Leonardo Vicente B. Corrales, known by the pen name "Cong," is the Editor-in-Chief of Mindanao Gold Star Daily. A journalist since 2008, he previously served as Deputy Director for the PCIJ Multimedia Desk. His investigative work on climate justice and peace initiatives has appeared in global outlets including Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and The Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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WITH the deadline for national amnesty applications just weeks away, the push for peace in Mindanao is pushing forward, marked by a mass surrender of 92 former rebels in Davao del Norte and a surge of amnesty filings in Bukidnon.
SENATOR Benigno Paolo ‘Bam’ Aquino IV is leading a push to establish a robust legal safety net for the Philippines’ nuclear energy ambitions, warning that public support remains fragile and strictly tied to the promise of lower electricity bills.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — A conflict monitoring group has flagged a “resurgence” of attacks in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), pointing to a 91% spike over the last year — a trend punctuated by the ambush that killed four soldiers in Lanao del Norte on Sunday, Jan. 23.
NORTHERN Mindanao is cementing its status as a vital economic gateway as Laguindingan International Airport (LIA) logs historic passenger volumes following its handover to private management—just as the national government greenlights billions of pesos in capital outlays for regional airport upgrades.
A deepening labor crisis has gripped the Misamis Oriental Provincial Capitol as 1,832 casual and job order (JO) employees were abruptly suspended effective Friday, Jan. 23.
MALACAÑANG has renewed its call for urgency in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm), declaring the newly enacted election law as the final key to unlocking the region’s first regular parliamentary elections.
WHILE the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) celebrated distributing over 10,000 land titles in the Caraga Region last December, farmers in Northern Mindanao are still waiting for theirs.