Tag: Mindanao

THREE INMATES were killed Sunday and another was wounded after escaping from jail in a southern Philippine island that is the stronghold of Islamist...

By Raynan F. Javil Reporter THE Philippine military may release its recommendation on whether to extend or lift martial law in Mindanao as early as next...

AGRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said he briefed senior officials of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on assistance and rehabilitation efforts...

THE SPANISH government expressed its continued support for the peace process in Mindanao during the celebration of the 15th Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day last June...

by Krista Angela M. Montealegre, National Correspondent  President Rodrigo R. Duterte has so far been saying the right things: accelerating infrastructure spending, cutting red tape,...

TAGUM CITY — Considered to be the world’s smallest primate, tarsiers are usually found in the province of Bohol in the Visayas region. A tarsier...

Building peace is just like clearing land mines. Or so said Harriet Lamb, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the UK-based International Alert, one of...

By Carmelito Q. Francisco Correspondent DAVAO CITY -- When President Benigno S. C. Aquino III took his oath as the President of the Philippines in 2010,...

By Maya M. Padillo DAVAO CITY -- A group of female doctors specializing in fertility know that fatalism, or the Filipino bahala na attitude, is...

MOUNTAINS AND SEAS are the country’s top eco-tourism drawers for both mountaineers and beach lovers. Over at Agusan del Norte, its capital, the City...