CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 30 April) — Maj. Gen. Michele Anayron Jr., commander of the Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division, relinquished his post to a fellow Philippine Military Academy (PMA) classmate after 38 years of service in the military.
A Peacebuilding Pastor’s Reflection on Justice, Human Dignity, and National Reconciliation DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 April) — The Toboso encounter in Negros Occidental, where Alyssa Alano (“Ka Kikay”), two children, and others reportedly died during a military operation, grieves
Laborers at the Port of Mabila in Balut Island, Municipality of Sarangani in Davao Occidental load sacks of copra to a cargo vessel on Wednesday (29 April 2026). These will be brought to General Santos City, with travel time of at least six hours. MindaNews photo by RUBY ROSE LORA
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 April) — The Supreme Court En Banc on Wednesday ruled that the Senate has the prerogative over when to convene as an impeachment court to begin the trial, stating that the phrase “shall forthwith proceed” in the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 April) — Members of the House Committee on Justice, in a unanimous vote on Wednesday, found probable cause in the two impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. Voting 53-0 in favor of finding probable
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 April) — The House Committee on Justice declined on Wednesday to open the sealed box from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) that contained the records of the income tax returns (ITRs) of Vice President
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews, 29 April) — A viral post from the Facebook page “Crush Limbago” claiming that Sheik Irohn Muad’Dib, the “fifth richest man in Arrakis,” pledged to send oil aid to the Philippines is fake. The post, which has
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/29 April) — Journalists here are rallying in support of a colleague who may be facing a prison term and fines for, what they say, doing her job. Menzie Montes, news director at RMN-Cagayan de Oro,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 Apr) — Norwegian Ambassador to the Philippines Christian Halaas Lyster urged exporters from Mindanao to seize the opportunities offered by the existing free trade agreement between the Philippines and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 29 April) — There are charts that whisper. This one shouts. The latest Business Confidence Index from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas shows something more troubling than a normal dip in sentiment. It shows a break.
Growing up, I was at times reminded that the “real world” happens when I step out of the four corners of the classroom, be it on the streets, in workplaces, or beyond. But what if for some people that is
The Bangsamoro Federalist Party (BFP) has endorsed Chief Minister Abdbulraof Macacua as its candidate for Maguindanao del Norte’s 3rd district. Photo from the Bangsamoro Government Facebook page
A photo of Barangay Tambler in General Santos City as it looked during a dry spell in 2019. MindaNews file photo by GREGORIO C. BUENO
A worker peels cassava in the Bankerohan market in Davao City on Tuesday (28 April 2026). The root crop, locally called balanghoy or kamoteng kahoy, will then be fed to a grinder, and sold as ingredient for puto and suman. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
SAN MIGUEL, SURIGAO DEL SUR (MindaNews/28 April)–A remote mining site in the mountainous area of Purok 11 Manhulayan, Sitio Tinago, Barangay Bolhoon, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur, became a scene of a murder after a 53-year-old small-scale gold miner was
A Philippine Pied Fantail (Bangkiyod) rejoices in the rain in Iligan City on Tuesday afternoon (28 April 2026) after weeks of hot weather, with some parts in Mindanao reaching dangerous heat index levels exceeding 42 degrees Celsius as reported by the PAGASA weather bureau. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
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
Screenshot of the Committee on Justice of the House of Representative’s impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte last 22 April 2026.
A city fisheries official said only around 500 bakhaw (Red Mangroves) seedlings remain good for planting after extreme heat killed off 4,500 of them died at a mangrove nursery in Guang-guang, Dahican, Mati City. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
Residents from Isabela City’s 45 barangays, members of the uniformed service, government agencies, schools, CSOs, and the religious sector take part in a parade from East Terminal to Isabela City Grandstand Saturday afternoon, 25 April, to celebrate its 25th year of cityhood. The occasion also marks the start of the annual Sakayan Festival. MindaNews photo by QUEENIE CASIMIRO
A trekker negotiates a steep downhill at the Sleeping Dinosaur mountain in Mati City, Davao Oriental at sunrise on Monday (27 April 2026). In the background is Pujada Bay. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
File photo shows MILF fighters in Camp Rajamuda in Pikit, North Cotabato. Only 1,240 MILF members have applied for amnesty. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
Many people are treating the UBJP accreditation fight as a technical election-law dispute. That reading is too narrow. In BARMM, this is not just about party registration requirements. It is about the political phase of a peace settlement. The first
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 26 April) — On April 19, 2026, Alyssa Alano, a 22-year-old University of the Philippines student leader, was killed in Toboso, Negros Occidental, alongside 18 others in what the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) described
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / April 26) — Davao Oriental, the province where supertyphoon Pablo made landfall on December 4, 2012, will soon have its weather station, an official of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
A member of the Amihan sa Dahican shows journalists a handful of turtle eggs dug in Barangay Dahican, Mati City on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Field reporting was one of the activities lined up in the four-day Climate Impact and Environmental Reporting Workshop for Journalists in Mindanao, organized by the Mindanao Institute of Journalism and the International Media Support. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 26 April) – Six provinces and one city in Mindanao have been experiencing a dry spell, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. In its latest advisory issued on April 21, PAGASA said
A member of the Amihan sa Dahican organization performs skimboarding tricks along the coast of Dahican in Mati City, Davao Oriental early morning of Sunday, 26 April 2026. The Amihan members are no ordinary skimboarders and surfers: they are also pawikan protectors, managing sea turtle hatcheries along the shores of Dahican. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 April) — Business tycoon Hans T. Sy expressed optimism about Mindanao’s robust growth, saying he is more encouraged to expand the business footprint of his family-led SM Group in the island. Sy, who chairs the executive
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 26 April) — The latest regional accounts carry a quiet but important message: the Philippine economy is no longer just a Manila story. In 2025, all 18 regional economies posted growth. National gross domestic product (GDP)
The National University (NU) Davao, the first-ever NU campus in Mindanao, will begin holding classes beginning July 2026 . MindaNews photo by ANTONIO L. COLINA IV
I hold distant memories of Bangkok and recalling them feels like unearthing a different lifetime or confusing false memories with real ones. For instance, I kept asking myself: did I ever spend time in Silom with filmmaker Charliebebs Gohetia? Or
The golden reflection of the sunrise bathes the still waters of Pujada Bay in Mati City, Davao Oriental on Saturday (25 April 2026). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
One of the three killed in a joint police and military operation early Thursday, 23 April 2026, in Zamboanga City is prepared for burial by relatives acoording to Islamic tradition. The fatalities, including 12 year-old Salam Aradais Alfad, were slain as police and military operatives were in the process of serving an arrest warrant. MindaNews photo by QUEENIE CASIMIRO
DAVAO CITY – Several posts online claim that fuel prices are much lower in Davao City, with the lowest Petron Diesel Max costing 61.85 per liter despite a global oil crisis. The claim is FALSE as the photo was taken
Passengers board a commercial aircraft at Bancasi Airport in Butuan City. The Caraga Region or Region 13 is Mindanao’s fastest-growing regional economy in 2025 with 5.704 percent growth, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). MindaNews file photo by IVY MARIE MANGADLAO
The impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte is a constitutional moment. It carries implications that extend well beyond national politics. For Mindanao, the region that produced her, the proceedings carry a particular weight. The island watches with acombination of pride,
Books on display at the Diwang Mindanao Book Fair 2026 which ran from 20-23 April 2026 at the Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan in Cagayan de Oro City. XU Press photo
It started with a double whammy, on April 22. When April 22 was supposed to be Earth Day where we are called to defend our planet, the Dutertes — Tatay Digong and VP Sara, and let’s include their diehard supporters
MindaNews / 24 April – Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will face trial for crimes against humanity after the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I Presiding Judge Iulia Antonella Motoc and Judges Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou and María del Socorro Flores Liera
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 April) – Davao Region’s economy grew by 5.1% in 2025, mainly driven by the services sector which registered a 6.9% growth, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Davao. This made the region the fourth fastest-growing
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 April) – Saying her money comes from legitimate sources, Vice President Sara Duterte denied reports from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) that billions of pesos in transactions were traced to her bank accounts and those
MindaNews / 23 April — The Office of the Chief Minister (OCM) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has established satellite offices in Basilan and Tawi-Tawi to bring the Bangsamoro government closer to its constituents in the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 April) — A shell, smoothed by the sea, rests against the collarbone — threaded into a necklace that feels less like an accessory than like a fragment of a memory. In the hands of Kyriene
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 April) – Human ang 39 ka tuig, naka bisita ko sa Barangay Pangyan, Calinan District, Davao City niadtong Abril 18, 2026. Naghandum ko nga makita nako kadtong bahin sa Davao River partikular sa Pangyan nga
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews April 14, 2026) – Senator Robin Padilla’s post about an “opt-out” from a Meta privacy system is false. It is a recurring hoax that has been debunked multiple times over the years. On April 2, 2026, Padilla,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 April) — Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV alleged that former President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Vice President Sara Duterte, along with four of their family members, received P181,653,487.36 from Davao City-based businessman Samuel “Sammy” Uy,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 April)) – The International Criminal Court’s Appeals Chamber on Wednesday rejected by a majority vote, the appeal of former President Rodrigo Duterte, as it affirmed the October 23, 2025 ruling of the Pre-Trial Chamber that
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 April) — On Wednesday, Earth Day, in the middle of a busy mall corridor, a small cluster of seedlings and illustrated panels invited passersby to pause, look closer, and reconsider the trees that once shaped
