Shiela Mae Butlig is a correspondent for Mindanao Gold Star Daily. Based in Cagayan de Oro, She covers a wide range of local governance, social issues, and community-driven stories. Her work provides readers with essential, on-the-ground reporting, ensuring that the voice of the community remains at the forefront of the region’s news cycle.
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Cagayan de Oro City’s Barangay Pagatpat has a new village chief after the Ombudsman for Mindanao ordered the dismissal of Achilles Jude Babaran. Councilor Jude Fuentes has assumed the post.
housands of regional public school employees remain in limbo. BTA lawmakers warned the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education to resolve administrative delays or resign immediately.
Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) seeks Local Water Utilities Administration approval to adjust Cagayan de Oro water tariffs to address non-revenue water and pipeline leaks.
A South Bank Libona transit vehicle ended up in a roadside canal with eight bullet holes in its windshield following a highway shootout. Armed suspects escaped with 1.677 million pesos after a bank guard ran out of ammunition.
Cagayan de Oro Mayor Rolando "Klarex" Uy utilized his fourth State of the City Address (SOCA) to pivot the city’s development metrics from infrastructure assets to grassroots public services. Speaking at Plaza Divisoria during the city’s 76th Charter Day, Uy reported that decentralized programs have extended documentation, skills training, and medical outreach to over 100,000 residents across outlying barangays.
Opponents are demanding that Moro Islamic Liberation Front peace panel chairman Mohagher Iqbal drop a legal petition against the BARMM districting law, warning that the high-court challenge threatens to delay the region's historic first parliamentary elections.
Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong has filed libel and cyber libel complaints against 18 former Marines at the Marawi City Prosecutor's Office. The complaints respond to allegations linking the lawmaker to an alleged flood control kickback scheme, which Adiong has dismissed as a baseless public relations stunt.
Palarong Pambansa MVP Rene Clert Baterbonia and Nigerian player Divine Adili died during an Ateneo Blue Eagles team-building session in Aurora province.
A local civic group welcomed a national order directing DENR Region 10 to update leaders on an investigation into the use of the Xavier University Manresa campus land.
Emergency teams in Cagayan de Oro, Sarangani, and General Santos are checking roads and public spaces for damage after a strong magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Mindanao.
Governor Juliette Uy announced a P200-million modernization plan for the Pelaez Sports Center in Misamis Oriental, using proceeds from a Capitol property sale to fund public sports infrastructure and ground-floor commercial rental spaces.
Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua defended running as an independent in the Bangsamoro parliamentary elections after the MILF Central Committee suspended him as BIAF Chief of Staff.