Newslights

WHEN THE WEATHER BECOMES A ‘WRECKING BALL’: Why the UN’s Global Warning Hits Close to Home

MANILA  (October 24)  — To many Filipinos, the words "El Niño" evoke memories of dried-up cracked earth in Mindanao rice fields, severe water rationing in Metro Manila, and agonizingly...

SAFE PASSAGE HOME: 500 Overseas Filipinos Repatriating from Saudi Arabia Amid Flight Disruptions

MANILA  (October 23)  — Around 500 Filipinos stranded in Saudi Arabia are set to land back home in...

JUSTICE HAS A NEW HOME IN SULU: Landmark Court Hub Signals End to Legal Isolation

PATIKUL, Sulu  (October 23)  — In a historic milestone for Mindanao’s legal landscape, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and...

From Davao’s Farms to West Africa: 32,000 Local Coconuts Head to Liberia in Landmark Humanitarian Export

DAVAO CITY  (October 23)  — Young coconuts grown right here in Mindanao soil are making history across the...

BEYOND TEEN PREGNANCY: Davao’s Fight to Shield Young Girls from Adult Exploitation and Systemic Silence

DAVAO CITY  (October 23)  — Behind the clinical data on adolescent pregnancies lies an alarming reality that Davao...
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OFW Airport Lounge opens in Davao, first outside Luzon

DAVAO CITY (December 26)— The opening of the first Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Airport Lounge outside Luzon marks a major milestone in the...

A wounded soul comes home: Marantan’s return to PNPA marks courage, defeat, and redemption

TAGAYTAY, Philippines (November 25) — The rain never stopped inside the Philippine National Police Academy, as if the sky itself was holding its breath....

Bill pushes for BARMM’s first children’s hospital in Cotabato City

COTABATO CITY (November 17) — A proposed law in the Bangsamoro Parliament aims to give the region its first-ever dedicated children’s hospital — a...

Davao biz sector backs strong national call to crack down on corruption

DAVAO CITY (November 17) — Business leaders in Davao are sounding the alarm over what they describe as shocking, large-scale corruption in national government...

BARMM begins building 600 new homes for ex-MILF fighters in historic camp transformation push

BARIRA, Maguindanao del Norte (November 17) — A new chapter is unfolding in the Bangsamoro peace process as the regional government breaks ground on...

CCC urges stronger role for young women in climate action, with Mindanao girls facing heightened risks

MANILA (November 17) — The Climate Change Commission (CCC) is calling for stronger empowerment of girls and young women in climate leadership — a...
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