News

Basura mula South Korea, dumating sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 10 06:54 AM

Kinuwestiyon ng Bureau of Customs ang kargamentong dumating sa Mindanao International Container Terminal mula sa South Korea. Read more »

Duterte meets with Mindanao IP leaders

Richard Madelo, Malacanang Photo
Posted at Nov 09 07:52 PM

President Duterte convenes leaders from various indigenous peoples (IPs) of Mindanao for a meeting at the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on Thursday.  Read more »

Transition body gears up for Bangsamoro law advocacy campaign ahead of plebiscite

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 01:58 PM

Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) lawyer Lanang Ali Jr. said the campaign aims to explain the importance of the BOL ahead of the scheduled plebiscite on Jan. 21, 2019. Read more »

Martial law extension ‘last resort’ - Esperon

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 05:02 PM

He said martial law will be extended if it will be “dictated by the situation and the desire of the people.” Read more »

62 villages seek inclusion in new Bangsamoro region: Comelec spokesman

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 04:42 PM

A total of 62 communities have asked to be included in an expanded autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao, whose creation will depend on the results of a plebiscite on Jan. 21 next year, a Commission on Elections official said Wednesday.  Read more »

Duterte creates council to revive barter trade in Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 02:12 PM

Some barter traders fear more competition once open ports are declared in Mindanao.  Read more »

2 'kolorum' van na biyaheng pa-probinsiya nitong Undas hinarang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 11:12 PM

Umaangal naman ang mga naperwisyong pasahero ng 2 "kolorum" van dahil bayad na umano sila sa pamasahe pauwi ng probinsiya.  Read more »

Duterte revives Mindanao barter trade

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 01:42 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an order reviving the ancient barter trade in Mindanao. Read more »

Opposition bet hopes to be Mindanao's voice in Senate

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 10:00 AM

MANILA - An aspiring lawmaker from Mindanao hopes to be the voice of the country's restive south in the Senate, bringing to the national table the issues of peace in her homeland. Read more »

2 Abu Sayyaf fighters killed, 2 others wounded in clash: Wesmincom

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 08:36 PM

MANILA - Two fighters of the Abu Sayyaf group were killed and two others wounded in an encounter with government troops in Panglima Estino town, Sulu, early Tuesday. Read more »

China says to help in Mindanao development, Marawi rebuilding

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 04:15 PM

China will deepen its interaction with the southern region of Mindanao, with its top diplomat promising infrastructure projects and reconstruction of war-torn Marawi City. Read more »

'Stop lumad killings'

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 04:11 PM

Members of the Save our Schools Network (SOS) hold a protest outside Camp Aguinaldo on Tuesday. Read more »

Presyo ng bigas sa Iligan City, bumaba

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 01:45 AM

Ayon sa NFA, nangyari ito mula nang matunton nila ang isang bodega kung saan nakaimbak ang libo-libong sako ng bigas. Read more »

Palace says martial law may be extended in Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 10:51 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said martial law in Mindanao may be extended anew to maintain peace in the region. Read more »

Lumang city hall ng Marawi, balak gawing battalion headquarters ng militar

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 08:48 PM

Plano ng militar na gawing battalion headquarters ang lumang city hall ng Marawi.  Read more »

Palace: Mindanao martial law may be extended

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 05:34 PM

The martial law in Mindanao will lapse by the end of the year and the Palace will have to decide soon whether it will ask Congress for another extension. Read more »

Fr. Chito a year after Marawi siege

Froilan Gallardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 06:34 PM

Fr. Chito Suganob shows reporters the basement of Bato Mosque in Marawi City on Wednesday, where he and 100 other hostages were held by the Daesh-inspired gunmen during the 5-month siege.  Read more »

Can ethical business help secure peace in the southern Philippines?

Lee Mannion, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 12 11:28 PM

LONDON- Could ethical business be the key to ending one of Southeast Asia's most intractable separatist conflicts? Read more »

Families of missing people in Marawi suffer in silence

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 07:44 PM

What would you feel if your loved ones were still missing a year after the end of an armed conflict?  Read more »

Still a long way to go for children's rights in PH, says UNICEF exec

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 08:43 PM

MANILA - A new study on children in the Philippines shows there's still a long way to go in terms of meeting the needs of children in the country, especially kids in Muslim Mindanao.  Read more »