The Daily Sun Chronicle, the online news portal under the People’s Independent News Service (formerly Mindanao-Sun News Service). It is an independent, digital-first news organization committed to delivering credible, in-depth, and public-interest journalism.
Guided by the principle of โReporting What Matters, Beyond the Headlines,โ the Chronicle provides rigorous news coverage, thoughtful analysis, and human-centered storytelling. Our work focuses on issues that shape communities โ governance, climate, environment, social justice, livelihood, and local development.
We are committed to journalistic integrity, accuracy, and independence. As part of a broader ecosystem of mission-driven media, the Daily Sun Chronicle strives to amplify underreported stories, elevate marginalized voices, and help citizens understand the issues that impact their lives.
We exist to inform, to explain, and to hold power to account โ always in service of the people.
The Man Behind Daily Sun Chronicle
Editor-in-Chief
Antonio Manaytay is a journalist, editor, and pastor whose work bridges the local realities of Mindanao with the national conversation. Based in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, he leads the Daily Sun Chronicle as its editor while also serving as a correspondent for Rappler, bringing underreported stories from the Zamboanga Peninsula to wider audiences.
With more than two decades of experience in community journalism, Manaytay has built a career rooted in public accountability, climate awareness, and grassroots empowerment. His reporting spans governance, environmental issues, indigenous peoplesโ rights, and the lived struggles of marginalized communities. He has been recognized for his work early on, including a notable story on Subanen representation that drew attention to indigenous voices in governance. Manaytay also once served as president of the Zamboanga Sibugay Press Club.
A recipient of the Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship, he continues to push the boundaries of regional reporting. In 2024, he was selected as a Klima Correspondents Fellow under the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, where his current work focuses on renewable-energy transitions in remote island communitiesโmost notably Olutanga Islandโs pioneering hydrogen-power initiative.
Beyond the newsroom, Manaytay is a pastor, and his ministry deeply shapes his moral and ethical approach to journalism. His writings often reflect a commitment to justice, integrity, and compassion, echoing his favorite biblical passage from Amos 5:24: โLet justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream.โ
Through his dual calling in journalism and pastoral work, Antonio Manaytay stands as one of the steadfast voices of Western Mindanaoโtelling stories, amplifying the unheard, and advocating for a more just and sustainable society.