Simply Tired

Policemen who have been on election duty for more than 24 hours fall asleep as they guard the PCOS machines in the municipal canvassing at the Lanao del Sur provincial… »

Maguindanao Canvassing

Members of the provincial board of canvassers tally election results for Maguindanao at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Center situated within the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao compound in Cotabato City.… »

Victory Cheer

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… »

Name Search

A boy helps his mother look for her name in the voters’ list at the Mariano Espina Memorial Central Elementary School in Barangay Taft in Surigao City on 13 May 2013.… »

Jailbirds’ Vote

For the first time, inmates at the South Cotabato Rehabilitation and Detention Center in Koronadal City cast their votes for the May 13 polls. MindaNews photo by Bong S. Sarmiento

Helping Hand

HELPING HAND. A young Army soldier helps an elderly woman after she went out from the voting center in Barangay Bagoingod, Saguiaran town in Lanao del Sur on Monday, 13… »

No Lights

Wafa Mabang, 48, uses the flashlight in her mobile phone to help her choose her candidates as she casts her vote at the Talitay Elementary School in Pikit, North Cotabato… »

Waiting

While waiting for their turn to vote, mothers set up baby swings outside a voting center at the Nabundas Elementary School, Shariff Aguak town in Maguindanao on Monday 13 May… »

Citizens’ Watch

Members of the Citizens Coalition for ARMM Electoral Reforms ( C-Care) prepare for their monitoring of the elections at their headquarters in Marantao town in Lanao del Sur, 12 May… »

Armed Security

An Army soldier provides security while transporting boxes containing official ballots in Marawi City on Sunday, 12 May 2013. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo

Vote Buying?

An unidentified man distributes P100 bills with a small paper bearing the name of a politician in Barangay Luna in Surigao City on Thursday, 9 May 2013. Mayoral candidate Christopher… »

Path to Peace

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… »

Dead to the World

A boy sleeps soundly in the arms of his grandfather during a bus ride from Cagayan de Oro to Iligan noon Sunday 11 May 2013. MindaNews photo by Bobby Timonera… »

PCOS machine test

BEI chair Edgar Lacre (right) helps a voter insert her mock ballot into the PCOS machine during tests done in Consolacion Elementary School in Cagayan de Oro Thursday 9 May… »

Inventory

  Workers at the City Treasurer’s Office check every election paraphernalia for the May 13 elections at the City Hall in Cagayan de Oro Tuesday night, 7 May 2013. The… »

Poll Inventory Order

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,… »

PCOS Machine

Members of a board of election inspectors (BEI) in Kidapawan City reorient themselves on the operation of a precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machine that will be used in the… »

Refuelling Power

A boat tanker supplies much needed fuel to Power Barge 117 in Barangay Sta. Ana, Nasipit in Agusan del Norte as the power barge facility works overtime on 6 May 2013 to help… »

Sunrise Arrival

Passengers from Jagna town in Bohol eagerly wait for the boat to dock at the port of Nasipit in Agusan del Norte as the sun rises over the horizon on 6… »

Waiting for father

A child sits on the wooden beam as he waits for his father’s return from fishing in Barangay Day-asan, Surigao City on May 4, 2013. MindaNews photo by Roel N.… »

White hair

A daughter plucks white hair from her mother while waiting for customers in their sari-sari store in Barangay Day-asan, Surigao City Saturday, May 4. MindaNews phpto  by Roel Catoto

Asik-asik Falls

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… »

For a Peaceful Election

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… »

Hidden World

Local tourists enter the hidden world of Buenavista Cave in Hiklop Island in Surigao City on April 28, 2013. MindaNews photo by Roel Catoto

Living in Paradise

Balut Island in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat remains sparsely inhabited. White sand beaches dot the island surrounded by scuba diving and snorkeling sites. MindaNews photo by Bong S. Sarmiento READ STORY… »

Dragon Boat Race

The Butuan team of Father Saturnino Urios University makes a practice run before start of a race in the 2nd Cobra Philippine Dragon Boat Federation International Club Crew Challenge in… »

Bangsamoro session

The Bangsamoro Transition Commission held its first session in Cotabato City on Tuesday, April 30 with Prof. Yash Ghai, chair of the Fiji Constitution Commission (L) beside TransCom chair and… »

Stuck in the mud

The muddy road in Kilometer 90 in Carrascal town, Surigao del Sur is simply too much for this bus that got stuck in it on Saturday, April 27. MindaNews photo by… »

For Mother Earth

Young advocates dance to the local campaign jingle ”Iska Pamilya, Iska Boto, Kontra-Mina” during the Earth Day Fun Run for Environment in Cantilan town in Surigao del Sur Saturday April 27. MindaNews… »

UN-World Bank-MILF’s FASTRAC

Moro Islamic Liberation Front Chair Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, Luiza Carvalho, resident coordinator of United Nations and Ousmane Dione of World Bank in a ceremonial exchange of letters to launch… »

BLOODY EVIDENCE

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… »

Motorcycle is king

In many of Mindanao’s remote areas with rough roads, like this one in Barangay Dado in Alamada, North Cotabato taken 27 April 2013, motorcycles are the only affordable means of… »

Under the sun

A fishermen repairs his boat  in the town of Opol, Misamis Oriental. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo

Refreshing

Visitors enjoy the cool waters of Asik-asik Falls in Sitio Dulao, Barangay Dado, Alamada town, North Cotabato on April 27, 2013. Turned into an attraction starting last year by the municipal government, the… »

Political Violence

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… »

Voter’s Ballots

A worker files boxes containing the official ballots for Cagayan de Oro’s 277,931 voters at the City Treasurer’s Office Wednesday night, April 24, 2013. The ballots stored in 360 boxes… »

Marines Formation

Marine Battalion Landing Team 3 troops stand in attention during their arrival presentation held at the Army camp in Bancasi, Butuan City on April 23, 2013. MindaNews photo by Erwin… »

Three Generations of Dwarfs

Magdaleno Alaban (R) poses with daughter Rosemarie and grandchildren Laurence (front), John Paul and Jerald Jay (red shirt) at the Poral Beach Resort in Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat on April 21,… »

4th Musabaqah opening

The 4th Provincial Musabaqah with the OlymPeace 2013 as highlight opens with a parade Tuesday, April 23, at the Sarangani Capitol grounds. The parade was accompanied by a police brass… »

PNoy in Lanao del Sur

President Aquino speaks at the Provincial Capitol Gym in Marawi City on Monday, April 22.  The President campaigned for his Liberal Party candidates for Senate, the province and the Autonomous… »

For peaceful polls

The chairs of the Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) of the government Brig. Gen. Cesar Sedillo and Said Sheik, Al Haj of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front… »

Save Mother Earth

Priests from the Iglesia Filipina Independiente march along the national highway of Surigao City to commemorate Earth Day on Monday April 22, 2013. MindaNews photo by Vanessa Almeda

Retired

AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Emmanuel Bautista pins the Philippine Legion of Honor medal on Lt. Gen Jorge Segovia during the change of command at the Eastern Mindanao Command in… »

Catch and Free

 Pamocino Florino, 55, a local fisherman of an island village of Danawan in Surigao City caught a sea turtle and a baby shark while fishing on the waters. These endangered… »

Tahong vendors

Workers clean tahong under a stall at the Agdao Public Market in Davao City on Sunday, April 21. Tahong is sold here at P50 a kilo. MindaNews Photo by Ruby… »

Knockdown

Mexican challenger Jose “Negro” Ramirez knocks down Rey “Boom-boom” Bautista in the first round of their 12-round title fight at the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) gymnasium on Saturday evening.… »

National Treasure

Boat builders from Tawi-Tawi do repair works on Masawa hong Butuan, a replica of the historic balanghai boat that is now placed on a 12-foot high platform beside the Agusan… »

Earth’s Bounty

Farmers from Barangay Kahusayan, Quezon town in Bukidnon prepare their harvested squash on April 19, 2013 for transport to the Bankerohan market in Davao City.  MindaNews photo by Glenn Paul… »

New Bridge

A heavy duty backhoe digs the Cagayan de Oro river in preparation for the construction of another bridge on April 18, 2013. The bridge, which is estimated to cost at… »

TUMBLING

A child shows off his skill in doing back flips along the beach in Bgy. Sulana, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental on April 13, 2013 while he and his buddies beat the… »

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