DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 July 2026) — Philippine Airlines Flight PR 1805 from Manila to Davao City was diverted to the Mactan International Airport in Cebu after three failed landing attempts at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport here on Friday
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 10 July) — A landslide triggered by heavy rains brought about by Super Typhoon Inday left five persons dead, six others missing and several houses buried in Barangay Ngirngir, Calanogas, Lanao del Sur at around 2:30 a.m.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 10 July 2026) – Southwest monsoon rains enhanced by Super Typhoon Inday flooded low-lying villages in Malaybalay City and parts of Bukidnon on Wednesday, leaving two persons dead. Disaster monitoring centers at the Police Regional
Here’s our attempt to recap VP Sara’s impeachment trial week number 1. No bloodbath happened as VP Sara wanted. The public, DDS included, suffered from nosebleed because of the many legal words, most especially “objection.” “Objection” was uttered 25 times
Workers tasked to distribute ice blocks at the Bangkerohan Market in Davao City take time off on Thursday (10 July 2026) to play the traditional board game dama (similar to checkers) on discarded lawanit board using soft drink bottle caps. Photo contributed by CELSO VERGARA / DA-PDRP
Veterinarian Bayani Vandenbroeck checks the rescued Philippine Eagle from Malayabalay City, Bukidnon at his clinic in Davao City Thursday evening (9 July 2026). The Philippine Eagle was already injured when captured by local villagers along the river in Barangay Dalwangan. MindaNews photo
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 July 2026) — As the expression goes… “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” The language coming out of our state agencies is shifting, and on paper, it sounds beautiful. Recently, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
MAKATI CITY (MindaNews / 10 July 2026) – When does a funeral cease to be a funeral? When does a coffin become a constitution? When do tears become political theory? Forgive the questions. But in moments like this, the usual categories are
General Romeo S. Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines lays a wreath in honor of the fallen soldiers at the Tears from Heaven monument inside Kampo Ranao in Marawi City Thursday morning, 9 July 2026. MindaNews photo by RICHELIEU V. UMEL
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Senior Agent John Mark Calilung. Photo courtesy of the Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/9 July 2026) — Only one from the six suspected out of school youths involved in the stabbing of two students of the Emilio Ramos National High School last Monday will be slapped with a criminal case, the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 July 2026) – Mindanao’s lone Cardinal, Orlando B. Quevedo, OMI, the Catholic religious leader who played a major role in the Bangsamoro peace process, will be honored on July 15 in Jakarta, Indonesia as the first
Boys imagine themselves to be martial artists as they play by the roadside amid the fog along the highway in the highlands of Marilog District, Davao City Wednesday afternoon. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA | Click here for more photos
CONVICTUS(Reimagining Invictus, SWOH version) Out of the machinery that shields me,Black as lies peddled page to page,I thank whatever political and economic interests align withMy family’s dynastic rage. In scenes full of drama bordering on the comedicI threatened, cursed, and
The coastal uplift in Barangay Burias Glan, Sarangani province as seen from the air. Beach resort owners say the coastal uplift has affected their livelihood. MindaNews photo by YAS D. OCAMPO
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews /08 July 2026) — The current struggles of the Muslim Ummah, particularly in the Philippines, reveal a critical erosion of moral fortitude rooted in a fractured relationship with our oaths. Qur’an 5:89 invites us to behold the
Kidults buy toys to continue emotional relationships with cultural narratives. MindaNews photo by JESSE PIZARRO BOGA
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews/8 July 2026)– On paper, the Philippine economy appears to be doing many things right. Economic growth remains among the strongest in Southeast Asia. Inflation has eased considerably from its painful highs. Unemployment is relatively low. More tourists
Close to 1,000 runners from Lanao del Norte and neighboring areas join the LaNorte Unity Run early morning Sunday (5 July 2026), starting at the Mindanao Civic Center in the capital town of Tubod and crossing the scenic Panguil Bay Bridge to Tangub City in neighboring Misamis Occidental province. Photo courtesy of Ha Mid’s Photography
MindaNews / 7 July 2026 — Presiding Senator-Judge Chiz Escudero denied the motion of defense counsel Atty. Carlo Narvasa to exclude NBI Senior Agent John Mark Calilung as witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Calilung was
MindaNews / 7 July 2026 — The prosecution on Tuesday told the Senate sitting as an impeachment court that they want Vice President Sara Duterte to appear as a hostile witness for the hearing on Article IV of the Articles
[Valedictory speech delivered during graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2026 of the University of the Philippines Mindanao on July 7, 2026 by Allizah Keziah Manulat (BA Communication and Media Arts), Summa Cum Laude, Class Valedictorian. Manulat is recipient of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 July 2026) — Article IV on the alleged assassination plot, grave threats, and inciting sedition against the government will be the first Article of Impeachment that will be heard in the impeachment trial of Vice
(Opening statement of the Defense delivered by Lead Defense Counsel Sheila C. Sison, on Day 1 of the VP Sara Duterte impeachment trial at the Senate on 6 July 2026) Your honors, fellow Filipinos, Good afternoon. As we begin today
(Opening statement of the Prosecution, delivered by Rep. Gerville Luistro, lead House Prosecutor, on Day 1 of the VP Sara Duterte impeachment trial at the Senate on 6 July 2026) … Mga minamahal na kababayan, sa loob ng bulwagan o
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 July 2026) – The Prosecution and Defense panels invoked accountability of public officials in their opening statements on Monday, Day 1 of the trial of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte. But while the Prosecution focused
(Message of Mohagher M. Iqbal, chair of the Peace Implementing Panel of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front during the “Civil Society Summit for the Bangsamoro: Strengthening Constituencies for the Peace Process” on July 2, 2026 at the Ateneo de Davao University).Bismillahir
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 7 July 2026) — A landslide triggered a highway collapse along the San Fernando-Talaingod Road on Monday, forcing authorities to divert traffic to alternative routes. No casualties were reported after a landslide buried a 228-meter
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 July 2026) — Tawi-Tawi’s strategic position in the southern Philippines—lying closest to Sabah, Malaysia, and along the vital Sibutu Passage—has long placed it at the center of maritime activity within the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN
MindaNews / 6 July 2026 — The start of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, July 6, opened with a debate on who should act as presiding officer. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian presided the proceedings when
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 July 2026) — If the vice president is innocent and her office is clean, what scares her to face the impeachment trial? This was the statement of a leader of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN)-Southern
BOOK REVIEW | Witnessing: Three Decades of FaithBukas Loob sa Diyos Catholic Covenanted Community-District of DavaoEdited by Nikki Gomez and Des Mendoza-LopezPublished by BLD Davao Foundation, Inc., 2026 TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 6 July 2026) — Many anniversary books fail
On Vice President Sara Z. Duterte’s scheduled first day of impeachment trial Monday (6 July 2026), progressive groups led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN)-Southern Mindanao and Koalisyong Makabayan Southern Mindanao stage a protest along Roxas Avenue in Davao City calling for the conviction of Duterte, accusing her of “impunity” and alleged involvement in corruption, including her confidential funds. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 July 2026) – Impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, Mindanao’s highest ranking elected official, faces the Senate Impeachment Court starting July 6, Day 1 of the 92 hearings scheduled. Sixty-two of the hearings have been proposed
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 July 2026) – Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples (NMIP) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will select representatives for their two reserved seats in the 80-member Bangsamoro Parliament ahead of the rest in the region
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 5 July 2026) – Is a slow serve in tennis always a disadvantage? The prevailing notion is it is easier to return a slow serve. However, the outcome of the game between Alexandra Eala and Iga
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 July) – The chair of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)’s Peace Implementing Panel (PIP) has expressed concern on alleged “undue intervention by high government officials” in the run-up to the 1st Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections on
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 July 2026) — The death toll in the Magnitude 7.8 earthquake on June 8 has reached 92, with the largest numbers recorded in Glan, Sarangani and General Santos City. Seventy-one died in Region XII while
Naka-uli na ba imong kaila o kabanay gikan sa rally sa Iglesia ni Cristo? Or in this part here in Mindanao, they have most likely just monitored how their Metro Manila counterparts, some 15,000 of them, caused traffic to EDSA
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte (MindaNews / 05 July 2026) — Joint security forces from police and military in Central Mindanao have neutralized Ismael Abubakar aka Kumander Bungos, the leader of a breakaway faction of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), at
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 05 July 2026) — The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte begins on Monday. All eyes will be on the Philippine Senate. But for Mindanao, this is no distant Manila spectacle. Our island’s highest ranking
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 05 July 2026) — Upper-Middle Income Is Not the Finish Line. It Is the Hard Part. On July 2, 2026, the World Bank reclassified the Philippines as an upper-middle-income economy. It is a milestone worth acknowledging. It reflects
Many portions of the San Fernando (Bukidnon) – Talaingod (Davao del Norte) road, like this one in Barangay Kalagangan in San Fernando, are prone to landslides and rockslides, posing hazards to motorists. MindaNews photo taken Monday (27 April 2026) by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/4 July 2026)— The Notre Dame University (NDU) community is in mourning following the brutal slaying of one of its faculty members, identified as Evangeline Pantorilla Abdullah, who was shot Thursday evening, 2 July 2026 Abdullah, who teaches
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 July 2026) – The chair of the government’s Peace Implementing Panel will be named on July 15, Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento, Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity told representatives of civil society on Thursday.
From the official Facebook page of the Commission on Elections
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 2 July 2026) — MindaNews writer Allizah Keziah M. Manulat is the class of 2026 valedictorian of the University of the Philippines Mindanao (UP Mindanao) with a general weighted average of 1.111. The Davao City resident graduates with
Mindanao’s first-ever Pop Mart, at the Abreeza Ayala Malls in Davao City, will be open to the public on Friday (3 July 2026). The Beijing-based toy company claims it has over 500 stores in over 30 countries and regions. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 2 July 2026) — The Ombudsman announced last week that a plunder case would be filed against Senator Rodante Marcoleta for his failure to disclose the amount of ₱75 million in election campaign contributions in
When a house is on fire,the first victory is survival.When an airplane loses air,the first mask belongs to the onewho will breathe life into another.Sacrifice is noble,but a breathless soulcannot save another.In the language of survival,when emotions take over,wisdom must
