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In a tragic incident in Maguindanao del Norte, three members of the Teduray indigenous group lost their lives, and 31 others were hospitalized after consuming sea turtle meat. The victims, residents of Barangay Linao, a coastal fishing village in Datu Blah Sinsuat town, reportedly suffered severe poisoning after a fishermanContinue Reading
Key officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have voiced their support for postponing the region’s first parliamentary elections from May 2025 to May 2026, following a Supreme Court ruling that excluded the island province of Sulu from BARMM. Balancing Progress with Inclusion Despite Sulu’s legal exclusion,Continue Reading
Two veteran journalists from Zamboanga Sibugay are among of the four Mindanao representatives selected as fellows for the Jaime Espina Klima Correspondents Fellowship, a program dedicated to amplifying stories of climate action and renewable energy transition in the Philippines. Elvie Villarido-Manaytay and Antonio Manaytay, representing the ZS Tribune Today andContinue Reading
Workers in the private sector across the Zamboanga Peninsula are set to receive a ₱33 increase in their daily minimum wage, according to the new wage order approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB). The new wage increase brings some relief, but many are questioning whether itContinue Reading
The military has intensified its campaign to dismantle the group responsible for the kidnapping of American citizen Elliot Onil Eastman, who has remained missing since his abduction over a month ago. Officials revealed that the perpetrators are a mix of local criminals and former followers of slain Abu Sayyaf sub-leaderContinue Reading
Security measures across the Philippines have been tightened as the country reels from an extraordinary statement by Vice President Sara Duterte. In a shocking and profanity-laden speech, Duterte threatened the assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if her own life were to be taken—laying bare a deepening rift between the nation’sContinue Reading
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples in the Davao Region (NCIP-Davao) has taken a firm stance against illegal quarrying, emphasizing that Indigenous Peoples (IP) leaders involved in such activities will not receive legal protection. This declaration underscores the commission’s commitment to upholding the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997Continue Reading
