3 media workers accuse publisher of rape; suspect denies charges

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/05 December) – Complaints of sexual abuse and harassment were filed last week before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in this city against the publisher… »

'Radio broadcaster fired at us'

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/30 November) – His alleged attackers have turned the table on a broadcaster based in Maramag, Bukidnon who claimed to have been ambushed by them near Dayo Subdivision… »

Police say it was 'ambushed' broadcaster who shot alleged attackers

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/29 November) – On Saturday, he claimed to have been a victim of an ambush on the same day in Valencia City. But as far as the police… »

EU envoy rues Mindanao's bad publicity

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/29 November)—European Union’s top diplomat in the country bemoaned the portrayal of Mindanao as a “land of chaos” despite its economic potentials. Ambassador Alistair H. Macdonald, head… »

Bukidnon radio broadcaster survives ambush; doc says no gunshot wound

DAVAO CITY  (MindaNews/28 November) – An anchor of an entertainment program in a radio station in  Maramag, southern Bukidnon survived an ambush on his way home in neighboring Valencia City… »

On the Deadly Trail: the Ampatuan Massacre (2)

In Davao City, a kongko refers to someone who asks favor, oftentimes cash, from sources after an interview. The term, coined in the 1990s, refers to someone who poses as a media person to extort cash from politicians or businessmen.

Sudden death, Slow justice: 23 Nov 2009 – 23 Nov 2010

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/22 Nov) – Families and colleagues of the 32 journalists who were killed in the gruesome Ampatuan Massacre will stage a caravan Tuesday to the carnage’s site… »

On the Deadly Trail: the Ampatuan Massacre (1)

Part I: Wrong Time, Wrong Place 1st of three parts By Germelina A. Lacorte / MindaNews DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/22 Nov) — On the evening of November 22, 2009, Santos Gatchalian… »

Risks facing journalists mapped

KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/22 November) – Pressure from local politicians and groups involved in syndicated crimes and illegal activities are among the main hazards facing journalists in Mindanao as well as… »

Journalists' group hits P-Noy for failing to dismantle private armies

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/22 Nov) – A year after the Ampatuan massacre that killed 58 people, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) hit President Aquino for failing to… »

Bukidnon journalists mark 1st anniversary of Ampatuan Massacre

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/22 Nov) – Members of the Bukidnon news media are commemorating the first anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre with a mass on November 23 starting at 4 a.m.… »

Ateneo Peace Award conferred on MindaNews

DAVAO CITY (20 November 2010) —  The Ateneo de Zamboanga University (ADZU) on Friday conferred on MindaNews the  ”Ateneo Peace Award”  for “making a marked difference in Journalism and Public… »

Diaz is 1st Agong awardee

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/07 November) —  The Mindanao Media Forum gave its 1st Agong Award to veteran journalist Patricio P. Diaz for his “well-researched and incisive commentaries on events affecting Mindanao… »

2 Caraga towns train on grassroots documentation, reporting

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/28 Oct) — Ten participants from the town of Esperanza in Agusan del Sur finished the Grassroots Documentation and Reporting Training organized by the Mindanao News and Information… »

IP leaders write MTRCB re TV show Noah's depiction of IPs

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/15 October) – Lumad leaders of a peace advocacy group have written the chair of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), complaining that the representation… »

Ampatuan Massacre suspect nabbed in Sarangani

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/08 October) – Police and Army personnel in Sarangani Province captured Thursday a fugitive aide of Ampatuan Massacre principal suspect Andal Ampatuan Jr. who was among the… »

Dismissed station manager sues RMN for alleged illegal dismissal

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/23 September) – Dismissed radio station manager Dodong Solis on Thursday sued his former employer, Radio Mindanao Network (RMN), for alleged illegal dismissal, saying he is going to… »

RMN Davao employees back axed station manager

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/9 Sept) – Employees of Radio Mindanao Network DXDC mounted a show of support for their station manager, Maximo “Dodong “ Solis, staging a noisy picket outside the… »

Bukidnon wants tighter grip on radio stations

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/2 Sept) – The Bukidnon provincial board has considered passing an ordinance requiring local government units in the province not to issue business permits to radio stations if… »

58 trees planted in honor of Ampatuan Massacre victims

KIDAPAWAN CITY  (MindaNews/24 August) —  Fifty-eight seedlings of the hardwood Lawaan species were planted on Monday  at the foot of Mount Apo, the country’s highest peak, particularly at the watershed… »

Sarangani Gov to P-Noy, MILF: resume peace talks now

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 August) —  Sarangani governor Miguel Rene Dominguez has called on both President Benigno S. Aquino III and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to “begin in earnest… »

P-Noy to media: “May you give new meaning to the principles of your vocation”

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 July) – President Aquino appealed to the media in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) today to  “police your own ranks” and “give new meaning to… »

Karate group offers free self-defense training to journalists

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 June) — A karate group here has offered a three-month free martial arts training for “legitimate members of the media” to help them defend themselves against assailants.… »

Journalists finish safety training course

BARAS, Rizal (MindaNews/25 June) — Eight safety trainers including four Mindanao-based journalists yesterday graduated from a ten-day grueling course here. Coming from all over the Philippines, the graduates are expected… »

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Mindanao News and Information Cooperative Center (MNICC) is a cooperative composed of independent, professional journalists who believe and practice people empowerment through media. We also believe that Mindanao is not all bad news and that our responsibility as journalists and information providers is to ensure a mixed balance of reports beyond the usual fare published in national newspapers or aired on radio and TV.