CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 04 March) – A Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jet went missing dawn Tuesday at about the same time the military said they called an air strike to support its troops battling a band of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 March) – The Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) to the city council here condemned Tuesday the vlogger who discriminated and forced fellow IPs or Lumads to dance for his content production. Originally posted on Sunday
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 04 March) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has announced that the P7.09-billion Sta. Irene – San Miguel Road Project, a vital alternative passageway linking Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 March) — Economic abuse is still the top cause of violence against women and children (VAWC) here, data from the city government’s Integrated Gender and Development Division (IGDD). Republic Act 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 03 March) – The Philippine Army’s 2nd Mechanized Infantry “Magbalantay” Brigade has started beefing up security measures in Lanao del Norte in line with the May 12, 2025 midterm national and local elections. Brig. Gen. Anthon
Saltwater crocodile rescued in Sarangani Personnel from the Sarangani Provincial Wildlife Quick Response Team rescued a saltwater crocodile in Alabel town last week. Felix Alicer, Department of Environment and Natural Resources – 12 director, said the male crocodile, measuring 7.5
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 03 February) – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has officially launched the office created to cater to the needs of former and elderly combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 03 March) – A member of the Basilan provincial board scored budget carrier Cebu Pacific Air for the erroneous appropriation of “tennun,” a traditional woven cloth that originated in the province, to Zamboanga City in its
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 03 March) — A deadly shooting incident has escalated into a fierce gun battle between rival factions of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Tugunan, Special Geographic Area in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 February) – The redistricting of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), due to the removal of Sulu from the region, could be done on or before the regional elections on October 13, an
Interim COWD board term extended for 6 months The Local Water Utilities Administration has extended the tenure of the Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) interim board led by manager Fermin Jarales for another six months. Jarales said the extension
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 February) — At least three armed men perpetrated a daring broad daylight robbery of a pawnshop in this city Wednesday morning, February 26. Col. Hansel Marantan, Davao City Police Office director, said they captured a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 February) – A smaller crowd attended Saturday’s Protect VP Sara Movement’s launch of the “VP Sara Coalition” at the Roxas Freedom Park here, the same spot where the group held an indignation rally two weeks
A boy plays a skateboard with a girl riding on it at the Cloud 9 Boardwalk in General Luna, Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte on Saturday, 22 February 2025. MIndaNews photo by IVY MARIE MANGADLAO
A farmer steers a hydrotiller to prepare the land for rice planting in Barangay Tigbawan, Pigcawayan in Cotabato Province on Saturday, 22 February 2025. MindaNews photo
Boys play basketball in a flooded court in Saluping Island, one of the five islands that compose the municipality of Tabuan-Lasa south of the Basilan mainland. Picture taken on Friday, 21 February 2025. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
Grade Six student Ariel Davao bathes their carabao at a river in Barangay Tigbawan, Pigcawayan in Cotabato Province on Saturday, 22 February 2025. MIndaNews photo
Badjao children wait for boat passengers to throw coins into the water at the pier in Isabela City, Basilan Saturday morning, 22 February 2025. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
The Sadik Grand Mosque in Pasabolong, Zamboanga City is nearing completion as photographed on Thursday (20 February 2025). It is touted as the biggest mosque in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 February) – An alleged kidnapping of two high school students was proven false after a police investigation revealed that the minors made up the story to avoid getting in trouble with their parents for staying
GENERAL LUNA, Surigao del Norte (MindaNews / 20 February)– Authorities arrested at least 21 members of the Federal Tribal Government of the Philippines (FTGP), which initiated an illegal lockdown of several business establishments in Surigao City last month. Among those
NPA commander falls in Surigao Sur Police authorities arrested the seventh most wanted person in the Caraga region, a New People’s Army (NPA) commander, in Lianga, Surigao del Sur last Tuesday, February 18. Colonel Harry Domingo, Surigao del Sur
Steel workers help install an overpass along the highway in the boundary of Sultan Naga Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte and Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur on Thursday, 20 February 2025. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
QUEZON, Bukidnon(MindaNews / 19 February) – The Sunggod Teh Kamanga of the Manobo indigenous people (IP) here is much more than a ritual and a festival. Held every year, the two-day festival on February 17 and 18 is a source
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 11 February) – In an era where press freedom faces relentless challenges, the recently concluded Cagayan de Oro Press Club (COPC) elections offered a striking testament to journalistic integrity. Despite reports that certain candidates
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 February) — Bayan Muna party-list nominees in Mindanao for the May 2025 elections on Tuesday vowed to address the skyrocketing prices of basic goods and services faced by Mindanawons by legislating salary adjustments that would
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 11 February) – This city has been selected as the host for the 17th Cinema Rehiyon, a flagship project of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) that highlights regional cinema and storytelling. The launching was made
Asian migratory birds thrive in western Mindanao The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has identified seven species of migratory Asian waterbirds that are thriving well in the wetlands of Zamboanga City and Isabela City, Basilan. In a statement,
UPI, Maguindanao del Norte (MindaNews / 10 February) – A grand kanduli (thanksgiving) was held here on Saturday, February 8, in celebration of the enactment of the Bangsamoro Indigenous People’s Act (BIPA), with traditional musical performances entertaining visitors who came
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 04 February) – An American national was shot and killed during an alleged robbery incident in Barangay Pulanglupa, Trento, Agusan del Sur, on Sunday night, February 2, authorities confirmed Tuesday. In an exclusive interview with XFM 91.3
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 Feb) — The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) vowed to file cybercrime cases against Facebook users who posted unverified kidnapping incidents on the popular social media platform. This after Facebook page “know my name leng”
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 February) – My Facebook wall last Monday, February 3, was filled with grief from friends, over a TV character. News on the death of Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, age 48, more popularly known in the
The Type 903 Fuchi Class Replenishment Oiler, one of the three ships owned by the Chinese PLA Navy that entered Philippine waters on Sunday, 2 February 2025. Read story here. Photo courtesy of Naval Forces Western Mindanao
JOLO, SULU (MindaNews / 03 February) – Three Navy vessels belonging to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) sailed through the waters of Sulu Sea, the Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) said on Monday. The Chinese vessels were first spotted entering
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 February ) – Mayor Miguel Silva Jr. of Pangantucan, Bukidnon was arrested Sunday night, February 2, in Compostela, Davao de Oro for rape charges. Silva, 59, is facing two counts of sexual assault each with
80 city mayors belonging to political dynasties are seeking reelection in May 2025. ‘The worst is having a mayor and a vice mayor who are related,” says political reform advocate Eirene Aguila. (PCIJ via MindaNews / 27 January) – The
According to Vice-President Sara Duterte, House Speaker Martin Romualdez is still bent on revising the 1987 Constitution to shift to a parliamentary system of government and then maneuver his way to be voted by the first elected parliament as the
Journalists from Luzon and Metro Manila lay a wreath in the middle of a cornfield in Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur, where elite police Special Action Force troops clashed with MILF fighters on 25 January 2015. MindaNews photo taken 25 January 2025 by MANMAN DEJETO
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 25 January) – The chairperson of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) Peace Implementing Panel (PIP) said tragic events like the Mamasapano clash that led to the deaths of 44 Special Action Force personnel of the
An Army trooper keeps watch on the bridge overlooking the spot in Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, Maguindanao del Sur where SAF personnel and MILF fighters clashed 10 years ago today, 25 January 2025. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
NAGA CITY (MindaNews / 25 January) – On the 10th anniversary of the Mamasapano Incident of 25-26 January 2015, I am “declassifying” my attached Unsolicited Legal Memo dated 15 May 2015 to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila M.
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 25 January) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) launched Saturday, January 25, a high-level investigation into circumstances that led to the firefight between its fighters and an Army unit that was securing a United Nations
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 24 January) – Bangsamoro Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal on Friday said the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is prepared to accept whatever will be the result of the first parliamentary elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
Motorists cruise along Carlos P. Garcia Highway in Davao City on Friday, 24 January 2025. The Land Transportation Office in the Davao region is mulling to implement a number coding scheme as a temporary measure to ease traffic congestion in the city. MindaNews photo
A lineman binds telecommunication cables along Carlos Garcia Highway in Davao City on Friday, 24 January 2024. The initiative is in compliance with the city’s ”anti-spaghetti wire” that mandates telcos to remove dangling and untraceable wires, especially those that pose hazard to the public. MindaNews photo
The contingent from the coastal village of Magoong, Linamon, Lanao del Norte is the champion of the 2025 Hudyaka sa Lubi Festival (Coconut Festival), during the town’s celebration of its 65th foundation on 23 January 2025. MindaNews photo by RICHEL V. UMEL
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 24 January) – Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has filed a bill seeking to reset the first Bangsamoro parliamentary elections to August 11, 2025, or three months from its schedule, which is simultaneous
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 24 January) — The secretary of the vice mayor of Parang, Maguindanao del Norte was wounded in an alleged grenade attack while she was sleeping inside her room before dawn Friday, police said. The victim, Aira
A Moro family spends Thursday afternoon, 23 January 2025, at the Grand Mosque in Cotabato City, also known as the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque. Construction of the mosque was funded by a $43-million donation from Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 23 January) – The Bangsamoro government appealed for restraint on Thursday following the encounter in Basilan province Wednesday afternoon between Army soldiers and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). In a statement, Ahod “Al
