MAKATI CITY (MindaNews / 19 November) — The coffee table book “Metamorphosis: A Decade’s Journey to Peace” was launched Wednesday during the international conference here themed “After the Peace Agreements: The Bangsamoro and Beyond,” which gathered 200 local and international participants. Secretary
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 November) — The city government of Davao is eyeing a 25-hectare property in Barangay Daliao, Toril, for development into an economic zone through public-private partnership (PPP), citing the need to provide investors with spaces where
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 November) — The city government is set to introduce an enhanced package of fiscal incentives to attract more investors to Davao City once the amendment to the existing local incentive code is passed. In an
MAKATI CITY (MindaNews / 19 November) – The Australian government has pledged continued support to the Bangsamoro peace process, now underpinned by its AU$64-million (₱2.4 billion) five-year peacebuilding assistance for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Ambassador Marc
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/November 19)—A day after Senator Imee Marcos detailed the alleged drug use of her brother at the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) rally, Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte filed a bill Tuesday seeking mandatory drug testing, through
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/November 18)– Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte has called for an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into allegations of P100 billion budget insertions in the national budget for 2025 involving President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/November 18) – Vice Mayor Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II said his grandfather, former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, told him to continue what he has done for the City of Davao. Rigo told reporters on the sidelines of the
MAKATI CITY (MindaNews / November 18) – Top leaders of the erstwhile rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) highlighted the gains of the peace agreement it signed with the Philippine government 11 years ago. In an international peace conference
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 November) — Even with fever and common colds, Melinda Estandarte, 49, continues to sort out garbage and dissect alloys from discarded electronic products at the city’s garbage dump site in New Carmen in Tugbok District
for the past weeks letters I and C kept popping in the headlines ICI has kept its investigation of corrupt officials away from the public an ICC arrest forced a senator to hide under the rock as he prayed for
The Senate is blemished by the corruption allegations against 6 of its members, namely, Jinggoy Estrada, Joel Villanueva, Francis Escudero, Mark Villar, Grace Poe, and Bong Go. Former senators Bong Revilla and Nancy Binay had earlier thrown dirt at the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/November 17) – The Office of the Vice President (OVP) opened a 10-day pop-up exhibit on Monday, November 17, in Davao City, commemorating the establishment of the office by showcasing the country’s incumbent and former vice presidents. At
MAKATI CITY (MindaNews / 17 November) – President Ferdinand Marcos jr. skipped Monday afternoon an international peace conference here aimed at tackling post-conflict transitions, with a spotlight on the experience of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Marcos
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/November 17) — Child abuse cases in the Caraga region have dropped 20% this year, according to the police’s regional women and children protection desk. Latest police data shows 567 cases of violence and abuse
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/November 17)–The First Infantry (Tabak) Division announced Monday, November 17, that a suspected member of the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group who is also a suspect in the deadly 2023 bombing inside the Mindanao State University, was killed in a
Boys carry firewood as they cross the hanging wooden bridge in Barangay Panikian, Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, on Sunday, 16 November 2025. MindaNews photo by IVY MARIE MANGADLAO
DOH Davao took the lead in championing inclusive healthcare in the recently conducted Community Outreach and Immersion Activity (COIA) in Barangay South Lamidan, Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental. The outreach was conducted through the Regional Inter-Agency Committee for Indigenous Peoples Health
Nearly a month after a portion of the zigzag road in Palacapao, Bukidnon collapsed on 18 October 2025, residents and passersby continue to navigate the disruption on foot and by motorcycle. Concrete steps connect the broken highway, while habal-habal drivers carry passengers, crates, and baggage through steep makeshift routes on Saturday, 15 November. Passengers bound for Cagayan de Oro or Davao cities ride the bus until Palacapao, take the concrete steps to reach the other side, past the collapsed portion, to transfer to another bus to reach their destinations. MindaNews photos by ALLIZAH MANULAT, GREGORIO BUENO, ALYSSA ILAGUISON
Bus passengers from Davao city walk through concrete steps built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to transfer to the bus bound for Cagayan de Oro City on 15 November 2025 at Overview, Palacapao in Quezon, Bukidnon. MindaNews photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 November) — Mindanao is often described as a region of contrasts — possessing significant resources but facing development challenges, hosting skilled individuals yet not widely recognized, and having areas of stability alongside a lingering reputation for instability.
Fish farmers in Bincungan, Tagum City prepare to stock their pond with bangus fry on Saturday, 15 November 2025. MindaNews photo by GAIL ILAGAN
BOOK: Jose Rizal, Nationhood and the Anticolonial ImaginationAuthor: Filomeno Aguilar, Jr. Publisher: Ateneo Press 2025 QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 15 November) — I impishly thought of this title while discussing the pacto de sangre with Carol Hau over email. We marveled at how what
BARMM to build 600 resettlement houses for ex-MILF combatants The Ministry of Human Settlements and Development (MHSD) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao has started the construction of 600 resettlement houses worth P400 million for former combatants as
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 November) – The City Council of Davao approved on second reading Thursday an ordinance establishing a new system that will allow the City Central 911 Command Center to locate callers needing help through the global
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 14 November) – A five-member team of second year college students from the Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT)’s College of Computer Sciences has qualified for the semi-final phase of the Huawei Developer
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 November) – A group of seminarians in Mindanao has joined mounting calls for accountability and transparency with regard to anomalies surrounding flood control projects that have implicated several lawmakers and other government officials. In a
MATANOG, Maguindanao Del Norte (MindaNews / 14 November) — Foreign investors have formalized their commitment to the newly launched Wow Matanog Special Economic Zone and the Bangsamoro Halal Park in Matanog, Maguindanao Del Norte. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on November
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 November) – The number of abused girls seeking assistance at the Balay Dangupan of the Crisis Intervention Center has dropped compared to last year, an official at the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO)
Last of 2 parts | Read the 1st part TUBAJON, Dinagat Islands (MindaNews / 13 November) — A key component of the Dinagat Communities for Conservation (C4C) project is engaging local communities not just in conservation but also in livelihood
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 13 November) — With just six months to go before the holding of Palarong Pambansa 2026, the provincial government here has gathered the mayors to map out preparations for the biggest sporting event in
NAGA CITY (MindaNews / 13 November) — Republic Act No. 9851, the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity, does not need an Implementing Rules and Regulations — contrary to the contention of
1st of 2 parts TUBAJON, Dinagat Island (MindaNews / 13 November) — Fenie Temario was born between the sea and the mountains. At 62, she still lives with her family in the small sitio of Babangnan in Barangay Imelda, Tubajon,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 November) — The city government of Davao may soon employ closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition features to help capture criminals. This after the City Council of Davao passed on
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 November) — The City Council of Davao approved on third and final reading on Thursday an ordinance allocating a local budget amounting to ₱15,846,064,435 for 2026, representing an increase of 10.76 percent from the 2025
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 13 November) — Negotiations to acquire 200 hectares for a naval base at PHIVIDEC Industrial Estate economic zone in Misamis Oriental are making steady progress, an official said. PHIVIDEC Administrator Joseph Donato Bernedo said
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 13 Nov) — It’s as if there was real emergency at the city hall here on Wednesday as the city government, through the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), conducted a mock earthquake and
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 12 Nov) — The Butuan City government is eyeing to complete by May 2026 its Centralized Command Center, a key facility expected to transform Butuan’s disaster response and crisis coordination systems in the
NAGA CITY (MindaNews / 12 Nov) — President Marcos declared last November 6 a state of national calamity following the deadly Typhoon “Tino” in the Visayas and anticipating Supertyphoon “Uwan” in Luzon but with a practically nationwide range. Warranted indeed.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 Nov) — A Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) was sighted at Mt. Sinaka, Cotabato last week, marking the return of the raptor in the area two years after it was last observed there. The raptor was
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 Nov) — The cities of Zamboanga and General Santos registered the highest levels of illicit cigarette trade in the Philippines, attributed to the weak enforcement of security at the maritime borders and longstanding maritime trade
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 12 Nov) — A group of Bangsamoro Parliament members (MPs) has introduced a bill aiming to amend the region’s electoral code by removing the “none of the above” (NOTA) option from official ballots. BTA bills Nos. 395
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 12 Nov) — Congressional immunity in the Philippine Constitution refers to the legal protections afforded to members of Congress while they perform their official duties, if the crimes committed are related to their legislative work,
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/ November 11)— A suspected member of the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute group was slain by soldiers in a brief early morning gunfight in the hinterlands of Salvador town, Lanao del Norte Sunday morning, November 9. In a statement released
When a church born in defiance of colonial rule calls for a nationwide rally against corruption, the country should perhaps listen to what a century of being an independent and wholly Filipino Church is now saying. Iglesia ni Cristo (INC),
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/November 11) —The Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (AMWS) has earned another international distinction after being designated as part of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Site Network (EAAFP159) on November 10 in Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary near
GENERAL SANTOS CITY ( MindaNews / 11 November ) — Three global beauty queens are set to share one stage in Sultan Kudarat for what could be the province’s most dazzling night of the year. In a Facebook post Monday
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 11 Nov) – Lawmakers in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are pushing for the Bangsamoro Board of Investment (BBOI) to have regulatory powers in a bid to attract more private investments in
Cebu has an insufficient water supply, but, ironically, it was ravaged by floods and was drowning a few days ago due to typhoon Tino. Metro Cebu is second only to Metro Manila as the largest urban center in the Philippines.
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/10 November)— Authorities have dismantled an illegal gold mining operation allegedly run by Chinese nationals in Sitio Mantigue, Barangay Poblacion 1, Santiago, Agusan del Norte, following months of surveillance and complaints from local residents. Engr. Larry
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/ 10 November)— The city government of Butuan has declared a state of calamity after consecutive storms “Tino” and “Uwan” battered the city, inundating villages, damaging crops and infrastructure, and displacing thousands of families, according
