Davao Agrifair
Davao City Vice Mayor Jay Quitain visits farmers’ booths selling fruits and vegetables at an agriculture and fisheries fair at the Rizal Park in Dav…
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FASTLANES: In search of indignation
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 29 May) — The staging by St. Mary’s School of Victor Hugo’s obra maestra, the Les Miserables, last May 20 and 21 at…
QC village chair, 20 others nabbed for trespassing in mining firm’s office in Agusan Sur
The administration building of Philsaga Mining Corp. Photo courtesy of Bryan Galaraga ROSARIO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 29 May) – Police arrest…
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 he joined at the…
STORIES FROM THE BOONDOCKS: Better than chicken
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 May) — My dogs run freely around the farm. Hakuna takes innumerable refreshing dips at a stream nearby and accompanies me …
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 filed by the Rodriguez famil…
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 Saturday, fearing their town wou…
Waiting for buyers
Laborers wait for customers at the Farmers Trading Center, locally known as Bagsakan, in Bankerohan Market, Davao City on Saturday, May 27. MindaNew…
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 (MindaNews / 27 May) – A Lum…
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 1, 2023 while outg…
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 was rushed to the…
TRIBUTE: Ting taught me surgery, how to be brave, to question, to stand up for the truth
(Tribute delivered by Dr. Ruben G. Robillo on 22 May 2023, the last night of the wake for Dr. Jose ‘Ting’ M. Tiongco, at the Cosmopolitan Funeral H…
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 DAVAO CITY (MindaN…
Sidewalk nap
Store attendants take a nap during lunch break along the sidewalk on Monteverde Street in Davao City on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Most business establ…
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…
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 crisis affecting the…
Gadget-free Kids
Children without gadgets while away their time at the public market in Quezon, Bukidnon on Wednesday, 24 May 2023. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. M…
Task Force Marawi activated
Marawi Mayor Majul Gandamra unfurls the flag and seal of Task Force Marawi during the activation ceremony at the Marawi City gymnasium on Monday, 22…
Vanishing Trade
Park photographers share some light moments while waiting for customers at Quezon Park in Davao City on Tuesday (23 May 2023). These aging photograp…
SOMEONE ELSE’S WINDOWS: Nation without a soul
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 23 May)—Filipino pet lovers—and those who are pretending to be pet lovers—ranted and raged on social media over the k…
KISSAH AND DAWAT: Bismillah: A Muslim Alumnus’s Reflection on Excellence and Commitment
[Speech by Noor Mohammad D. Saada, WMSU College of Nursing Class of 1993, during the College’s baccalaureate program on 15 May 2023.] Introduction …
