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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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.
Was the raid on a Misamis Oriental steel factory a case of political targeting? Defense chief Gilbert Teodoro says no, pointing to a string of documented immigration and environmental violations that triggered the operation.
Small-scale fishers in Zamboanga City launch a campaign to protect municipal waters from illegal commercial boat encroachment and climate impacts.
Next-gen military commanders grill veteran officers on urban warfare strategies, troop morale, and civilian protection based on the Marawi Siege.
State prosecutors ordered the immediate release of 69 Chinese nationals arrested at a Tagoloan steel plant, ruling that corporate violations do not equal blanket worker liability.
The COPTAC coalition vows strict vigilance following a critical DENR hearing investigating the potential state reversion of Xavier University's 64.7-hectare Manresa estate.
Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua asserts the removal of former Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal was lawful and necessary for BARMM stability.
A legal row ignites over the commercial development of the Manresa property, as lawyers clash over 1958 Sales Patent restrictions ahead of a DENR hearing.
A Turkish-Filipino solidarity group is set to feed nearly 100,000 Mindanao families for Eid al-Adha through a massive meat distribution campaign.
Filinvest launches its ₱1B solar park in Misamis Oriental, introducing a first-of-its-kind integrated solar and coal hybrid system to stabilize the Mindanao grid.
More than 1,500 Cagayan de Oro residents received free medical checkups, laboratory tests, and welfare aid during the First Lady's regional healthcare caravan.
Philippine Sanjia Steel Corporation is pursuing legal remedies following a government shutdown of its Tagoloan plant over allegations of radioactive raw materials and undocumented personnel.