QC village chair, 20 others nabbed for trespassing in mining firm’s office in Agusan...
The administration building of Philsaga Mining Corp. Photo courtesy of Bryan Galaraga
ROSARIO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews /...
Dabawenyo tenor wins 3 first prize awards at the Queensland Vocal Competition
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 May) – Dabawenyo tenor Kevin Mikhail Hernandez Gomez won three first Nprize awards in the four categories...
Envi group hopes SC will issue TRO vs Samal Bridge project
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 May) – An environmental group hopes that the Supreme Court will decide in favor of a petition...
2,000 residents flee Lanao del Sur’s Marogong town
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 28 May) -- An estimated 2,000 residents of Marogong in Lanao del Sur fled their homes on...
Lumad volunteer teacher receives human rights award in Dublin
Jeany "Rose" Hayahay (2nd from left) with her fellow awardees. Photo courtesy of Front Line Defenders
MALAYBALAY CITY...
Timonera is MindaNews’ new editor in chief
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May) – Journalist Robert “Bobby” Timonera is taking over as editor in chief of MindaNews effective June...
Head teacher killed in Pikit ambush; another teacher injured
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May) -- A head teacher was killed while his co-teacher who was driving the motorcycle they were riding...
Bill seeks to grant microfinancing for BARMM’s marginalized farmers, fisherfolk
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 May) -- A bill seeking the establishment of a government microfinance program for small farmers and fisherfolk...
Suspect in Gov. Adiong’s ambush nabbed in South Cotabato
Lomala Baratumo, alias Commander Lomala, with his police captors. Photo courtesy of the South Cotabato Police Provincial Office
Agusan del Sur town officials, Lumad leaders mull libel complaint vs vlogger
Datu Bulubagyo Carlos Otacan, Municipal Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative to the town council of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur (speaking) says...
Marawi Compensation Board signs IRR for reparation package
Lawyer Maisara Dandamub-Latiph, chair of the Marawi Compensation Board (center), shows a copy of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of...
Davao Norte Gov. Jubahib welcomes Senate probe on power crisis
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 May) – Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib welcomed on Wednesday the Senate inquiry into the power...
Task Force Marawi activated
Marawi Mayor Majul Gandamra unfurls the flag and seal of Task Force Marawi during the activation ceremony at the Marawi...
Pulong Duterte offers P1M reward for suspects in rape-slay case
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 May)—First District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte has offered to give a cash reward of P1 million to...
Lanao del Norte town to host 6th Organic Asia Congress
Kauswagan International Organic Convention Center. Photo courtesy of 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade
KAUSWAGAN, Lanao del Norte (MindaNews /...
Experience Mindanao’s Architectural Diversity through Balay Kulayan Coloring Book
Cover of Balay Kulayan Coloring Book
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 May) – Experience Mindanao’s architectural diversity through...
Amid pig’s blood fuss, Muslims seek slots at Gensan fish market
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 20 May) – Amid the outrage triggered by the recent discovery of tuna soaked in pig’s blood...
Thomas Kellenberger makes final push to CDO despite health concerns
Thomas Kellenberger and friends refresh themselves with buko juice in Surigao City. Photo courtesy of Mark Bayron
BERN,...
Heavy equipment for illegal mining along Iponan River passed through 3 upland barangays in...
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 20 May) -- Heavy mining equipment like excavators and dump trucks used roads of three upland barangays...
Isnairah 6 years after Marawi Siege: the “Little Mermaid” is now a “Superwoman”
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 19 May) -- “Ayoko na sa kanya; break na kami (I do not want him in my life anymore;...
VP Sara Duterte leaves Lakas-CMD party after 18 months
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 May) -- Vice President Sara Duterte has announced her “irrevocable resignation” effective Friday from the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats...
Despite Writ of Kalikasan, illegal mining continues to destroy Iponan River
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 18 May) – Illegal mining continues to destroy Iponan River despite the issuance on Writ of Kalikasan...
No lead yet in rape-slay of architect-engineer
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 May) – There is no lead yet on the suspects behind the rape-slay of Vlanche Marie L. Bragas, a...
FACT CHECK: MindaNews deplores FB page Bayani Philippines for unauthorized publication
Facebook page Bayani Philippines (https://www.facebook.com/bayaniphilippines), which claims to be a news and media website, has been publishing...
South Cotabato wants to take control of electric co-op
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 17 May) – The provincial government of South Cotabato has expressed interest to take control of an electric...
Dr. Ting Tiongco, father of health cooperatives: a life filled with love and passion...
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /17 May) – The father of health cooperatives in the country, Dr. Jose Ritzi “Ting” Manigque Tiongco, Chief Executive...
FACT CHECK: Open-pit mining ban stays in South Cotabato
A news story about the start of the controversial $5.9 billion Tampakan copper-gold project in 2026, specifically...
5 Chinese, 15 PH laborers nabbed in CDO illegal gold mining site
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May)—Authorities arrested five Chinese nationals and 13 Filipino laborers during a raid last Saturday in...
Maguindanao town has 2 separate mayors
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May)— The municipality of Pandag in Maguindanao del Sur has two claimant mayors now as the Department...
Years after traumatic explosion, victim gains confidence, thanks to orthoprosthesis
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 16 May)—“I have found my confidence. I am no longer ashamed,” Josie Concepcion said years after the...
Rodriguez family seeks issuance of TRO vs Davao-Samal bridge project
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 May)—The Rodriguez family has sought the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the Supreme Court...
Thomas Kellenberger to reach Mindanao this week, targets May 25 arrival in CDO
BERN, Switzerland (MindaNews / 16 May)— The Swiss trekker Thomas Kellenberger is slated to arrive in Mindanao via Surigao City on Wednesday,...
Still no persons of interest in killing of businesswoman linked to investment scheme
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 May)—Police investigators still have no persons of interest in the death of Annabelle Cosido Elizagaque, a 51-year-old...
3 of 4 Mindanawon boxing finalists win gold in SEA Games
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 14 May) — The Philippine boxing team won four gold medals, three of them courtesy of boxers from...
Bangsamoro Sports Comm hails Tawi-Tawi athlete in gold-winning soft tennis team
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 14 May) -- The Bangsamoro Sports Commission (BSC) congratulated Fatima Ayesha Amirul for her crucial role in the...
MSU-GenSan hosts 3rd Campus Developers’ Connect
GENERAL SANTOS (MindaNews / 14 May) -- Mindanao State University in General Santos City (MSU-GenSan) recently teamed up with DevCon Davao to hold...
Bangsamoro graduates earn top honors in American and Philippine schools
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 13 May) -- Graduates from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao have taken the centerstage by reaping...
Senate’s proposed P150 wage increase is “not enough”
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 May) -- The proposed P150 wage increase being worked out in the Senate is not enough to help...
Village chair ambushed in Cotabato City
Bullets hit one of the cars of Bimbo Ayunan's convoy but nobody was hurt. MindaNews photo by FERDINANDH CABRERA
Soccsksargen economy expands, worth P503.64-B in 2022
Region 12. Map courtesy of Google
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) – The economy of Region 12...
Human Rights Watch lauds acquittal of former senator de Lima
Photo from Leila de Lima's Facebook page
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) — The Human Rights Watch...
PNP chief, Bangsamoro officials tackle security prep for village polls
Police General Benjamin Acorda Jr. during the media interview after the security summit at the Bangsamoro Government Center in Cotabato City...
Rat infestations hit farms in 4 South Cotabato towns
South Cotabato. Map courtesy of Google
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) – Destructive rodents have invaded anew...
Marcos heads anti-insurgency body, VP Duterte is co-vice chair
Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Samal Island – Davao City...
2023 1st quarter GDP lowest in 7 quarters
Market goers flock to the vegetable section of the Bankerohan Market in Davao City on Thursday, 5 January 2023. MindaNews Photo
Agusan Sur festival seeks to inspire awareness on watershed preservation
Students donning their colorful Manobo attire perform in the Tribal Street Dancing along the main thoroughfares of San Francisco town last...
Inflation rate in BARMM down by 1%
Map of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in relation to Mindanao. BARMM comprises the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte,...
South Cotabato forms El Niño task force
MindaNews file photo by FERDINANDH CABRERA
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 11 May) – The provincial government of South...
Cotabato hospital to give additional relief for poor elderly patients
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 11 May) – Poor elderly patients admitted at the Cotabato Regional Medical Center (CRMC) here are getting additional...
Tawi-Tawi lass is soft tennis gold medalist in SEAG
Fatima Ayesha Amirul (R) with teammates in the Philippine women's soft tennis team. Photo courtesy of the Philippine Sports Commission