GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 4 November) – Across the Philippines, it has become a familiar sight: tarpaulins with smiling faces beside public infrastructure, relief packs bearing officials’ names, even certificates stamped with a politician’s image. Despite years of criticism
I was 21 years old when Super Typhoon “Odette” wreaked havoc on our city on the afternoon of December 16, 2021. Despite living in a typhoon-prone area in the northeastern part of Mindanao, I had never fully grown accustomed to
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews/ November 4) — Nickel mining operations in Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Sur in the Caraga Region are causing environmental destruction and alleged human rights violations, according to a report released Tuesday, November 4, by Climate Rights
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ November 4) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Davao Region has identified 388 children in earthquake-affected areas in Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental who need psychosocial support. Rachel M. Guerrero, section head of the
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/4 November)— A Philippine Air Force Super Huey helicopter on a humanitarian mission to communities affected by Severe Tropical Storm Tino crashed Tuesday, November 4 near Loreto, Agusan del Sur. In a statement posted in
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/4 November) – Poverty is forcing some parents of minors to exploit their children through online sexual trafficking, an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Davao said. In an interview at the sidelines of the
Two young boys sit in front of a boat named “Sandakan” in Taganak, Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi, on Monday morning, November 3, 2025. Closer to Malaysia than mainland Philippines, the island lies about 40 minutes by speedboat from the mouth of Sandakan Bay. MindaNews photo by Benjamin Caspillo III
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/4 November) — Power has been restored in Surigao City as of 8:30 AM Tuesday following an overnight outage caused by the onslaught of Typhoon Tino. According to the Public Information Office of the city government,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 4 November) – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBPC) has named six new martyrs from Mindanao who were prosecuted for their faith. CBCP News, the media arm of the CBCP, reported Monday, November 3,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 November) – Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal 4 has been hoisted across areas in Mindanao that were hardest hit by super typhoon Odette (Rai) in December 2021 — Dinagat Islands, Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands –
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 03 November) – Maitum, Sarangani province’s western-most coastal town, has bared plans to build a modern municipal center with an eco-inspired architecture, including a rooftop lined with gardens and solar panels. Maitum Mayor James Mark
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews/3 November) — Local governments in Siargao are taking proactive steps to strengthen disaster preparedness as Severe Tropical Storm Tino (international name Kalmaegi) advances toward the Caraga Region, prompting the activation of response teams, preemptive
Reunions of families and friends are a common sight at the memorial parks and cemeteries during All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on November 1 and 2. Photo taken at Serenity Park in Mati City, Davao Oriental on 2
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 02 November) – Officials and residents of the Caraga region, particularly in Dinagat Islands province and Surigao del Norte are busy preparing for ‘Tino’ which has intensified into a severe tropical storm as
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 02 November) – Nestle Philippines, Inc. has assured continued market support for coffee produced in Mindanao, which provides the bulk of domestic coffee beans processed by the multinational food and beverage manufacturer. Mauricio Alarcon, Nestle Philippines
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 02 November) — In one of my graduate school courses in Development and Security, I was posed a question. As a native of Mindanao and someone deeply acquainted with grassroots struggles, I perceive circumstances through a distinctive
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 02 November) — Senator Jinggoy Estrada has shown that greed is timeless and bottomless. Charged in 2014 with eleven counts of graft involving fund anomalous releases from his PDAF (Priority Development Assistance Fund) estimated at
Residents and visitors take photos and bask in the town’s underrated sunset from the viewing deck of the Yalus Beach House in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Saturday, 1 November 2025. MindaNews photo by YAS D. OCAMPO
Three youngsters feed a friendly goat at the Provincial Capitol Complex in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Friday (31 October 2025). MindaNews photo by YAS D OCAMPO
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 01 November) — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Surigao del Norte has called for an investigation into alleged “ghost projects” in Siargao Island. The move came after SP member John Cubilan claimed in
As a side hustle, a boy uses a black marker to retouch the faded lettering on a gravestone at a public cemetery in Cagayan de Oro City on Friday, November 1, 2025. MindaNews photo by HENNIEQUEL SHAYNE ACOBO
by Dave Llorito From a distance, mighty waves surge with immense power, building up to their peak before crashing forcefully onto the rugged shoreline along the coast of Burgos town in Siargao Island. The impact propels water sprays to astonishing
An elderly woman lights candles before “Dakung Krus” at the public cemetery in Mati City on Saturday, 1 November 2025, in remembrance of departed loved ones during the traditional “Kalag-Kalag”. MindaNews photo by RAZL EJ TEMAN
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 1 November) – Century Pacific Food, Inc. (CNPF), a leading Philippine multinational food company, is investing P2.6 billion for a coconut processing venture in South Cotabato. The publicly-listed firm has acquired Roxas Sigma Agriventures, Inc. through
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 01 November) – Entries to this year’s Halloween Costume Contest in Zamboanga City on Thursday night filled the venue with color and excitement with their creative designs and costume. Participants from different age groups who joined
Tucked a few hundred meters from Lake Napalit, a waterbody in Barangay Pigtauranan, Pangantucan, Bukidnon, is the office of the Bayanihan Millennium Multipurpose Cooperative. Around 20 people, mostly women, had gathered outside the rectangular building, waiting for the office to
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 31 October) – Self-Rated Poverty has remained highest in Mindanao at 69% as of September 2025, according to a survey done from September 24-30 by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) the results of which were released
Some families visit their dead in the public cemetery of Iligan City on the night before “Undas” (Friday, 31 October 2025) to avoid the crowd. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
A woman directs a man carrying a sack of rice as it is loaded onto a boat in Gabang-Gabang, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, noon Friday (31 October 2025). Photo for MindaNews courtesy of Ben Caspillo
BACOLOD CITY (MindaNews / 31 Oct) — To be able to counter the online sexual abuse of Filipino children, partnership with law enforcers abroad is more important now than ever, according to a prosecutor who had direct involvement in sending
With the weekend holidays leaving them free to do as they please, these youth hang out at a cliff overlooking the Tawi-Tawi Bay at the compound of the Tawi-Tawi Provincial Capitol in Barangay Tubig-boh, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi. MindaNews photo by YAS D OCAMPO
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 October) – Electricity rates in the city may increase in November due to the recent earthquake in Cebu that has disrupted power supply, the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) said. The National Grid Corporation
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 31 October) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to boost the country’s coffee production anew, with the top priority to be accorded to Sultan Kudarat, the country’s major coffee producer,
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 31 October) — During the 2017 Marawi Siege, journalists had complained about restrictions imposed by the military on their coverage of the five-month conflict that completely damaged the city’s commercial district. Eight years after, they are
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 31 October) – The number of acute watery diarrhea cases in Manay, Davao Oriental, which is attributed to water contamination, has reached 49, the Provincial Information Office (PIO) said. The PIO said that as
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 31 October) — At least 200 personnel from the city’s public security and police offices will be deployed for All Souls’ and All Saints’ Day this weekend. Public Security Office head Ruben M. Piquero
Along Matina Crossing sidewalk in Davao City, a grape vendor uses the trilingual “No Vendors Allowed” sign to mark her stall while used shoes sellers display their goods at the entrance to a construction site, in defiance of the sign that says “Do not block gate at any time.” Photo taken Thursday (30 October 20250) by GAIL ILAGAN / MindaNews
MATI CITY, Davao Oriental (MindaNews / 30 Oct — Schools Division Office of the Department of Education in Mati City clarified that the schools tagged as “unsafe” (red) only involve specific rooms within campus. SDO-Mati information officer Leorisyl D. Siarot
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 October) — The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) adjourned its session on October 30 without passing a new districting law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) but three bills have been filed for
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 Oct) — The “Bisaya” members of Bini, referred to as the “Nation’s Girl Group,” have high praises for victims of the earthquakes that hit the Davao Region earlier this month. “Bisan pa naapektuhan sa linog
GENERAL SANTOS CITY ( MindaNews / 30 Oct) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 12 (DENR-12) has issued a Notice of Violation and Show Cause Order against the organizers of the Holonman Aquathlon 2025, which was
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 30 Oct) — The three-year Project Coffee++ concluded here Thursday, equipping some 3,000 farmers from Sultan Kudarat and Bukidnon with advanced coffee production skills, financial literacy and market access. Piloted in 2018 as the Project Coffee
Buyers choose from a wide variety of flowers from vendors outside the Saint Augustine Cathedral in Cagayan de Oro City on Thursday afternoon (30 October 2025) as “undas” — the observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days — approaches.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 Oct) — Appointed members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) are to continue to serve beyond October 30 “until new officials are duly elected or appointed,” a press statement from the Office of the President
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 30 Oct) — The Agusan del Sur Police Provincial Office (ADSPPO) has deployed 53 police officers and four members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Canine Unit (PECU) to secure cemeteries, terminals, and places
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 Oct) — An official of the Davao City Water District (DCWD) allayed fears among water consumers here that the reported pollution of the Panigan-Tamugan River allegedly caused by a wastewater discharge from a nearby swine
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 30 Oct) — The municipal government of Loreto in Agusan del Sur is offering free bus rides to help residents return home for the Undas holidays. According to an announcement posted on the
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 29 Oct) — In this year’s Zamboanga Hermosa Photo Safari, held in conjunction with the annual Zamboanga Hermosa Festival during the month of October, a silhouette picture of two friends splashing water by the sea at
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 Oct) — Prices of basic commodities in areas severely affected by the powerful twin earthquakes in the Davao Region remain stable, according to an official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Davao. During “Wednesdays
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 29 Oct) — At just 10 years old, Abigail Rose Morrison has already made history. Competing among more than 70 young gymnasts from across the country, she became Davao City’s first-ever gold medalist in gymnastics
