DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 April) — Civil society groups, Bangsamoro leaders, and international speakers gathered on Friday, April 10, for a national solidarity conference on Palestine, with key speakers drawing parallels between the Palestinian struggle for self-determination and the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 April) — Local artists assert AI is reshaping music production, giving independent musicians faster access to tools for songwriting, production, and promotion while raising concerns about originality and fair compensation. For many independent and local
(Keynote delivered by Mohagher Iqbal, Vice Chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and chair of the MILF Peace Implementing Panel at the “National Solidarity Conference for Palestine and Call for Peace in the Middle East” on April 10, 2026
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 10 April) — Human remains were recovered from the wreckage of a Cessna aircraft, RP-C2444, that crashed in Tubajon, Dinagat Islands, on Thursday, April 10, authorities said. Human remains, including flesh, bone fragments, and strands of
MindaNews / 10 April – It came out on the eve of Black Saturday in the Holy Week, a short film uploaded by Cebu-based vlogger Joseph Sabello. In the past two years, Sabello has put up short films with social themes
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 April) – Nothing has happened to the case of William Larosa, a labor leader who went missing in Bukidnon two years ago, progressive groups that staged a rally on the occasion of Araw ng Kagitingan
DOHA, Qatar (MindaNews / 10 April) — Some—I hope only some, and not many—often believe that in defending the dignity and honor of one’s people and country, one must fight to the death; that blood has to be shed, must
BAOSHAN, Shanghai (MindaNews /10 April) — I have worked for the Bangsamoro peace process since 1998. I have sat with Moro rebel commanders in hidden camps, walked through evacuation centers after military operations, and listened to young soldiers confess that they
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 10 April) – Trump’s unprovoked bombing of Iran did not devastate the target, but it has instead squeezed the economy of many countries across the globe. The immediate response of Iran to the US assault
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 10 April) – Around 1,600 motorela drivers in the city on Wednesday received P5,000 from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 10 and another P2,000 from the city government to help
MAKATI CITY (MindaNews / 10 April) – It’s as if the long-simmering national discourse between the pro-liberal (yellow/pink), the pro-Duterte (green) and the pro-PBBM (red) has found renewed vigor, new lexicon — even, perhaps, new fractures. But this time, the colors aren’t
MAKATI CITY (MindaNews / 09 April) – It began, as many things today do, not in the quiet of a madrasah or the measured tone of a scholarly circle, but in the speed of breaking news. No sooner had the first salvo
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 April) — Congratulations to team Gasolina for successfully crawling its way into people’s hearts, creating social discourse on the matters of fatherhood. There have been some who questioned the integrity of the film and said
Easter Sunday: Christ has risen.Tuesday: Gas prices have risen.Sweldo na lang nato ang wala nisaka.Y*woPara asa diay nang emergency power ni BBM?# During Holy Week, Greco Belgicacompared PRRD to Jesus.Jesus came back from the dead.Tatay Digong is still far from home.thou
Eighty seven-year old Precille “Precing” Delos Reyes Medillo looks up while relating an experience from World War II. She said she counld still remember hearing and seeing airplanes flying overhead while hiding in the jungle. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO BUENO
Mindanao and North Sulawesi officials discuss the possible revival of direct air and sea routes between the two areas in this photo handed by MinDA on Thursday, 9 April 2026.
Vice President Sara Z. Duterte during the wreath-laying ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Monument along Roxas Avenue in Davao City for the 84th Araw ng Kagitingan on 9 April 2026. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 April) — To watch When Birds Can’t Fly is to enter a room already divided against itself. The film opens in the bedroom, a space at once intimate and surveilled. Shela peers out a window
PASIG CITY (MindaNews / 9 April) — As September 2026 approaches, one point should be clear: the MILF has already secured a historic political victory. The Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro stands. The Bangsamoro Organic Law stands. The Bangsamoro government
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 April) — In times of crisis, Filipinos have always turned to bayanihan—the spirit of solidarity and mutual help. This was vividly seen during the COVID-19 pandemic when the first community pantry appeared on Maginhawa Street
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 April)) – The International Criminal Court’s Appeals Chamber will deliver in open court on April 22 its judgment on the appeal of former President Rodrigo Duterte challenging the October 2025 ruling of the Pre-Trial Chamber
As temperatures soar in the summer, children in Barangay Lapuan in Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental take a dip in the river on Wednesday (8 April 2026). To increase the river’s depth, the children used rocks and coconut fronds to impound the water. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — Despite Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition for the Supreme Court to stop the Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives from proceeding with the “hearing proper” on the impeachment complaints against her,
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — Zamboanga City has been declared to be under a “state of calamity” due to the oil crisis brought about by the war in the Middle East. During its regular session held on Wednesday,
A motorist avoids a boulder that fell off one of the cliffs in Barangay Pamongot, Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental. Photographed 8 April 2026. MindaNews photo by YAS D OCAMPO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — While there are no signs of panic buying, consumers have been reminded to purchase only what they need to avoid potential supply issues in basic commodities amid the global oil crisis, an official
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — A total of 23,649 tricycle drivers in Region 12 and the Bangsamoro region have been identified as recipients of cash relief assistance (CRA) worth ₱5,000 each to help ease their burden due to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — Vice President Sara Duterte filed a petition with the Supreme Court to stop the Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives from proceeding with the “hearing proper” on the impeachment complaints against
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — For decades, driving a jeepney provided a steady, if modest, livelihood for many in the city. But with rising fuel prices, drivers say their daily earnings have steadily eroded, leaving them little to
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 8 April) — By the time this column appears on Wednesday, the newest fuel-price hike will already have landed. That matters. Because by then, this is no longer a forecast, a projection, or a late-night headline
ISABELA CITY, Basilan (MindaNews / 7 April) — Local officials in Basilan are optimistic that the province’s image will change for the better as it hosts the regional sports event for the first time in this city starting Monday. Gov.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 7 April) — The City Council here has declared a state of energy emergency as thousands of public transport operators and drivers reel from spiraling diesel prices, which have reached as high as ₱150
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 7 April) — Over ₱260 million worth of cigarettes confiscated over the past few years were shredded on Tuesday as the Bureau of Customs here intensified its anti-smuggling campaign. Customs District Collector Elenita Abaño said a
NCIP chair Nancy Alaan Catamco takes her oath of office on Monday, 6 April 2026, in Kidapawan City. Photo from Nancy Catamco’s FB page
Trump’s unprovoked bombing of Iran did not devastate the target, but it has instead squeezed the economy of many countries across the globe. The immediate response of Iran to the US assault is to tighten its control of the Persian
Environment workers inventory the seized protected and exotic wildlife, mostly endemic to Indonesia. DENR-12 photo
Zamboanga City Mayor Khymer Adan Olaso talks about the city’s problem of solvent abuse among children, calling on all barangays to work with the city in solving the problem. Photo courtesy of the Public Information Office of Zamboanga City
The Mindanao Institute of Journalism (MIJ) is looking for a part-time Business Development Mentor/Consultant to help strengthen its business planning, partnerships, and non-grant revenue strategies over a three-month engagement. Founded and run by veteran Mindanawon journalists and scholars behind MindaNews, MIJ provides training rooted in the
The Department of Social Welfare and Development-10 announced that the agency will roll out a P5,000 one-time cash grant for tricycle drivers in Northern Mindanao under its Cash Relief Assistance program starting Wednesday, 8 April 2026. From the DSWD Northern Mindanao Facebook page
The September 2026 BARMM parliamentary elections are being framed as a democratic milestone. That is true. But it is not the whole truth. This election is also a stress test of peace. For years, Bangsamoro politics was held together by
Volunteers set up a community pantry outside the CVA Building along J.P. Laurel in Davao City, 6 April
2026, with rice packs, eggs, and other food items prepared for distribution. MindaNews photo by BEA GATMAYTAN
A farmer and his 30-yeara old carabao haul a kangga cart in Sitio Nipa, Barangay Taba, Carmen, Davao del Norte. Working with a carabao, a draft animal long used in rural farms, insulates this farmer from the almost weekly increases in oil prices brought about by the war in the Middle East. MindaNews photo by YAS D. OCAMPO
A volunteer hands over a pack of rice to a jeepney driver during the Kusina sa Katawhan (Community Pantry) along JP Laurel Avenue in Davao City on Easter Monday, 06 April 2026. The aid for drivers of public utility vehicles was initiated by the Matina Community Pantry and Konsyensya Dabaw, MINDANEWS PHOTO
Delegates from the Sulu Athletic Association arrive at the Port of Isabela in time for the ZPRAA 2026 Athletic Meet. Photo courtesy of the Isabela City Government
United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) Party President Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim speaks during the first Regional General Assembly of the UBJP at the Cotabato State University in Cotabato City on 17 February 2024. MindaNews file photo by MANMAN DEJETO
MALAYBALAY CITY (05 April) — An award-winning soil painting depicting the gathering of leftover corn has sparked calls for stronger government support for farmers in Bukidnon, where 27 percent of residents remain in poverty despite the province’s reputation as a
MALAPATAN, Sarangani (MindaNews / 5 April) – In the fishing community of Lout in this coastal town, Ustadz Sawali Alab stared at the vast Sarangani Bay – his face expressionless one moment and uneasy the next. But the 61-year-old Islamic
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
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 05 April) — As conflict in the Middle East widens, the Vatican’s appeal for restraint is not just a moral plea. For countries like the Philippines, it is also a warning about energy insecurity, economic exposure,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 April) — For young filmmaker Bea Bianca Allado of Tagum City, storytelling begins in a place both urgent and intimate: the need to understand what freedom looks like when it feels just out of reach.
