CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 18 May 2026) — The cursor blinks like a steady, mocking heartbeat on a darkened screen. In my 28-odd years in the publishing and news industry, this rhythmic pulse has been my most constant
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — Bangsamoro Chief Minister Abdulraof A. Macacua has asked Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal to tender his irrevocable resignation by 5 p.m. on Monday, May 18, following the report from the special audit by
LINAMON, Lanao del Norte (MindaNews / 17 May) – Shellfish collected and tested from Dumanquilas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur and Tantanang Bay in Zamboanga Sibugay are still positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) or toxic red tide that is
DAVAO CITY(MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — The Supreme Court En Banc has ordered the state-run University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) here to pay P6,450,000 as indemnity to the parents of a freshman English major who died in a tragic fire
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — Supporters of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte and Senator Ronald M. Dela Rosa were supposed to stage a prayer rally scheduled at 3:00 pm here at Freedom Park, Roxas Avenue, to pray
TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Saturday said the Philippine Sanjia Steel Corporation in Barangay Baluarte, Tagoloan town, Misamis Oriental “will remain closed until the courts decide what to do with it.” Agents
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — The numbers are not dramatic because they are surprising. They are dramatic because they are ordinary. In OCTA Research’s Q1 2026 survey, adult Filipinos were asked what personal concerns government must act
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — Environmental defenders, journalists, lawyers, and human rights advocates gathered at Brokenshire Resort & Convention Center on Friday, May 15, for a workshop examining how repression against environmental and indigenous defenders in Mindanao
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) – MindaNews correspondent Nova Mae Francas won three major awards at the 2nd Archbishop Thibault Media Awards held on Saturday at the Bapa Benny Tudtud Auditorium, Ateneo de Davao University. Francas won the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /17 May 2026) — Mindanao’s rare earth metals and critical minerals boost its economic prospects, but having resources alone doesn’t guarantee widespread prosperity. The region contains significant deposits of nickel, cobalt, gold, copper, and possible rare earth
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 17 May 2026) — Almost 19,000 kasambahay (domestic workers) in Region 9 are set to benefit from a new wage order mandating a monthly increase of P500 to P1,000 effective May 20. In a press conference,
DAVAO CITY — Almost two months after MindaNews fact-checked six apparently fake anti-cybercrime pages, we found at least three more that have the same modus operandi. These pages appear to assist victims of digital scams but have red flags that
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May) — BIMP-EAGA began in March 1994 with the aim of reviving historic trade routes by turning remote and less-developed areas across its four member countries into a vibrant, self-reliant economic zone. The main idea was that communities
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May) – Want to know what books have been written about Mindanao and what books Mindanawons have written across the years? Come to the 3rd Mindanao Book Festival on May 21 to 23, initiated by MindaNews
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 16 May 2026) — Malaybalay Bishop Noel Pedregosa called for a “healthy and democratic” impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte, urging public officials to uphold honesty, accountability, and transparency in governance. “I ask with all
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May 2026) — A student organization has launched a school-based initiative aimed at addressing stereotypes against Muslims. Dubbed “Project As-Salam: From Truth Comes Peace” and led by the Muslim Students for Peace and Solidarity (MSPS),
MindaNews / 15 May 2026 – Incredible what Senator Bato dela Rosa did this week. On Monday, he reappeared in the Senate after a long six-month hiding, err, absence, and showed that he can run a flight of stairs to
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 15 May 2026) — What began as a prayer simply to pass the board examination turned into a life-changing moment for Princess Willah Malingin Yamahon, daughter of a public school teacher and a home-based baker from
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 15 May 2026) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is investigating the P20-billion “Campus of the Future” project being developed by Xavier University (XU) and property developer Cebu Landmasters Inc. (CLI)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 May 2026) — For one afternoon at the Holy Cross of Davao College Theater Hall, children often ignored or reduced to “shadows along the street” stood beneath stage lights and addressed an audience directly: they,
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 15 May 2026) – The Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) has recorded 34 snake bite incidents from January to the first week of May this year. Dr. Fatima Ayessah Ingkagan, head of the ZCMC Toxicology Specialty
MindaNews / 14 May 2026 — Mindanao has spoken. It has spoken with unmistakable clarity. No parliamentary maneuver can obscure what was said. I write as a Mindanawon. I write from this island’s memory and its grief. What happened on
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 May 2026) — At the DAFI Artfest 2026’s Saudade, memory is preserved less in archive than in atmosphere: drifting through windows and staircases, in boats and bottles, materializing in old houses and fading light. Bodies
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 14 May 2026) — No, this isn’t about the merits of the case against Senator Ronald dela Rosa before the International Criminal Court (ICC) but an attempt to respond to views that surrendering him to the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /14 May 2026) — Ronald Marapon dela Rosa, former chief of the Philippine National Police and now a second-termer Senator, has a pending warrant of arrest, has not been arrested and flown to The Hague in the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 May 2026) — When the Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) hearing the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte conducts its first status conference on May 27, Duterte will be represented by his
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 May 2026) — The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Tuesday appealed to members of the Senate to “not delay the trial” of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte by convening the Senate as
An entry at the Sumbong sa Pangulo website claims that the map coordinates of a revetment construction project point to the Mawab River in Barangay Poblacion, Mawab, Davao de Oro. However, the Sumbong sa Pangulo claim is FALSE as the coordinates
A firefighter sprays water to extinguish a fire along Saturn St. at GSIS Heights Subdivision in Davao City late afternoon Wednesday (13 May 2026). MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
LEYTE (MindaNews / 13 May 2026) — When I first reported a story for MindaNews, I believed I was documenting surrender. It later struck me that I was actually capturing what comes after — the quiet moments where promises linger, where
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 May 2026) — The Supreme Court En Banc has ordered Malacañang on Wednesday to comment on the petition filed by Senator Ronald M. dela Rosa on Monday, seeking to block local authorities from arresting and
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 13 May 2026) — A Regional Trial Court (RTC) here has dismissed the petition filed by religious, environmental and people’s organizations to nullify the 18-year extension granted to the Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) awarded to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 May 2026) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday elected an 11-member team to serve as prosecutors for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte before the Senate. They were selected a day after
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 May 2026) – Only eight of Mindanao’s 61 congressional district representatives voted against the impeachment of fellow Mindanawon, Vice President Sara Duterte, on Monday, indicating that the much-touted “Solid South” or “Solid Mindanao” is now a
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews /13 May) — There are economic slowdowns that feel cyclical. Temporary. Recoverable with time, lower oil prices, or better global conditions. And then there are slowdowns that expose deeper structural weakness. The Philippines’ first-quarter 2026 GDP growth of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 May 2026)— Lawmakers from Mindanao were divided during the House vote last Monday, May 11, on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, showing that lawmakers from Duterte’s supposed political bailiwick did not vote as a single
The body of the alleged NPA leader Edilberto Daval, also known by the aliases ‘Bong’, ‘Waco’, and ‘Bill’ at the encounter site. Photo from the 401st Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army
Maya sits before the sea in Pinikas, her figure nearly swallowed by shadow and water, as though she
herself had been cut out of the ocean. Screenshot from the trailer of Pinikas.
MANILA (MindaNews / 12 May 2026) — Her name is Shehana Ansaruddin. But I only found out after her passing. She was also Ambuh, an aristocratic form of Inah, mother, to which she responded no matter who called. I refered to her thus from
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 May 2026) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday made public the warrant of arrest for Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ de la Rosa originally issued and sealed on November 6, 2025 as “secret.” The ICC
Vice President Sara Duterte speaks before barangay leaders and other officials at the Rizal Park in Davao City on 7 August 2025, a day after the Senate archived the impeachment case against her. MindaNews file photo by MANMAN DEJETO
The Carmen Parallel Bridge in Carmen, North Cotabato was opened to the public on May 4, 2026. DPWH-12 photo
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 11 May) – In the event that the House of Representatives approves the impeachment complaint against her, Vice President Sara Duterte has two options – defend herself before the Senate sitting as an impeachment court, or
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 10 May 2026) — What is a radical? A radical is someone who refuses to accept appearances at face value. To be radical is to examine situations and conditions beyond what is visible, to take a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 May 2026) — The Partido ng Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban) has warned it will blacklist members of the House of Representatives who vote in favor of the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte on
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allotted P2.5 billion for the construction of farm-to-market roads (FMRs) in Sultan Kudarat province in line with the efforts to boost the country’s coffee production. Agriculture Secretary
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 May 2026) – Brylle Cyrus Cabueñas did not expect to celebrate his 39th birthday on May 9 as a “bakwit” inside a dark evacuation center. His rider friends dropped by to help make the tragedy feel lighter. They
A young girl displaced by the Marawi Siege sweeps the front of the temporary shelter they have been occupying since 2019 at the Bakwit Village Pindolonan Shelter, Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur on Sunday (10 May 2026). MindaNews Photo by JB R. DEVEZA
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 10 May 2026) – The 4th Infantry Division (4ID) has a new commander. Philippine Army Chief Antonio Nafarrete flew in Saturday afternoon to install Major General Marlon Angcao as 4ID commander, replacing Brigadier General Seigfred Tubalado
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /10 May 2026) – If Vice President Sara Duterte is impeached by the House of Representatives on Monday, May 11, she should appear before the Senate to defend herself, the chair of the House Committee on Justice said. Batangas
