Froilan Gallardo is a veteran photojournalist and special correspondent for Mindanao Gold Star Daily. With decades of experience documenting the frontlines of conflict, environmental crises, and the Mindanao peace process, his work has appeared in major national and international news outlets. Froilan is a multi-awarded storyteller who captures the raw, essential narratives of the Southern Philippines.
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Abdullah Macapaar, also known as Commander Bravo, leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters in the two provinces of Lanao, condemned last Friday's ambush that left four soldiers killed and wounded another in Munai town, Lanao del Norte.
A desperate search is underway for 11 recreational divers and four crew members after their boat capsized off Sarangani province Monday afternoon.
To stem billions in economic losses, Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered the immediate asphalting of the Bukidnon detour road, with work scheduled to start this Friday, Jan. 16.
THOUSANDS of devotees joined the annual Black Nazarene procession here Friday, turning the religious event into a platform for expressing outrage over a corruption scandal involving public officials.
A grinding two-kilometer gridlock in Quezon, Bukidnon, has sparked a standoff over construction speed, with local officials pushing for round-the-clock work while contractors cite manpower shortages.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Fourteen years have passed since the catastrophic flash floods of Tropical Storm Sendong, yet for survivors like 64-year-old Midy Daig, the memories remain as vivid as the names etched on the Sendong Memorial Wall. Gathering at Gaston Park on Wednesday, Daig honored her husband, Clyde Eddie Daig, one of the 400 residents still declared missing after the 17-foot wall of water decimated Sitio Cala-cala in Barangay Macasandig. While the city’s younger generation knows the tragedy only through stories, local artist Nic Aca continues to use performance art to ensure the 2011 disaster is never forgotten. "It does not mean that if we have to move on we should forget," Aca remarked, standing before a community that still bears the emotional scars of a night that changed Northern Mindanao forever.
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 10 reports significant progress on the detour road project near the damaged Cagayan de Oro-Bukidnon-Davao highway, with construction now 65% complete.
