DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 June 2026) – “First, I don’t have his name,” was the quick reply of Ustadha Nur-Ainee Tan Lim, the first nominee of the Mahardika Party, when asked what she can offer the Bangsamoro Parliament other
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 June) — A photo posted on Facebook last April 26 of Senator Christopher “Bong” Go distributing shoes to members of the New People’s Army (NPA) is not AI-generated or edited. Claims that the photo posted
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 07 June 2026). El Niño always arrives first as a forecast. A percentage on a PAGASA slide.A probability line moving from 55 percent to 79 percent to 92 percent.A warning dressed in technical language: weak, strong, very
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 07 June 2026) — The transition from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was hailed as a historic milestone — a hard-won opportunity to redress historical
Walay mabating awit bisan sa mga timosdinhi sa tanamang puno sa kahigwaos,ning kagabhiong sa kahaw-ang gigakossamtang nagpaabot sa pagsubang sa bulan,kay ikaw sa kahilom ako gibiyaan.Sama ikaw sa bitoong inanayng nahanaw,sa kamalinawon sa kabuntagon nipanaw. Walay mga awit ning kagabhiong
Garbage have piled up and remained uncollected on sidewalks in Davao City after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources XI suspended operations at the city’s sanitary landfill in Barangay Carmen since May 21, 2026. Photo taken on June 5, 2026 by GREGORIO BUENO/MindaNews
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 June 2026) – Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has said residents may put their trash in front of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) XI compound in Lanang as a collection point, saying the
A Facebook post from Kuyz TV claiming that Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte signed a railway contract with a supposed Japanese governor from “Gensokyo” is FAKE and based on fictional references. The post, shared by Kuyz TV on May
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 5 June 2026) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Central Committee has placed on indefinite suspension Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua as chief of staff of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF). In a four-page resolution
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 5 June 2026) – Did Senator Chiz Escudero’s attendance in the Senate session on Wednesday enable the minority to attain a quorum? It may be recalled that the 24-member body was brought to a standstill after
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 June) – MindaNews was awarded the 2025 Best News Website for Mindanao by the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) during its 30th Community Press Awards rites on Thursday. This is the second consecutive win for MindaNews. In June
MindaNews editor-in-chief Bobby Timonera receives the Best News Website for Mindanao Award for 2025 during the 30th Community Journalism Awards of the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) on Thursday (4 June 2026). Photo courtesy of Antoinette Amatong-Ruiz/Mindanao Observer
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 June 2026) – It is once again Brigada Eskwela season, signaling the start of preparations for the upcoming school year. As communities come together to help make schools more conducive to learning, parents, students, and
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 4 June 2026) – Experts have detected radioactive isotopes — Uranium-238, Thorium-228, and Thorium-232 — in imported scrap metals used by Philippine Sanjia Steel Corporation to manufacture steel rebars at its plant in Barangay Baluarte,
The PH Senate is in a senseless, unfortunate situation. Since Monday, June 1, the majority bloc hasn’t reported to work to assert its independence, according to Cayetano. He does not explain his assertion as to the force or forces that
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews / 03 June 2026) — Every economy has numbers. Growth rate. Inflation rate. Exchange rate. Interest rate. Unemployment rate. Debt ratio. Budget deficit. These numbers matter. They tell us whether the machinery is running hot, slowing down, overheating,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 3 June 2026) — The economic outlook for Mindanao, as well as the broader Philippines, is projected to approach pre-Middle East war levels by 2027. Despite demonstrating notable resilience through early 2026—evidenced by Mindanao’s 4.69% expansion
Back in 2016, Davawenyos learned this happy term called BBB : Build, Build, Build. But now in 2026, BBB is a catastrophe: Baha, Basura, Bilyones going down the drain clogged with trash. Davao City has been struck with one sanitary
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 2 June 2026) — Several delegations from Mindanao were among the top performers in the 2026 Palarong Pambansa, showcasing competitiveness in national school sports. Leading the Mindanao contingent was Davao Region (Region XI), placing third overall
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 2 June 2026) — On May 27, 2026, the PNP Cateel Municipal Police Station in Davao Oriental posted what it called a list of “Active Wanted Persons.” Among the 14 individuals arbitrarily named were youth organizers,
DAVAO CITY — A copypasta (copy-and-paste) circulating on Facebook claiming that in a “landmark ruling,” the Supreme Court “officially stopped any attempt to arrest or surrender” Senator Bato Dela Rosa “to the ICC or any foreign authority,” is FALSE.
Image from the Palarong Pambansa National Secretariat Facebook page.
Sanjia workers display placards after National Bureua of Investigation (NBI) agents raided and closed the steel plant in Baluarte, Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental last 15 May 2026. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
TAGUIG CITY (MindaNews/31 May 2026)– Mindanao has always been described through the abundance of what it possesses. Land. Water. Forests. Farms. Minerals. Energy. Ports. Coastlines. Young cities. Open spaces. Strategic location. A bridge to ASEAN. A breadbasket. A power source.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 30 May 2026) The discovery of oil deposits in Ligawasan is not recent. A post on a Facebook page saying otherwise is FALSE. MindaNews fact-checked this claim as the post makes it appear that this is
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 May) — The private sector in Mindanao needs toestablish itself as the main driver of cross-border trade, infrastructure investment,and value-chain integration throughout the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).When businesses in Mindanao move away
A warship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), JS Ikazuchi, docks at the Port of Sasa, Davao City 30 May 2026. Captain Archibald Dino Delfin (MNSA), Deputy Commander of the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao, heads the Philippines’ welcoming party. MindaNews photo by JOSELLE R. BADILLA
A screenshot of the Cateel Municipal Police Station social media page.
Razl Teman takes a break from the training on Reporting Climate in Mati City in late April 2026. MindaNews photo by CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS
The Panguil Bay Bridge continues to attract visitors for a photo op 19 months after its opening. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
MindaNews / Mayo 29, 2026 – Lungsod sa Buenavista, usa ka dapit sa Agusan del Norte sa amihanang Mindanao nga nailhan kaniadto pinaagi sa kanta nga giawit bisan niadtong mga dili-lumulupyo. “Sa lungsod sa Buenavista May tulo ka mga daga
On its 62nd year, the Philippine Press Institute – the national association of newspapers and online publications – celebrates its milestone of trailblazing initiatives that benefit not just its members but the very communities they serve. As digital innovations present
A fish vendor sorts and weighs the day’s catch for buyers, the fish fresh as these are dropped by sunrise, at the shore of Barangay San Remigio, Samal Island, Friday, 29 May 2026. MindaNews photo by YAS D OCAMPO
Pickleball courts are everywhere, like in this secluded resort amid the mangroves and coconut trees by the sea in Iligan City, in an area that local residents call as “Bayug Island” (more like a river delta though). Can you count how many? MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 May 2026) — Police authorities in Davao Region are on the lookout for Senator Ronald dela Rosa, who has gone into hiding again since May 14 following his brief appearance at the Senate. Maj. Catherine
MindaNews / 28 May 2026 — The minority bloc in the Senate should have agreed to the majority proposal allowing fugitive Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa to participate in the body’s sessions via Zoom or other digital means. It would
Updated with corrections NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 28 May 2026) — For all his bully bulldog appearance, Senator Rodante Marcoleta is actually a seer. He sees that 3 or 4 members of the Senate majority bloc, including himself, may
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 28 May 2026) — Over a hundred cows were slaughtered in this city as part of this year’s Eidl Adha celebration on Wednesday. Erlan Esenkanov, director of the Filipino-Turkish Tolerance School, told members of the media
As Iligan City marches forward with development, like the construction of SM City along the national highway in Barangay Santo Rosario, the homeless seek shelter in a covered overpass, still well asleep with the warmth of the early morning sun on Wednesday (27 May 2026). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 May 2026) – The Prosecution and Defense in the case of “The Prosecutor vs Rodrigo Roa Duterte” at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have six months to prepare for the trial that will begin on November
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 May 2026) — Informal trash workers looking for a living at the New Carmen sanitary landfill here are worried about their income for the next few days, since what authorities said was a case of
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 27 May 2026) — “Ang mga yumao ay may karapatan pa rin.” (The dead still have rights.) These words from forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun summed up the purpose of the civilian-led Truth Commission launched Wednesday
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 27 May 2026) — Today’s Eidu l-adha 1446/2026 augurs well for the ummah worldwide and the rest of humanity. Alhamdulillah, the haj has been conducted successfully, despite the US-Israel war against Iran while involving many countries
TAGUIG CITY (27 May 2026) —The numbers are now too large to feel real. ₱18.488 trillion in national government outstanding debt as of March 2026. Around ₱164,000 for every Filipino. Nearly ₱675,000 per household. At some point, numbers stop behaving
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 May) – An independent, civilian-led Truth Commission that will document ‘drug war’ killings will be formally launched at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 27, at the Archbishop’s Palace in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila. The Philippine
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May 2026) — Senators from the Minority bloc walked out of the plenary session on Tuesday night, condemning what they said was “an attempt to rush a major change in the Senate Rules” that would
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May 2026) — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has asked the Philippine National Police (PNP) to immediately revoke the firearm licenses of fugitive Senator Ronald Dela Rosa and order the immediate surrender or confiscation
Cagayan de Oro City residents enjoy the sunset view overlooking the Macajalar Bay from Barangay Balubal on Monday, 26 May 2026. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May 2026) — Justice Secretary Fredderick A. Vida appealed to fugitive Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, who has been evading arrest since authorities attempted to detain him on May 11, to respect the rule of law
