Truth Through Accountability. Welcome to the home of Mindanao investigative reporting. In an era of rapid change, Mindanao Gold Star Daily remains committed to deep-dive journalism that holds power to account. Our investigative team explores the complex issues defining the region—from transparency in local governance and environmental protection to human rights and the Mindanao economic landscape. Through rigorous fact-checking and boots-on-the-ground reporting, we bring to light the stories that demand action. This is "countryside journalism" at its most potent: fearless, factual, and focused on the welfare of the Mindanawon people.
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AS the impeachment trial of the Vice President Sara Duterte begins in the Senate, many Filipinos are asking a practical question beyond the political drama: How much will it cost—and who pays for it? The short answer: Taxpayers do.
The tragic shooting at Tacloban City's San Jose National High School has reignited a fierce national debate over juvenile criminal liability and the bounds of RA 9344.
Local youth advocates urge community networks to look past the surface and identify the hidden economic, domestic, and emotional burdens crushing at-risk minors.
DepEd Order No. 006, s. 2026 institutes electronic bag screening methods while placing strict prohibitions on physical pat-downs.
Cyberbullying has moved beyond the classroom gates into unmonitored group chats, ensuring that school stress follows local students directly into their homes.
Moving beyond the gates, a collaborative ecosystem between parents, school officials, and barangay tanods is developing to eradicate hidden hazards like unlit corridors and unmonitored drop-off paths.
While February 2026 employment figures show on-paper gains, high underemployment and a reliance on contractual labor suggest underlying vulnerabilities in the Philippine workforce.
The 2025 State of Freedom of Association report highlights systemic inaction in 105 documented killings of Philippine union leaders, calling for urgent government accountability and justice.
Northern Mindanao prosecutors leverage landmark convictions and one-stop facilities to shield OSAEC survivors from trauma, using videotaped interviews as critical evidence in the fight against exploitation.
Authorities leverage Republic Act 11930 and international partnerships to crush online child exploitation dens in Davao Oriental, securing convictions through advanced digital forensics and community vigilance.
In Barangay Camaman-an, Cagayan de Oro, extreme housing density strips urban poor residents of privacy, forcing households into an intimate, often difficult, shared daily existence.
