DAVAO CITY - The Armed Forces of the Philippines-Eastern Mindanao Command confirmed that bodies of the two pilots and wreckage of the missing FA-50 fighter jet were found in Mount Kalatungan in Talakag, Bukidnon on Wednesday, March 5. AN FA-50 fighter plane. Eastmincom spokesperson Lt....
Four Philippine projects funded by World Bank loans totaling over $1.37 billion (nearly ₱80 billion) are progressing satisfactorily, according to the Washington-based multilateral lender. In separate implementation status and results reports this month and last month, the World Bank said the...
Mindanao Container Terminal (MCT), a business unit of Razon-led International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), has shifted its operations during daylight hours to solar power. The MCT, a key gateway in Northern Mindanao, started sourcing solar power on Feb. 14 under a retail supply...
CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan de Oro City – Twenty-nine individuals, including three uniformed personnel and one security guard, were apprehended by the Police Regional Office-10 from Jan. 12 to Feb. 12 for violating the election gun ban implemented by the Commission on Elections in Northern Mindanao. PRO...
Officials of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) and Mindanao State University (MSU) System disburse checks to student beneficiaries of the agency's Educational Assistance Program on Feb. 8, 2025. (Photo: OPAPRU) The future seems brighter for 381...
From left: Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao’s (MMCM), Marycon Delos Reyes, CSCE Director; Dean, College of Business, Dr. Jose Paolo Mack; EVP and COO Engr. Alejandro Ballado, Jr.; with BPI Foundation’s (BPIF) Executive Director Carmina Marquez; Senior Program Manager Manolo Nava; and Program...
Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura (left), commanding general of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), arrives at the Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga City on Feb. 9, 2025 for a field visit in Western Mindanao. He is received by personnel of the Tactical Operations Group Sulu – Tawi-Tawi (TOG SULTAW) led...
by Datuk Ben-Oliver M. Matias The historic Manila Hotel recently served as the backdrop of an equally historic event, the gathering of foreign history scholars and traditional leaders of Mindanao for the 3rd Royal International Interfaith History Convention held last November 2024. Part of the...
A crew member of BRP Jose Rizal monitors the presence of a People's Liberation Army-Navy warship by China in the West Philippine Sea on Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo: Philippine Navy) Three Chinese warships have been spotted in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Police forces in western Mindanao have further intensified visibility patrols and law enforcement operations as part of the security measures for the midterm elections on May 12. Police Lt. Gen. Bernard Banac, director of the Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said the intensified security...
Senate Committee on Local Government chairman Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito has pressed for the postponement of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections saying it is essential to maintain stability in the region. The Senate senior deputy majority...
Senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito has proposed resetting the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to August 11, 2025, three months from its supposed schedule. In sponsoring Senate Bill No. 2942, Ejercito sought to amend Article XVI,...
