The faithful join the Stations of the Cross at the Abbey of the Transfiguration in Malaybalay City on Good Friday, 3 April 2026. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
At the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Concepcion(MCIC) in Zamboanga City, the washing of the feet has become a cherished tradition, symbolizing humility and service as clergy reenact Christ’s gesture of love and leadership by cleansing the feet of parishioners drawn from different walks of life. Photo courtesy of the MCIC
Department of the Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna with Tumalutab Barangay Chairperson Joemer Abunawas drink water from the water filtration and desalination system. MindaNews photo by QUEENIE CASIMIRO
Parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker parish join the station of the cross along the highway in Barangay Vicente Hizon, Davao City in this photo taken on Good Friday, 7 April 2023. Mindanews file photo
The “tabirak” aka “binignit.” “dinuldog,” “guinataan.” MindaNews file photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Benedictine monks chant during Lauds, the prayer during daybreak, on Good Friday (3 April 2026) at the Abbey of the Transfiguration in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Dr. Macario Tiu discusses Antonio Pigafetta’s account of Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage by mapping the route of the Magellan expedition through its recorded food and food encounters during his talk at the Utanon: V40 Culinary
Workshop in Davao City on Monday, 30 March 2026. MindaNews photo by BEA GATMAYTAN
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /02 April) — Abortion debates under neoliberalism deprive women of moral agency by isolating their choices from structural conditions, while simultaneously absolving corporations of moral responsibility for environmental toxics that cause involuntary abortions. This moral asymmetry reflects
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 02 April) — Twelve years ago, the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro at Malacañang Palace — a historic accord born of nearly two
BAOSHAN, Shanghai (MindaNews / 02 April) — I have spent the better part of my adult life in the unglamorous business of dialogue. Not the kind that makes headlines in Manila or gets celebrated in Brussels. The kind that happens in
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) — Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Iligan City Jail are learning how to bake, gaining practical skills that may be useful once they get out of prison. A press statement from Aboitiz
UPDATED DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) — Davao-based artist Kublai Millan revisited one of his earlier works — “Thread of Life” — in a Facebook post marking former President Rodrigo Duterte’s birthday on March 28, pairing the painting with
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) — Instead of a fare increase, tricycle drivers in Kidapawan City, the capital of North Cotabato, will receive a ₱1,000 monthly assistance beginning this month until December to help them cushion the impact of
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) — The local government of Bongao, Tawi-Tawi declared a state of local emergency on Wednesday amid a worsening fuel shortage. Mayor Jasper Que, in a phone interview, said the municipality’s two gasoline stations have
UPDATE: SI TATAY DIGONG NAKAGAWAS NA…. sa inyong Facebook posts atol sa pagsaulog sa iyang ika-81 nga birthday, via Karton Network. Happy April Fools. Okay, seryoso na ni. Naay na gyud oil niabot sa Davao, nga nagisa sa dakbayan sa
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) — Explosions and heavy gunfire rocked the municipality of Rajah Buayan in Maguindanao del Sur Wednesday as a police patrol car was bombed and peppered with bullets while responding to an earlier attack on a
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 1 April) — We Filipinos are good at filing away distant wars under the category of ‘Nakakaalarma, but not yet my problem.’ Until diesel goes up. Until the tricycle fare feels heavier. Until the vegetables look
TAGUM CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) — I never expected that a gathering such as the recently concluded Bayi-lines Safety Awareness and Trauma Healing Retreat could ever happen. Journalists need this but most of the gatherings I had known had
DAKBAYAN SA DIPOLOG (Marso 31) — Puno kami sa kadasig ug kalipay ang gibati namu sa 15 ka women Mindanawon journalists kinsa partisipante sa BAYI-LINES, A Safety Awareness and Trauma Healing Retreat for Women Journalists in Mindanao, nga gipahigayon sa
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) — In the Mindanao running community, all the marites ears and mouths are hearing and talking about the Camiguin 360 64k Ultramarathon held over the weekend. The reason: claims of cheating, of runners riding
SM Malls opened in Zamboanga City with its entire fourth floor devoted as an indoor park with children’s playground, live plants, coffee shops, and a sunset view. Photographed on Tuesday (31 March 2026), 11 days after the mall’s opening. MindaNews photo by JULES BENITEZ
PASIG CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) — MILF Vice Chairman Mohagher Iqbal said something significant recently. The UBJP, the MILF’s political party, will accept the results of free, fair, and honest elections. That is a meaningful democratic commitment. Let me
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) — The Archdiocese of Davao has urged the faithful to observe a simpler and more sustainable Holy Week, encouraging reduced travel, carpooling, and more mindful participation in religious traditions. In a message dated March
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) — A culinary workshop on plant-based heritage food brought together farmers, indigenous groups, religious communities, and food advocates in Davao City on Monday, framing food not only as sustenance, but a shared ground across
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) — Progressive groups here on Tuesday said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “Band-Aid” measures to address the impact of the ongoing global oil crisis are insufficient to ease the burden on ordinary Filipinos, who are
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 31 March) — There is no way for Senator Robin Padilla to change the position of the Supreme Court on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and detention by the International Criminal Court, even if he
Prices of fuel continue to soar due to the war in the Middle East between US-Israel and Iran. The same fuel station in Koronadal City, like many others, adjusted its prices Tuesday morning (31 March 2026). MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
Vendor sells four types of seashells at P100 to P160 a kilo in a public market in Matina, Davao City on Holy Monday, 30 March 2026. MindaNews photo by CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 30 March) — The spokesperson of the Police Regional Office of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) on Monday said the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) was responsible for the Saturday night ambush of a police patrol car in Shariff
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 30 March) — From a very young age, I learned that being physically able is not enough, you need to be strong to do many things at the same time. After all, that was the only
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 30 March) – Authorities busted another banlas or sluice mining operations in the mountains of Tampakan, South Cotabato in line with the intensified crackdown against illegal mining in the area. Tampakan Mayor Leonard Escobillo said on
Where has all the water gone? Residents of Zamboanga City will have rationed water supply starting Thursday, April 2. Pasonanca River, where much of the city’s water supply comes from, has nearly dried up as seen in this photo taken on Sunday, March 30, 2026. MindaNews photo by QUEENIE CASIMIRO
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 30 March) — Residents of Zamboanga City will have rationed water supply in their homes starting Thursday, April 2. The Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD) announced via their social media page that consumers in the East
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 March) — The coffee table book chronicling the making of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), a cornerstone of peacebuilding in Mindanao, brings renewed attention to a process often sidelined in national narratives, following its win
A man gathers tuyom (sea urchins) at White Island in Mambajao, Camiguin on Monday, 30 March 2026. He sells four pieces for a hundred pesos. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
In the face of perceived threats, especially from entities that loom many times larger and more powerful than myself, I don’t fight or take flight. Instead, I fawn. It was a strategy I learned as a child in dealing with
A vendor prepares her ribbon leis outside the Municipal Dome and Cultural Center in Maragusan, Davao de Oro on Sunday, 29 March 2026, for selling during the graduation rites on Monday. MindaNews photo by YAS OCAMPO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — A culinary workshop and food pop-up, will take place on Monday, March 30 at the Green House Cinema here, with its daytime workshop already fully booked and an evening pop-up open to the
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed Republic Act No. 12317 on March 25, 2026, resetting the first regular parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to the second Monday of
Vendors sell palm fronds (lukay or palaspas) on Palm Sunday, 29 March 2026, along the Sangguniang Panlungsod driveway fronting San Pedro Cathedral. The crosses cost at least 10 pesos, depending on the size. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) – Authorities called on the public in Maguindanao del Sur on Sunday to remain calm following the deadly ambush on police forces Saturday night, which left five killed and three others wounded. Lt. Col.
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 28 March) — Holy Week in predominantly Muslim Basilan unfolds as a tapestry of devotion and resilience, where faith traditions intersect with the island’s diverse cultural landscape. Dr. Richard Falcatan, Special Assistant to the Governor on Catholic
Gasoline in the island province of Tawi-Tawi sells for only 95 pesos per liter whether in a gas station or in bottles on the roadside on Sunday, 29 March 2026. Most of the fuel is sourced from neighboring Sandakan and Sabah in Malaysia and transported to Tawi-Tawi on board small watercrafts. MindaNews photos by QUEENIE CASIMIRO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — Violence against women remains a pressing issue in the Philippines. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, 17.5% of women aged 15–49 have experienced violence from an intimate partner, while thousands of rape cases
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 29 March) — Frosted cakes, pancit and entertainment marked the 81st birthday celebration of former President Rodrigo Duterte as supporters gathered in the city Saturday night. Amid chants of “Bring him home” and “We are
BOOK REVIEW: Unmasking the Myths of the CPP and its leader Joma Sison by Maya Butalid and Carlo Butalid Cebu City, Philippines: 8Letters Bookstore and Publishing, 2025 NAGA CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — Brave, reliable, timely, readable. This book by Left progressive spouses
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews /29 March) — There is a quiet but unsettling message coming from global markets this week. When war breaks out, investors are supposed to run to safety. Gold rises. Bonds steady. Defensive assets hold the line. This
A supporter lights the candle on one of the 81 cakes brought by Cagayan de Oro supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte to celebrate his 81st birthday on Saturday, 28 March 2026. Seventy-eight cakes were distributed to the supporters while three were used to light the birthday candles. The Duterte patriarch has spent two birthdays in the detention center in The Hague, the Netherlands since his arrest on March 11, 2025 to face charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — A philosophy book rooted in the lived struggles of Lumad communities in Mindanao draws attention towards the role of indigenous knowledge in shaping Filipino thought, following its recognition at the 43rd National Book
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — Five police officers were killed while three others were wounded in an ambush Saturday night along Maguindanao Street, Barangay Mother Poblacion in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, on the road leading to the
