June) –The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Basilan last week initiated a loyalty check among its members following some changes in the local leadership. Verjiv Rajan Abdurahman, designated by the MILF Central Committee
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 June) – It will still be a male-dominated Parliament — as it has been during this seven-year transition period — when the first elected officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) assume their
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 June 2026) – “First, I don’t have his name,” was the quick reply of Ustadha Nur-Ainee Tan Lim, the first nominee of the Mahardika Party, when asked what she can offer the Bangsamoro Parliament other
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 June) — A photo posted on Facebook last April 26 of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go distributing shoes to members of the New People’s Army (NPA) is not AI-generated or edited. Claims that the photo posted
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 June 2026) – Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has said residents may put their trash in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) XI compound in Lanang as a collection point, saying the
A Facebook post from Kuyz TV claiming that Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte signed a railway contract with a supposed Japanese governor from “Gensokyo” is FAKE and based on fictional references. The post, shared by Kuyz TV on May
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 5 June 2026) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Central Committee has placed on indefinite suspension Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua as chief of staff of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF). In a four-page resolution
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 June) – MindaNews was awarded the 2025 Best News Website for Mindanao by the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) during its 30th Community Press Awards rites on Thursday. This is the second consecutive win for MindaNews. In June
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 June 2026) – It is once again Brigada Eskwela season, signaling the start of preparations for the upcoming school year. As communities come together to help make schools more conducive to learning, parents, students, and
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 4 June 2026) – Experts have detected radioactive isotopes — Uranium-238, Thorium-228, and Thorium-232 — in imported scrap metals used by Philippine Sanjia Steel Corporation to manufacture steel rebars at its plant in Barangay Baluarte,
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 2 June 2026) — Several delegations from Mindanao were among the top performers in the 2026 Palarong Pambansa, showcasing competitiveness in national school sports. Leading the Mindanao contingent was Davao Region (Region XI), placing third overall
DAVAO CITY — A copypasta (copy-and-paste) circulating on Facebook claiming that in a “landmark ruling,” the Supreme Court “officially stopped any attempt to arrest or surrender” Senator Bato Dela Rosa “to the ICC or any foreign authority,” is FALSE.
Image from the Palarong Pambansa National Secretariat Facebook page.
Sanjia workers display placards after National Bureua of Investigation (NBI) agents raided and closed the steel plant in Baluarte, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental last 15 May 2026. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 30 May 2026) The discovery of oil deposits in Ligawasan is not recent. A post on a Facebook page saying otherwise is FALSE. MindaNews fact-checked this claim as the post makes it appear that this is
A screenshot of the Cateel Municipal Police Station social media page.
On its 62nd year, the Philippine Press Institute – the national association of newspapers and online publications – celebrates its milestone of trailblazing initiatives that benefit not just its members but the very communities they serve. As digital innovations present
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 May 2026) — Police authorities in Davao Region are on the lookout for Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who has gone into hiding again since May 14 following his brief appearance at the Senate. Maj. Catherine
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 28 May 2026) — Over a hundred cows were slaughtered in this city as part of this year’s Eidl Adha celebration on Wednesday. Erlan Esenkanov, director of the Filipino-Turkish Tolerance School, told members of the media
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 May 2026) – The Prosecution and Defense in the case of “The Prosecutor vs Rodrigo Roa Duterte” at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have six months to prepare for the trial that will begin on November
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 May 2026) — Informal trash workers looking for a living at the New Carmen sanitary landfill here are worried about their income for the next few days, since what authorities said was a case of
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 27 May 2026) — “Ang mga yumao ay may karapatan pa rin.” (The dead still have rights.) These words from forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun summed up the purpose of the civilian-led Truth Commission launched Wednesday
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 May) – An independent, civilian-led Truth Commission that will document ‘drug war’ killings will be formally launched at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, at the Archbishop’s Palace in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila. The Philippine
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May 2026) — Senators from the Minority bloc walked out of the plenary session on Tuesday night, condemning what they said was “an attempt to rush a major change in the Senate Rules” that would
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May 2026) — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has asked the Philippine National Police (PNP) to immediately revoke the firearm licenses of fugitive Senator Ronald Dela Rosa and order the immediate surrender or confiscation
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May 2026) — Justice Secretary Fredderick A. Vida appealed to fugitive Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who has been evading arrest since authorities attempted to detain him on May 11, to respect the rule of law
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May) – A young Dabawenyo who attended the Bangsamoro Beyond the Transition Period forum over the weekend, thanked representatives of four regional parliamentary political parties for “shar(ing) their visions on the future of the Bangsamoro” before
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May) – How do regional parliamentary political parties envision the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) beyond October 30, the end of the transition period that started in February 2019 and the beginning of the
