A sendoff for Victoria Plaza, ‘the Plaza for All’
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 December) — My generation seldom called Victoria Plaza a mall. Mall was Gaisano Mall, or G-Mall. SM City Davao was SM, ju…
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REFLECTIONS: Faith-Family struggles
TANDAG, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews / 30 December) — After a gruelling experience of the misa de gallo and the opening Christmas season, I went on …
UPLM hits ex-Duterte admin official for latest red-tagging of Mindanaoan lawyer
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 29 December)–The Union of Peoples’ Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) has issued a statement condemning the red-tagging of M…
RIVERMAN’S VISTA: The promise we keep missing from Mindanao
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 28 December) — From Mindanao, the failure of Philippine tourism is even more glaring. This island holds some of the country…
Buko Pandan
Vendors prepare natural pandan-flavored buko along the national highway in Picong, Lanao del Sur on Sunday (28 December 2025). MindaNews photo by BO…
Old and New Tech
Farmers use a mechanized mud boat and a traditional carabao to prepare a rice paddy for planting on Saturday (27 December 2025) in Raw-an, Lala, Lan…
TYBOX: Book Review: Teng Mangansakan’s Closing Party and Other Stories
MindaNews / 27 December – It’s been a notable year for filmmaker and writer Gutierrez ‘Teng’ Mangansakan II, his two books published in 2025 gained …
Clouds on Kalatungan
Rain clouds obscure the part of Mount Kalatungan Range that is visible from Barangay Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon on Saturday (27 December 2025). Mi…
BARMM crafting Magna Carta for PWDs
Canva image GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 27 December) – A Magna Carta for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region…
Davao Doctors Hospital leads with first PhilHealth-accredited post-transplant program
For many patients, a kidney transplant means a second chance at life. To protect this gift, Davao Doctors Hospital (DDH) launched the country’s fi…
VP Sara: no evidence for a new impeachment complaint
The House of Representatives during its session on Wednesday (5 February 2025) when 215 of its 306 members voted to impeach Vice President Sara Dute…
Round Fruits
A week before New Year’s celebration, fruits, especially the round variety, are already flooding the market, like the Tambo Market in Iligan City on…
BATANG MINDANAW: What I saw inside the MILF camp
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 December) — If they desire to keep you, they could hold you captive for years, forcing you to live by their rules or you’…
Lining up for ‘pinaskuhan’
‘Thousands of persons line up along the highway near Ulas in Davao City to avail of the annual gift-giving activity of the Dutertes in Barangay Bang…
REFLECTIONS: ‘Red Christmas’
TANDAG, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews / 25 December) — Why is Christmas predominantly colored red? Perhaps, for commercial centers, red attracts the ey…
NEWS BRIEFS / 23 December 2025
Dinagat teen wins gold at science Olympiad A Grade 13 student from the island province of Dinagat bagged the gold medal at the Southeast Asia Inter…
Dolefil’s Hass avocado hurdles anew annual Japanese audit
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 23 December) – The high-value Hass avocado variety mainly produced in South Cotabato successfully hurdled the recent…
MARGINALIA: Derrida’s Reading of Analyst vs. Commentator
MAKATI CITY (MindaNews / 23 December) – In Philippine politics, words do not merely describe reality. They perform it. That is why, in our social m…
RIVERMAN’S VISTA: Mindanao is shortchanged again
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 23 December) — Once again, the bicameral conference committee has produced a national budget that leaves Mindanao at the ma…
15 Mindanao LGUs roll out Paleng-QR Ph project
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 22 December) – Fifteen local government units in Mindanao have rolled out the Paleng-QR Ph project, the latest of wh…
