By Mindanews on May 25 2013 2:25 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 25 May) – Six Marines, including an officer, died while nine others were wounded in a clash with suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits Saturday morning in Sulu,… »
By Mindanews on May 24 2013 10:23 pm
Jimmy Ato, the alleged gunman in the killing of Italian missionary Faustorio Tentorio according to the NBI, at the public hearing called by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in… »
By Mindanews on May 24 2013 2:00 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 May) – A Visayan-speaking guy identified only as “Loloy” has repeatedly surfaced as the “mystery man” in the three-day investigation here on the killing of Italian missionary… »
By Mindanews on May 24 2013 12:24 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/24 May) – Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits have freed the social worker they seized last Wednesday in the municipality of Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan province, a police official said… »
By Mindanews on May 23 2013 7:30 pm
Technicians use candles to check their communication equipment after the local distribution utility cuts off the electricity of the National Telecommunications Commission office in Butuan City on Thursday, May 23,… »
By Mindanews on May 23 2013 7:26 pm
A fireman watches as smoke billows out from the regional office of the Department of Agriculture in Antonio Luna St., Cagayan de Oro City, on Thursday, May 23, 2013. MindaNews… »
By Mindanews on May 23 2013 7:10 pm
MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim faces MindaNews on May 17, 2013 at Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao. MindaNews photo by Toto Lozano
By Mindanews on May 23 2013 3:57 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/23 May) – An explosion rocked Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur at around 3 p.m. Thursday. Chief Insp. Ariel Huesca, Police Regional Office-9 spokesman, said no one… »
By Mindanews on May 23 2013 11:14 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/23 May) – A group of Korean businessmen is eyeing investment on power generation to help address the electricity needs of this city. Mayor Celso Lobregat said that… »
By Mindanews on May 22 2013 4:12 pm
A young boy takes a peek at the smoldering ruins of the gutted warehouse of the Granexport Manufacturing Corporation (Granex), the biggest coco oil mill in Asia, in Barangay Kiwalan,… »
By Mindanews on May 22 2013 2:15 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 22 May) – Gunmen suspected to be Abu Sayyaf bandits seized a social worker in Basilan Wednesday, a day after the abduction of a fishing boat… »
By Mindanews on May 21 2013 6:30 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/21 May) — Six business groups have asked the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to extend the expiration date of existing official receipts, sales invoices and other commercial… »
By Mindanews on May 21 2013 4:00 pm
MAASIM, Sarangani (MindaNews/21 May)– The open ocean swimming race from Maasim to Glan remains to be the much-awaited sports event in the eight-year history of Sarangani Bay Festival. A total… »
By Mindanews on May 21 2013 2:26 pm
Firefighters battle the fire that gutted the warehouse of Granexport Manufacturing Corporation (Granex) in Kiwalan, Iligan City Monday night 20 May 2013. Containing thousands of tons of copra, it took… »
By Mindanews on May 20 2013 8:32 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/20 May) – A barangay official known as a staunch supporter of a defeated mayoralty aspirant was killed Sunday in front of his family members in Dinas, Zamboanga… »
By Mindanews on May 20 2013 8:25 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/20 May) – The Philippine Coast Guard rescued on Saturday a wooden-hulled ferry loaded with 78 people, including 20 children, in distress off Palawan, a PCG official said.… »
By Mindanews on May 19 2013 6:36 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 May) – Sixteen of 26 governors in Mindanao were reelected while 12 provinces elected members of the same families to both executive and legislative posts: three father… »
By Mindanews on May 18 2013 5:51 pm
A worker removes water hyacinths that got stuck at Matampay Bridge in Cotabato City on Friday, 17 May 2013. Water hyacinths block the flow of water causing floods during rainy… »
By Mindanews on May 18 2013 5:34 pm
Dinagat Islands Gov. Glenda Ecleo speaks to supporters while daughter Gwendolyn Ecleo stands at the back during their grand rally last May 11. The matriarch wins the gubernatorial race against… »
By Mindanews on May 17 2013 11:20 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/17 May) –Electric consumers here will again experience daily rotational brownouts lasting three to four hours after enjoying an uninterrupted power service in the past few days due… »
By Mindanews on May 16 2013 5:00 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 May) — The City Board of Canvassers (CBOC) has yet to proclaim the elected councilors for the second district pending the transmission of results from the remaining… »
By Mindanews on May 15 2013 3:10 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 15 May) – The City Board of Canvassers (CBOC) has partially proclaimed late Tuesday the winners of the local election here. They are mostly from the… »
By Mindanews on May 15 2013 2:13 pm
Supporters of Gov. Oscar Moreno cheer during the proclamation rally in front of City Hall in Cagayan de Oro City Tuesday night 14 May 2013. Moreno defeated incumbent Mayor Vicente… »
By Mindanews on May 14 2013 7:26 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 May) – Joji Ilagan-Bian, candidate for representative of this city’s second district, has conceded defeat to incumbent Rep. Mylene Garcia-Albano. Ilagan-Bian was already trailing by about 17,000… »
By Mindanews on May 13 2013 10:01 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/13 May) – One poll watcher was killed and four others were injured in when unidentified gunmen ambushed their vehicle in Panglima Estino town in Sulu minutes before… »
By Mindanews on May 11 2013 6:05 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanews/11 May) – Two persons were placed behind bars in Sergio town in Zamboanga del Norte after the police charged them for violation alleged vote-buying. Chief Inspector Ariel… »
By Mindanews on May 11 2013 5:20 pm
Representatives from government agencies and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front engage in a series of workshops as part of the GPH-MILF Project Management Team Coordination Planning for the Sajahatra Bangsamoro… »
By Mindanews on May 9 2013 7:19 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – Police operatives arrested on Wednesday four people at a beach house in Dipolog City owned by Zamboanga del Norte Gov. Rolando Yebes for… »
By Mindanews on May 9 2013 7:16 pm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – Various areas in Mindanao have reported deployment of additional policemen and soldiers to help secure the ballot on election day. In this… »
By Mindanews on May 9 2013 5:20 pm
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 9 May) – A book on peace building stories in various communities in Mindanao was launched Wednesday by the Balay Mindanaw Foundation, Inc. on… »
By Mindanews on May 8 2013 1:27 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 8 May) – The first day of delivery of the Print Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines in this city was marred by a traffic accident that… »
By Mindanews on May 7 2013 2:55 pm
Cagayan de Oro City treasurer Marilyn Legaspi (left) reacts as Comelec officer Raul Pabito reads her the order to inventory all election paraphernalia in Cagayan de Oro City on Tuesday,… »
By Mindanews on May 7 2013 1:52 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/07 May) – Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits ambushed Monday a “government humanitarian convoy,” killing two soldiers, including an officer, and wounding four others in Basilan province, military officials… »
By Mindanews on May 6 2013 6:04 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/06 May) – Four Liberal Party (LP) coordinators were wounded when an improvised bomb exploded near the mayor’s house late Sunday evening in Lamitan City in Basilan, officials… »
By Mindanews on May 6 2013 5:05 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/06 May) – To help advocates improve maternal and child care delivery and push better nutrition among infants and children, a state university here is currently conducting a… »
By Mindanews on May 4 2013 5:22 pm
Visitors enjoy the cool waters of Asik-asik Falls in Alamada, North Cotabato. This waterfall is unique, with waters gushing out of the side of a cliff, shooting through the thick… »
By Mindanews on May 4 2013 5:15 pm
Mayor Aisah Diro Amabola Batinggolo of Tangkal, Lanao del Norte (in white hijab or headwear) and her political opponent Fatima Mutia Tomawis (left) raise their hands after signing a peace… »
By Mindanews on May 4 2013 1:22 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/04 May) – Bishop Romulo dela Cruz has issued a pastoral statement expressing support to “our layleaders’ decision to seek the election of those candidates who are closest… »
By Mindanews on May 4 2013 10:27 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/04 May) – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has allocated P27.12 million for its support service facilities (SSF) project for implementation this year in Region 9… »
By Mindanews on May 3 2013 4:53 pm
Local tourists enter the hidden world of Buenavista Cave in Hiklop Island in Surigao City on April 28, 2013. MindaNews photo by Roel Catoto
By Mindanews on May 1 2013 3:30 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews /1 May) – Here’s good news for workers in the Zamboanga Peninsula as they celebrate the 111th Labor Day celebration today: the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity… »
By Mindanews on April 30 2013 5:35 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/30 April) — Four gunmen aboard two motorcycles shot to death a soldier and injured another in broad daylight Sunday in Lamitan City, Basilan province, a police official… »
By Mindanews on April 29 2013 11:39 pm
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanews/29 April) – A total of 17,457 job vacancies for overseas and local employment are up for grabs on Labor Day Job and Livelihood Fairs in this city.… »
By Mindanews on April 29 2013 11:38 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/29 April) — With only two weeks left before the midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Region XI assured signal jammers would not pose a threat to… »
By Mindanews on April 28 2013 9:11 pm
A dump truck full of bloodstains is left on the road at the site of the ambush of Mayor Abdulmalik Manamparan in Barangay Malaig, Nunungan town in Lanao del Norte… »
By Mindanews on April 27 2013 4:41 pm
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/27 April) — Mindanao’s six regions won a total of 64 gold, 80 silver and 120 bronze medals in the Palarong Pambansa 2013 in Dumaguete City that culminated… »
By Mindanews on April 27 2013 10:46 am
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/27 April) – A bakeshop operating in Dipolog City has received financial assistance worth at least P260,000 from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through its Small… »
By Mindanews on April 27 2013 1:17 am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 April) — Mindanao’s six regions won a total of 49 gold, 50 silver and 65 bronze medals in the Palarong Pambansa 2013 in Dumaguete City. Mindanao’s harvest… »
By Mindanews on April 26 2013 2:17 pm
ALABEL, Sarangani (MindaNews/26 April) – The International and Local Monitoring Team (IMT/LMT) dominated by four points its close opponent Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) team, 54-50, in Mindanao’s first OlymPeace… »
By Mindanews on April 26 2013 12:47 pm
Mayor Abdulmalik Manamparan of Nunungan town in Lanao del Norte recuperates at a hospital in Iligan City after he and his supporters were ambushed following a political rally in Barangay… »
