MARGINALIA: The Cloth They Hate
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 February) – “Time has changed.” If I had a peso for every time I heard that line whenever modesty is discussed, perhaps I…
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Zamboanga’s Palacio del Sur named lone Mindanao awardee in ASEAN Tourism Standards Awards 2026
Department of Tourism Zamboanga posts a Facebook photo congratulating Palacio del Sur. Photo from DOT Zamboanga Facebook page BUTUAN CITY (MindaNe…
Daybreak in Davao
A calm sea greets the sunrise in Davao City on Saturday, 31 January 2026. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO
BARMM barter trade exchanges within BIMP-EAGA get a major boost
Malaysian products being sold at the public market of Bongao, the capital of the island-province of Tawi-Tawi. The new Bureau of Customs circular is…
Amended Bangsamoro Electoral Code aims for “more inclusive” representation
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 29 January) — The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) on Thursday passed on third and final reading Parliamentary Bill 4…
Davao’s dengue cases drop 53.7% in 2025
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 January) — The total dengue cases in Davao City from January 1 to December 31, 2025, had dropped to 3,325, representing a …
Environment group rejects proposals to amend Solid Waste Management Act
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 January) — Environmental group Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) rejected proposals to amend…
2 unidentified Amejara cadavers to be temporarily buried in public cemetery
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 January) — The two remaining unidentified cadavers believed to have been among the passengers and crew of the M/Bca Amejar…
‘Smarter’ LGU project rolls out in Soccsksargen
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 27 January) – The SMART Automated Response and Tracking for Emergency Reporting (SMARTER) has been formally rolled out in…
1.1 million children in Mindanao get measles-rubella vaccines – DOH
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 27 January) – A total of 1,096,585 children in Mindanao have been vaccinated against measles and rubella a week after the…
COMMENTARY: Term limits, not dynasties, deserve a second look
The proposed anti-dynasty bill (HB 6771 and SB 35) has once again ignited public debate on political reform. Its objective, which is to prevent a si…
Ambushed mayor wants more security escorts following latest attempt on his life
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/26 January)– Shariff Aguak Mayor Akmad Ampatuan is asking for more security escorts after surviving yet another ambush Sunda…
TURNING POINT: Netting for a Bigger Catch
Acquitted of a pork barrel scandal before, with fellow senator Jinggoy Estrada, the unrepentant and unscathed Bong Revilla figured again in an easy …
Sulu-bound ship sinks off Basilan; 40 missing
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/26 January)—A search and rescue effort is underway for the remaining forty missing passengers and crew of MV Trisha Kerstin…
Navy intercepts P63-M worth of smuggled goods
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 25 January) — Three vessels carrying undocumented cargo worth P63-M were intercepted in the waters off Sulu on December …
‘Bravo’ says Munai ambush is “downright haram”
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 25 January) — Abdullah “Kumander Bravo” Macapaar, commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)’s Bangsamoro Isl…
Amejara update: 5 cadavers airlifted to Davao City; NBI forensics team takes DNA samples
MBCA Amejara update: 5 cadavers airlifted to Davao City; NBI forensics team takes DNA samples DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 January) — A forensics tea…
BARMM Islamic scholars urge parents to have kids vaccinated against measles, rubella
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 24 January) – Muftis or Islamic legal scholars in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have c…
Aborted turnover at Davao City Police Office leaves audience confused
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 January) – Police Colonel Peter B. Madria had just delivered his acceptance speech was about to receive the Davao City Polic…
World Arrogance and the Folly of Towers
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 January) – Make no mistake about it. The downing of Starlink would only delay but never deter the US attack on Iran. That…
𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐢ñ𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐨
The Feast of the Señor Santo Niño was celebrated this past Sunday, January 19, and as I reflect on this sacred day and the solemn foot procession th…
