Customers look for the printed copies of their pictures after the confirmation rites at the San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City on Friday, April 26, 2024. Photographers are selling the printed pictures for P50 each. MindaNews photo ..read more

Forum held on consolidation of PUV operations CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 26 April) – Transport leaders from Regions 10,11, 12 and 13 gathered in Cagayan de Oro City on Friday to support the government’s plan to consolidate or form themselves into cooperatives or corporations before the April 30 deadline set by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. They attended the forum organized by the Mindanao Federation of Transport Cooperatives and the Land Transport Franchising and Regulatory Board. President Marcos earlier announced the April 30 deadline and called on jeepney operators to consolidate or form ..read more

Farmers harvest palay on 15 September 2023, in Barangay Dajay, Surallah, South Cotabato. The town is one of the areas worst hit by the El Niño phenomenon. MindaNews file photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 26 April) – The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of South Cotabato placed the province under a state of calamity Friday morning due to the dry spell triggered by the El Niño phenomenon, which caused agricultural losses worth P201.9 million so far. Board Member Junette Hurtado, who presided over the special SP session, said the attending provincial legislative members unanimou ..read more

Members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) for 2022-2025 attend their first regular session on Monday (17 October 2022) at the Shariff Kabunsuan hall in Cotabato City. MindaNews photo by FERDINANDH CABRERA GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 26 April) – A roadside rally and caravan will meet President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. when he arrives for a visit next week in the Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), a civil society spokesperson said. The event, to be attended by various organizations, aims to prod Marcos to accede to calls to extend the term of the Bangsamoro Transition Auth ..read more

A vendor attends to his tomatoes, selling from 22 to 25 pesos a kilo, at the Bankerohan Market in Davao City on Wednesday (17 April 2024.) MindaNews photo DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 April) – With an expenditure growth of only 0.6 percent in the agricultural sector of Davao Region, there is a need to push for support for local farmers and local agricultural products, an official from the National Economic Development Authority – Region 11 (NEDA-11) said. Davao Region, known as the “Fruit Basket of the Philippines,” is famous for its agribusiness industry that exports a variety of tropical fruit ..read more

Image from the Facebook page of Universidad de Zamboanga ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 26 April) – Three Tausug residents of this city were among the top passers of the 2024  National Pharmacists Licensure Examination administered by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) in April. Rhedz-wei Hadjula aced the examination with a rating of 92.85 percent. Faima E. Nain landed in 5th place with a rating of 91.25 percent, and Rasheedkhan A. Jainal placed 10th with a 90.62 percent mark. The three new pharmacists graduated from Universidad de Zamboanga in September 2023. The Professional Reg ..read more

BEAT THE HEAT. Ice cream vendor Ariel Castronuevo attends to a customer in barangay Labangal, General Santos City on April 20, 2024 MindaNews photo by ROMMEL REBOLLIDO GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 26 April) – Unmindful of the blistering heat of the noontime sun, 75-year old popsicle vendor Norberto Bores makes his way through deserted streets here, hoping to sell all his popsicles. Many people in this coastal city opt to stay indoors to avoid the scorching heat of the sun, a daily occurrence in this usually sunny city along Sarangani Bay. As temperature rises during the day, streets begin ..read more

File photo of a farm affected by drought in Datu Saudi Ampatuan in the then undivided Maguindanao province. MindaNews file photo by FERDINANDH CABRERA KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 24 April) – Officials have placed Maguindanao del Sur in the Bangsamoro region under a state of calamity due to the effects of the El Nino phenomenon, which destroyed crops and livestock worth nearly P346 million over the past weeks. Governor Mariam Sangki-Mangudadatu approved Resolution 039 passed by the provincial legislative board, declaring a state of calamity in the entire province. In a statement on Tuesday, Man ..read more

The winners of the 2023 Community Press Awards of the Philippine Press Institute. MindaNews photo MANILA (MindaNews / 25 April) – Three Mindanao newspapers won in the 2023 Community Press Awards during ceremonies held  at the Century Park Hotel here on Thursday, April 25. Organized by the Philippine Press Institute (PPI), the winners from Mindanao are SunStar Davao, for best in environmental reporting and best in photojournalism, both in the daily category; and the Central Mindanao Newswatch, for best in business and economic reporting in the weekly category. The Mindanao Times was the M ..read more

A trade exhibit in one of the malls in Davao City. In 2023, the economy of the Davao region reaches P1.02 trillion, Philippine Statistics Authority – 11 announced on Thursday, 25 April 2024. MindaNew file photo DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 April ) – The Davao region or Region 11 is now among the few regions in the country with a trillion peso economy, officials said. On Thursday morning, the Philippine Statistics Authority – 11 (PSA-11) announced the results of the 2023 economic performance, which saw the Davao region as the only region in Mindanao to have reached a trillion peso economy. The Ph ..read more