Mindanao 2024 in Pictures

Special Reports Editor Carolyn O. Arguillas hands over a copy of Patricia Evangelista’s book “Some People Need Killing” (a detailed account of people killed in the “war on drugs”) to former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (author of the said war) in Davao City after a press conference on Jan. 6. The photo went viral. MindaNews photo

Archbishop Romulo Valles of the Archdiocese of Davao leads the funeral Mass for Davao Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Capalla at the San Pedro Cathedral in Davao City on Jan. 15. The 89-year-old Capalla, a peace advocate who reached out to Moro and communist rebels, died on Jan. 6. He was president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, and co-founder of the Bishops-Ulama Forum. A few days earlier, Pagadian Bishop Ronald Lunas also died in a hospital in Davao City. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

Dr. Bayani Vandenbroeck checks the wing of Lipadas, a rescued Philippine Eagle, at the Philippine Eagle Center in Malagos, Davao City on Jan. 24. The two-year-old eagle with a blind right eye was rescued by the PEF in Davao City on Jan. 2. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

At the “Hakbang ng Maisug” Leaders’ Forum in Davao City, Mayor Sebastian ‘Baste’ Duterte asks President Marcos Jr. to resign and to recall what happened to his family during the EDSA People Power Revolution. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

During the prayer-rally after the “Hakbang ng Maisug” forum, Dabawenyos declare they are “not for sale” with the print on their shirts and on their placard as a message to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to stop the move to amend the Constitution. The Dutertes alleged that signatures were being bought for a “People’s Initiative” that will make it easier for the administration to amend the Constitution. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

Residents hit by the widespread flooding caused by continuous heavy rains in the Davao Region in early February are brought to safety by rescuers in Carmen, Davao del Norte on Feb. 2. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

The flooding hit Butuan City as well, forcing residents to wade through flooded streets using an improvised raft in Barangay Baan Riverside on Feb. 6. MindaNews photo by IVY MARIE MANGADLAO

Rescuers carry the dead body of a landslide victim in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de Oro on Feb. 12. Close to a hundred people, many of them workers of Apex Mining, perished in the landslide close to the mining company’s concession area a week earlier. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

Moro women take their oath as party members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front-led United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP) during its first regional general assembly at the Cotabato State University on Feb. 17. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

Residents help extinguish a fire that broke out in a coastal community in Barangay San Juan, Surigao City on March 12 by using pails and other containers to fetch water from the sea. MindaNews photo by IVY MARIE MANGADLAO

The ‘Festival of Lights’ in the Bangsamoro Government Complex in Cotabato City during opening night on the first day of fasting for the Ramadhan on March 12. MindaNews photo by FERDINANDH CABRERA

Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Carlito Galvez (2nd from left) greets Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament member and MILF Commander Jack Abbas during the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB). The agreement, signed after decades of fighting, paved the way for the creation of an autonomous political entity now known as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

Hundreds of Muslims gather at the municipal grounds of Pagalungan, Maguindanao del Sur for a congregational prayer during Eid’l Fitr celebrations in the morning of April 10. MindaNews photo

Umbrellas protect students from the scorching heat of the sun as they await their turn to cross the street in Bajada, Davao City on April 13. The city’s heat index peaked at 38 degrees Celsius at 3 p.m. on this day. Elsewhere in Mindanao, heat index rose to more than 40 in some parts, causing local government units to suspend classes and go back to work-from-home setups as it was during the COVID-19 pandemic. MindaNews photo

To beat the summer heat during the long drought, a boy jumps into the Tubod River in Barangay Ubaldo Laya, Iligan City late morning of April 21. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA

A student searches for a book inside the Davao City Library and Information Center on April 23, designated as World Book and Copyright Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1995. Each year, on April 23, celebrations are held worldwide to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. MindaNews photo

Workers cut down trees at the West Insular Village in Davao City on May 9 to make way for the construction of the China-funded Samal Island-Davao City Connector Bridge. The cutting of 200 trees caused an uproar among environmentalists in the city. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

Locals enjoy the sea bicycle and kayak rides at the mouth of the river in Pilar town in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte on May 28. MindaNews photo by ROEL N. CATOTO

An aesthetic display of dried fish attracts buyers at the June and Emma stall, one of many shops in Calumpang, General Santos City on June 9. Calumpang, considered the “bulad capital of GenSan,” produces a variety of dried fish, from tiny dilis (anchovies), to huge pandawan or dorado fish. MindaNews photo by ROMMEL REBOLLIDO

Operatives of the Philippine National Police serve the arrest warrants against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy and his co-accused at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound in Buhangin, Davao City on June 10, the first attempt to arrest the fugitive preacher, a police operation that lasted a few months. MindaNews photo by IAN CARL ESPINOSA

Dr. Jayson Ibañez, Philippine Eagle Foundation director for operations, and animal keeper Dominic Tadena carry a pair of Philippine Eagles upon arrival in the mountainous village of Kagbana in Burauen, Leyte on June 11. The eagles were translocated from Davao City via a Philippine Air Force C-295 plane and released to the wild on June 28. One of the eagles, “Uswag,” was found to have drowned in the sea more than a month later. MindaNews photo

Jeanito Lintag shows some of the pocketbooks for rent at his stall in this photo taken June 12. Despite the minimal income, Lintag continues his advocacy to promote reading books. MindaNews photo taken June 12 by BONG S. SARMIENTO

The construction facilities of China Road and Bridge Corporation in Samal Island, Davao del Norte are now in place as construction of the Samal Island-Davao City Connector (SIDC) project goes in full swing. The P23.4-project is expected to be completed in 2027. Photo take on June 24. MindaNews photo

Although apple trees usually grow only in temperate countries, Benzone Kennedy Sepe defied all odds and successfully planted apple in the foothills of Mt. Apo in Barangay Kapatagan, Digos City in Davao del Sur. He was photographed showing his apple fruit on June 30. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO

Members of the Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) Rocketry Team share their experience at the Kapehan sa Dabaw on July 1 after competing in the Spaceport America Cup in La Cruces, New Mexico in the United States, the first Filipino team ever to have competed in the event. MindaNews photo by ANTONIO L. COLINA IV

Youths from Masiu, Lanao del Sur participating in a three-day “culture of peace” training in Iligan City draw their interpretation of “Kabataan ang pag-asa ng kapayapaan.” Ending on July 15, the training attended by 35 youths was conducted by Relief International and supported by Australian Aid. MindaNews photo by JULES L. BENITEZ

Activists in Davao City hold a protest rally during the third State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on July 22. MindaNews photo by IAN CARL ESPINOSA

Pupils enter a flooded classroom at the Vicente Hizon Sr. Elementary School in Davao City on July 29, the first day of classes for School Year 2024-2025. Some classrooms in the school were inundated due to heavy rains over the city the night before. MindaNews photo

A side-stripping method is used in coal mining operations in Sitio Kibang, Barangay Ned in the municipality of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato. Environmentalists have asserted that side-stripping is open pit mining, a method banned in South Cotabato. Photographed on Aug. 10. MindaNews photo by ROMMEL REBOLLIDO

Triathletes navigate the bike portion of the 2024 Ironman 70.3 Davao swim-run-bike race along the Coastal Road in Davao City on Aug. 11. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

Street dancing performers join the parade during the Indak-indak sa Kadayawan on Aug. 18 in Davao City. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

Traffic along the Carlos P. Garcia Highway in the vicinity of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) compound and the Davao International Airport is at a standstill as protesters and policemen face each other. Photo taken past 9 p.m. on Aug. 25 as authorities run after fugitive Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy. He was finally arrested on Sept. 8 in the KOJC compound. MindaNews photo

Vice President Sara Duterte defends her office’s budget, as well as that of the Department of Education which she headed for a while, including the controversial confidential funds, during a budget hearing at the House of Representatives on Aug. 24. The controversies on how her offices handled finances during her watch led to the filing of three impeachment complaints against her in 2024. Photo courtesy of the House of Representatives

Vice President Sara Duterte is mobbed by Kingdom of Jesus Christ supporters outside the KOJC compound in Buhangin, Davao City on Sept. 1 during its 39th anniversary. In her visit at the height of the police operations to arrest Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, Duterte apologized to the thousands of KOJC members for asking their support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the 2022 national elections. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO

Former Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos made the announcement on the Sept. 8 arrest of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy at the KOJC compound, showing this photograph on Abalos’ Facebook page.

Law students from the Notre Dame University College of Law in Cotabato City wait outside the Ateneo de Davao Senior High School to cheer for their bar examinees on Day 3 of the 2024 Bar Examinations on Sept. 15. MindaNews photo by ANTONIO L. COLINA IV

Representatives of various sectors light candles at the Freedom Park in Davao City in the evening of Sept. 21 to honor fellow Dabawenyos who perished (names on the tarpaulin) while fighting the Marcos dictatorship. The candle-lighting at 7:15 p.m. was done simultaneously in different parts of the country to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of then President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s declaration of martial law. MindaNews photo by CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the inauguration of Panguil Bay Bridge connecting Tubod, Lanao del Norte and Tangub City, Misamis Occidental on Sept. 27. At 3.17 kilometers, it is the longest bridge in Mindanao. MindaNews photo by RICHEL V. UMEL

The Panguil Bay Bridge has become a sort of tourist spot as residents of Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental visit the bridge for pictures, even on a rainy Sept. 30 afternoon. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA

Residents of South Cotabato and neighboring areas brave the heat as they march for about an hour in downtown Koronadal City on Oct. 4 before filing a case challenging the 12-year extension granted to the Sagittarius Mines Incorporated’s Tampakan project, said to be the largest undeveloped copper and gold minefield in Southeast Asia. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO

Former President Rodrigo Duterte files on Oct. 7 his certificate of candidacy for mayor of Davao City, a post that he previously held for 22 years. His sons – Sebastian and Paolo – are running for vice mayor and 1st district representative while Paolo’s sons – Omar and Rodrigo II – are running for 2nd district representative and councilor. MindaNews photo by IAN CARL ESPINOSA

Governance, peace and development worker Maria Victoria “Mags” Maglana faces the media after filing her certificate of candidacy for congressional representative of the first district of Davao City on Oct. 8 to challenge incumbent Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte and Atty. Margarita “Migs” Nograles. MindaNews photo by IAN CARL ESPINOSA

Travellers aboard a ship arriving at the port of Jolo, Sulu on Oct. 17 are greeted by the welcoming sight of the Grand Mosque and Mount Tumantangis in the background, amid the calls of the Bajaus in their bancas. More than a month earlier, the Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, decided that Sulu is not part of the Bangsamoro Automous Region in Muslim in Mindanao as majority of its voters wrote “No” in their ballots during the 2019 plebiscite to ratify the law creating the BARMM. MindaNews photo by JULES L. BENITEZ

Tourists record a selfie video as boats await returning passengers at the White Island in Camiguin in this photo taken early morning of Nov. 13. MindaNews photo by YAS D. OCAMPO

Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, seated beside former Sen. Leila Delima, at the hearing of the Quad Committee of the House of Representatives investigating the war on drugs during Duterte’s administration. Screenshot from a livestream on the House of Representatives’ Facebook page

Bihing Tahik Resort in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi features the island province’s first infinity pool, which offers a vista of the Sulu Sea and Bud Bongao. Photo taken Nov. 17. MindaNews photo by JULES L. BENITEZ

Journalists from the Visayas light candles at the markers of the 32 media persons killed in the Ampatuan Massacre of 2009 ahead of the 15th anniversary commemoration of the carnage. The Visayas journalists’ visit at the site in Barangay Salman, Ampatuan municipality in Maguindanao del Sur on Nov. 21 was part of the four-day “Inside BARMM: A Walk Through the Bangsamoro Region” activity of the Mindanao Institute of Journalism (publisher of MindaNews) and the International Media Support (IMS). MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO

Plaza Rizal in Malaybalay City has been lighted up for the Christmas season. Photo taken on Dec. 4. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO

First-time voters from Makilala National High School in North Cotabato eagerly explore the Automated Counting Machine during the ACM Nationwide Roadshow by the Commission on Elections on Dec. 18. This hands-on experience prepares them for the upcoming May 2025 elections. MindaNews photo by GEONARRI O. SOLMERANO

A motorcycle rider appreciates the elaborate Christmas décor of the façade of the municipal hall of Libungan in North Cotabato on Dec. 19. MindaNews photo by CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS

An elderly caroler plays Christmas tunes with his ukulele at the public market in Malaybalay City on Dec. 22. MindaNews photo by H. MARCOS C. MORDENO

Davaoeños rush buying round fruits from vendors along Monteverde St., Davao City on Dec. 30. Filipinos prepare 13 round fruits on the table on New Year’s Eve as these fruits are said to attract prosperity and good luck for the forthcoming year. MindaNews photo

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