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Members of Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao's Team 302: MovedTemporarily standing on stage holding champion trophies alongside their faculty mentor and DICT Region 11 officials during the 2026 HackF5RGov competition.

Mapúa MCM retains regional cybersecurity title

Mapúa MCM’s Team 302: MovedTemporarily wins its second consecutive Davao regional title to secure a spot in the 2026 HackF5RGov National Competition.

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Aboitiz Foods President and CEO Tristan R. Aboitiz and Philippine Army Personnel Management Center Director Col. John Mark S. Competente standing together holding a formal agreement for the Livelihood Assistance and Management Program (LAMP).

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Aboitiz Foods, Army renew 5-year livelihood program

Aboitiz Foods and the Philippine Army renew a 5-year partnership to provide agribusiness and technical training to active and retiring soldiers.

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Xsyclyn Faith "Kanzai" B. Lumbatan smiling as she receives the CSC PRIME-HRM Bronze Award plaque on stage during the CSC Region 10 awarding ceremony.

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CSC awards CDO government Bronze HR award

The Civil Service Commission awards a PRIME-HRM Bronze Award to Cagayan de Oro after the city achieved a 100% score in core HR management systems.

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Dr. Abel Santini G. Permites, an RITM-DOH certified trainer on rabies and animal bite management, wearing a white medical coat and glasses while speaking during an interview in Cagayan de Oro City.

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5 Northern Mindanao rabies deaths challenge 2030 goal

Northern Mindanao records five human rabies deaths in eight months, prompting health authorities to reiterate immediate bite treatment and pet vaccination.

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A split composite image showing Japanese boxer Rui Yamaguchi on the left celebrating with his hand raised in a red singlet, and Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam on the right in a blue singlet during a bout.

Sports

CDO’s Paalam beats world champ, eyes Asiad gold

Olympic medalist Carlo Paalam edges Kazakh world champion Makhmud Sabyrkhan to reach the men’s 55kg boxing final at the Asian Games.

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Margeaux Therese Tulang standing in the center holding her championship certificate, flanked by BukSU and CHED officials, with her winning poster and the word "CHAMPION" displayed on the screen behind her.

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BukSU student tops ASEAN digital poster tilt

BukSU student Margeaux Therese B. Tulang wins the CHED-10 ASEAN 2026 Digital Poster Contest with an artwork highlighting regional unity.

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Dagiti kameng ti Sarimanok Arnis Team ti Lanao del Norte, a nakasuot iti uniform ken medalya, a sidadaaw a nakatatakder ken nakalukso idiay uneg ti gymnasium habang ig-igemda ti bannuar ti probinsyada.

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Lanao Norte Arnis team brings home 21 medals

Lanao del Norte’s Sarimanok Arnis Team collects 21 medals and ₱39,000 in cash incentives at the Zamboanga Hermosa open tournament.

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Philippine Women’s Sepak Takraw team members Abegail Sinogbuhan, Jean Marie Sucalit, and Nelly Jay Salon standing proudly on the Asian Games podium while holding their silver medals.

Sports

Mindanao-Cebu trio wins historic Asiad sepak takraw silver

The Philippine women’s team captures the nation’s first-ever Asian Games silver medal in sepak takraw in Nagoya, Japan.

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Filipino surfer Jayuard Alciso smiling while draped in the Philippine flag and holding up his Asian Games bronze medal.

Sports

Siargao surfer Alciso wins Asian bronze

Siargao’s Jayuard Alciso wins bronze in surfing’s Asian Games debut, beating fellow Filipino Toby Espejon in the men’s shortboard.

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Philippine weightlifter Albert Ian delos Santos reacts with a passionate shout, kick, and clenched fists after completing a successful lift with a heavy barbell resting on the platform behind him.

Sports

Delos Santos lifts for late father, wins Asiad bronze

Albert Ian delos Santos sets new Junior World records, winning bronze in the men’s 70kg weightlifting at the Asian Games.

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Participants in activewear execute step-dance lunges using raised wooden step platforms in a spacious, brightly lit mall atrium.

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Step dance helps CDO women beat stress

Over 200 participants join Beat It Loonyo Choreo Class Round 2 in Cagayan de Oro, building fitness and community connections.

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Members of Western Mindanao State University's Team BaiPass pose on stage holding their certificates, trophy, and medals alongside event organizers in front of a digital display that reads "Champion" and "BaiPass".

Technology

WMSU dominates Zamboanga CTF leg, leads qualifiers to regional Hack4Gov

WMSU’s Team BaiPass leads Zamboanga City qualifiers advancing to DICT Region 9’s Hack4Gov regional cybersecurity finals.

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Members of MSU-IIT's Team CYB3RUS hold a trophy and a banner reading "HackForGov 5" while posing on stage with event organizers in front of a digital screen displaying "CHAMPION".

Technology

MSU-IIT’s team CYB3RUS wins HackForGov region 10 qualifier

MSU-IIT’s Team CYB3RUS wins the HackForGov 2026 Region 10 competition, advancing to represent Northern Mindanao at the national finals.

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A job-order employee in a black shirt hands stacks of cash to a man wearing a green shirt and cap inside a police station, while a uniformed police officer stands in the background in front of the Ozamiz City Police Station seal.

Mindanao

Ozamiz job-order worker’s honesty returns ₱200,000

An Ozamiz City job-order worker earns praise after surrendering ₱200,000 in cash found in Barangay Malaubang to police.

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A police officer in a blue uniform and cap speaks and gives directions to a group of high school students standing in formation outdoors. The students face the officer in front of a school building backdrop.

Deped widens school safety focus to mental health, cyber threats

DepEd is strengthening school safety by combining physical security measures with mental health support and digital safety initiatives for students.

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A uniformed Philippine Army officer speaks to members of the media while another officer stands beside him. Several military personnel and Philippine flags are visible inside a military facility.

Mindanao

Army shifts to territorial defense in Northern Mindanao

AFP Chief Gen. Antonio Nafarrete says the military will focus more on territorial defense, community security and support for local governments after seven guerrilla fronts were reportedly dismantled.

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Performers in bright yellow and purple traditional costumes dance while holding decorated parasols on an outdoor blue stage during a festival competition. Spectators fill the grandstand under a sunny sky behind a banner reading Diyandi Festival 2026.

Lifestyle

Tomas Cabili takes Kasadya sa Diyandi crown

Tribu Tomas Cabili claims the ₱1-million top prize and sweeps major minor awards at Iligan's Kasadya sa Diyandi 2026.

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A police officer in a yellow high-visibility vest speaks into a microphone while standing in an open schoolyard facing a large group of elementary school students gathered outdoors near a classroom building.

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Camiguin widens school safety plan to online threats

Camiguin expands school safety protocols beyond campus gates to address student security, emergency response, and online digital threats.

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