Ben Balce is the Associate Editor of Mindanao Gold Star Daily. A veteran journalist since 1997, Ben has served as a city reporter, editorial cartoonist, and regional correspondent for national dailies like Malaya and Abante. An active member of the Cagayan de Oro Press Club, he specializes in regional governance, investigative reporting, and visual commentary.
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Davao City Assessor Jaime Adalin drew sharp criticism from senators on Day 40 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, receiving a contempt warning from Sen. Erwin Tulfo over evasive answers regarding a 2025 trip to China and a disputed Davao property.
Initial results from DA-10’s 100-hectare model farm project in Bukidnon show hybrid rice yields averaging seven metric tons per hectare, with top-performing farms hitting up to 10 metric tons during the wet-season harvest in Maramag.
More than 1,100 pregnant Australian dairy cattle are undergoing a 30-day quarantine at the Del Monte Feed Lot in Bukidnon following their arrival at the Port of Cagayan de Oro to help boost local milk production.
With the Philippines facing a projected shortage of 250,000 nurses by 2030, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) is calling on Congress to fast-track the proposed Magna Carta for Private Health Workers to retain skilled staff in Mindanao and nationwide.
With the Philippines facing a projected shortage of 250,000 nurses by 2030, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) is calling on Congress to fast-track the proposed Magna Carta for Private Health Workers to retain skilled staff in Mindanao and nationwide.
Cagayan de Oro recorded the lowest inflation rate in Northern Mindanao at 4.6 percent in September, even as rising prices of rice, fuel, and basic utilities pushed the region’s overall inflation to 6.6 percent.
To direct all municipal resources toward combatting Super El Niño, Cagayan de Oro Mayor Rolando “Klarex” Uy canceled the city government's annual Christmas party and formed a multi-agency response task force.
Ninety-five young participants from Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte, completed a three-day Youth Leadership Summit organized by the 29th Infantry Battalion to prepare them for community service.
Y’Nut Food Products, a peanut-processing agribusiness founded by Vengie Villanueva Mencias in Carmen, North Cotabato, showcased its value-added product line at the Singapore International Agrifood Week 2026.
Congratulating newly appointed Chief Justice Rodil V. Zalameda, the Federation of Free Workers urged the Supreme Court to implement sweeping reforms to eliminate decade-long delays in labor dispute resolutions.
Before Vengie Villanueva Mencias became an agribusiness entrepreneur, he was a boy who watched his parents work hard in the peanut fields to provide for their family.
Addressing learning gaps and a mismatch between school curricula and industry needs, the National Youth Commission urged young Filipinos in Northern Mindanao to build future-ready skills for the ASEAN workforce.