NDFP open to peace talks with new gov’t but wary of ‘all-out war’ policy

NDFP open to peace talks with new gov’t but wary of ‘all-out war’ policy

SIGNED. Government peace panel chair SIlvestre Bello III (r) and NDF peace panel chair FIdel Agcaoili exchange copies of the Interim Joint ...
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INAUGURAL ADDRESS: President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr.

INAUGURAL ADDRESS: President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr.

Presidential Communications Operations Office Presidential News Desk SPEECH OF PRESIDENT FERDINAND “BONGBONG” ROMUALDEZ MARCOS JR. DURIN...
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LATE BLOOMS: Sigh of Relief and a Deep Breath

LATE BLOOMS: Sigh of Relief and a Deep Breath

It’s June 30th. Let’s heave a sigh of relief and take a deep breath. We have managed to survive, now pray for what lies ahead. Eric S...
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New Cotabato City Officials

New Cotabato City Officials

New Cotabato City officials belonging to the United Bangsamoro Justice Party led by Mayor Bruce Matabalao and Vice Mayor Joharie Butch Abu ...
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Wash Day

Wash Day

A woman does her laundry by the bank of the Pugaan River in Iligan City early morning Thursday (30 June 2022). MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIM...
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Elected Cotabato City mayor not missing, to assume office on June 30, vows party-mate

Elected Cotabato City mayor not missing, to assume office on June 30, vows party-mate

Cotabato City Mayor-elect Mohammad Bruce Matabalao (center). Photo from Matabalao’s Facebook page GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/June 29)...
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Dispatches from Paradise:  Journeys across Tawi-Tawi and Sulu

Dispatches from Paradise:  Journeys across Tawi-Tawi and Sulu

(Bangsamoro Local Governments Minister Naguib Sinarimbo managed to find time to write down notes on the inaugural Philippine Airlines’ Cotab...
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Mayor-elect Baste’s admin off to a challenging start

Mayor-elect Baste’s admin off to a challenging start

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 June) – Incoming Vice President Sara Duterte said the administration of Mayor-elect Sebastian “Baste” Duterte is ...
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Davao City’s mayor-elect Baste to hasten completion of HPBS

Davao City’s mayor-elect Baste to hasten completion of HPBS

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 June) – Incoming Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte said the local government will double its efforts to ...
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New governor vows new Bukidnon: ‘Government money is people’s money’

New governor vows new Bukidnon: ‘Government money is people’s money’

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 28 June) – Governor-elect Rogelio Neil Pepito Roque has vowed to push for a new Bukidnon in his speech Tuesday ...
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Beach dancing

Beach dancing

Dancers of Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippines from Tandag City perform a traditional dance during the beach dancing competition a...
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New mall

New mall

The Koronadal Commercial Corp. (KCC), a Mindanao-grown mall chain operator, is building its first mall in Cotabato City, the seat of govern...
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SHE TALKS PEACE: Tunisia: Emerging Democracy No More?

SHE TALKS PEACE: Tunisia: Emerging Democracy No More?

QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 26 June) — Dear readers,  let me start by sharing an urgent open letter sent by my friend and colleague, Radwan Ma...
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TRANSFIGURING MINDANAO: View Mindanaw-Sulu as a kolon or palayok

TRANSFIGURING MINDANAO: View Mindanaw-Sulu as a kolon or palayok

(Speech delivered for Rudy Rodil by his wife Bebot, during the launch of the book, Transfiguring Mindanao: A Mindanao Reader, at the Ateneo ...
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53 counts of libel vs Rappler in 5 Mindanao cities all dismissed for “lack of probable cause” 

53 counts of libel vs Rappler in 5 Mindanao cities all dismissed for “lack of probable cause” 

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 June) – The City Prosecutor’s Office of Davao City dismissed, for lack of probable cause,  28 counts of cyber lib...
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ICC’s resumption of probe on Duterte’s war on drugs includes Davao killings from 2011 to 2016

ICC’s resumption of probe on Duterte’s war on drugs includes Davao killings from 2011 to 2016

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 June) – The Philippine government’s request for deferment of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) probe on ki...
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Davao COVID task force plans to retain drive-thru and mall vax hubs beyond June 30 

Davao COVID task force plans to retain drive-thru and mall vax hubs beyond June 30 

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 June) — The Davao City COVID-19 Task Force plans to keep the drive-thru vaccination at the Davao Crocodile Park a...
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