Two seats in the 80-member Bangsamoro Parliament are reserved for Indigenous Peoples. As tribal leaders prepare to choose their representatives, the stakes go beyond who gets the seats โ it is about whose voices will shape laws affecting ancestral lands,…
A Couple Went Into the Forest for Firewood. One Came Home Dead After Soldiers Mistook Them for Communist Rebels.
The Philippine Army has acknowledged a possible case of mistaken identity after soldiers fatally shot a woman and wounded her husband during a patrol operation in Bukidnon. The couple, later identified as local residents gathering firewood, had reportedly been mistaken…
This Catholic Newspaper Endured Dictatorship and WarโNow, Mindanao Cross Wins Praise for Teaching Unity
For nearly eight decades, the Mindanao Cross has chronicled conflict and coexistence in Central Mindanao, championing peace among Muslims, Christians and Indigenous peoples. Now, the Philippine Press Institute has recognized the nonprofit Catholic weekly as one of the country's best…
Medical Mission Benefits Nearly 500 Boys Receive Free Circumcision, Medical Care in Remote BARMM Villages
A three-day humanitarian mission in Kapalawan, Cotabato provided free circumcision services to nearly 500 boys from poor Moro and indigenous families, while hundreds of residents also received free eye checkups and medical consultations through a joint outreach led by BARMM…
Digital Age, Same Old Battles: Disinformation Weaponized Against Indigenous Peoples
As the Philippines goes digital, disinformation is increasingly weaponized against Indigenous Peoplesโreshaping narratives to justify exploitation and silence resistance.
Teachers, Pupils Thank Melco Foundation For New Classrooms In Remote South Cotabato School
Teachers and pupils of a remote school in Tampakan, South Cotabato express gratitude after a foundation funded a two-classroom building in their campus.
