ABOUT MINDANEWS
MindaNews is the news service arm of the Mindanao Institute of Journalism.
MindaNews was founded in 2001 by independent, professional Mindanawon journalists who left the country’s most widely-circulated Manila-based broadsheet to tell the stories of Mindanao from the lenses of Mindanao.
With secondhand computers and funds pooled from family and friends to enable us to start operations, we embarked on the MindaNews journey with a vision to be “the leading provider of accurate, timely and comprehensive news and information on Mindanao and its peoples, serving economically, politically and culturally empowered communities” and a mission to “professionally and responsibly cover Mindanao events, peoples and issues to inform, educate, inspire and influence communities.”
On May 25, 2001, we e-mailed the first of what would be a daily dispatch of news and photos, and set up the website, www.mindanews.com as a weekly in early May 2002 and as a daily in February 2003, its transition hastened when the Buliok War broke out in the midst of peace negotiations.
MindaNews celebrated its 20th anniversary on May 25, 2021.
Editorial staff
Editor-in-Chief: Carolyn O. Arguillas
Editors: Robert D. Timonera, Bong S. Sarmiento, H. Marcos C. Mordeno
Reporters/Photojournalists: Froilan Gallardo, Antonio L. Colina IV, Ferdinandh B. Cabrera, Roel Catoto, Manman Dejeto, Allen Estabillo, Frencie Carreon, Richel V. Umel
Social Media Manager: Yas D. Ocampo
Technical Assistant: Rob Gumba
MINDANAO INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM
The Mindanao Institute of Journalism (MinJourn), a non-stock, non-profit media organization registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is composed of independent, professional journalists who believe and practice people empowerment through media.
Minjourn started as the Mindanao News and Information Cooperative Center in 2001 and continues to adhere to the principles of professionalism and social responsibility on which it was founded.
Minjourn seeks to promote knowledge and public awareness of Mindanao issues through publication, training, databank and research services; provide news and information to news organizations and the general public through its news service, MindaNews; and help improve the journalism profession in Mindanao.
Vision
The Mindanao Institute of Journalism is the leading provider of accurate, timely and comprehensive news and information on Mindanao and its peoples, serving economically, politically and culturally empowered communities.
Mission
Professionally and responsibly cover Mindanao events, peoples and issues to inform, educate, inspire and influence communities.
Who are we?
We are 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.
Statement of Values
Social responsibility is the priority in our undertakings as a media institution. This involves integrity, honesty, conscious search for the truth, sensitivity and respect for faiths and cultures, promotion of peace amidst pluralism, environmental advocacy, and dovetailing our services to the needs of the peoples of Mindanao, particularly the marginalized sectors. Viable and sustainable enterprise will enable us to undertake the above.
Board of Directors
President: Rhodora Gail T. Ilagan, PhD
Vice President: Romer Sarmiento
Members:
Carolyn O. Arguillas
Jose Jowel Canuday, PhD
Robert D. Timonera
Chief executive officer: Jose Jowel Canuday, PhD
Board Secretary: Ellen Alinea
Board Treasurer: Amalia B. Cabusao