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		<title>Five Years, No Final Report: Bree Jonson’s Family Presses NBI for Answers</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/09/five-years-no-final-report-bree-jonsons-family-presses-nbi-for-answers/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Davao City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Davao Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bree Jonson’ case]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Five years after visual artist Breanna Patricia “Bree” Jonson was found dead at a resort in San Juan, La Union, one question continues to confront her family: What happened to the National Bureau of Investigation’s investigation—and why has the family still not received its final report? As the fifth anniversary of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Real Battle for the Bangsamoro Begins Now: Why the BFP’s Lead Does Not Yet Mean Control of the Bangsamoro Parliament</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/09/the-real-battle-for-the-bangsamoro-begins-now-why-the-bfps-lead-does-not-yet-mean-control-of-the-bangsamoro-parliament/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[BARMM]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2026 Parliamentary Election]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[At 98.43 percent of precincts reporting, the first parliamentary election in the Bangsamoro is beginning to reveal its most important lesson: winning the most votes is not necessarily the same as winning the government. The latest partial and unofficial figures from the COMELEC Media Server show 5,130 of 5,212 precincts reporting, with 1,876,505 votes reflected [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Another Political Accommodation? Pacquiao’s NAPC Appointment Puts Anti-Poverty Agenda Under Scrutiny</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/09/another-political-accommodation-pacquiaos-napc-appointment-puts-anti-poverty-agenda-under-scrutiny/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[JAG]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion-Editorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manny Pacquiao]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NAPC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[MANILA, Philippines — The appointment of former senator and boxing champion Manny Pacquiao as head of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) has triggered questions over the administration&#8217;s choice to place a nationally prominent political figure at the helm of an institution whose mandate extends far beyond charitable assistance and requires sustained coordination of government policies, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>When Inaul Becomes a Runway Weapon: The Line Between Cultural Innovation and Disrespect</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/09/when-inaul-becomes-a-runway-weapon-the-line-between-cultural-innovation-and-disrespect/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[JAG]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[BARMM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maguindanao del Norte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maguindanao del Sur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural heritage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture and Tradition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inaul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maguindanao]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Traditional Textile at the Center of a Fashion Controversy MANILA — A controversy over the use of inaul, the traditional handwoven textile associated with the Maguindanaon and Iranun communities, has ignited a wider debate over cultural respect, artistic freedom and the responsibilities of contemporary fashion designers when working with living cultural heritage. At the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Can the MILF Hold Its Ground? The Bangsamoro Election and the Test of a Political Transition</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/09/can-the-milf-hold-its-ground-the-bangsamoro-election-and-the-test-of-a-political-transition/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[JAG]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[BARMM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion-Editorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 Parliamentary Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bangsamoro Peace Process]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The first parliamentary election of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is no longer simply an election. It is shaping up to be a referendum—not necessarily on the Bangsamoro peace agreement itself, but on the political direction that the region will take after years of transition, and perhaps more significantly, on whether the Moro [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Beyond Rizal and Bonifacio: 10 Mindanao Heroes We Should Remember This National Heroes Day</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/08/beyond-rizal-and-bonifacio-10-mindanao-heroes-we-should-remember-this-national-heroes-day/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[JAG]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion-Editorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindanao]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Heroes Day]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today, August 31, the Philippines celebrates National Heroes Day, a day dedicated to remembering the Filipinos whose courage, sacrifice and service helped shape the nation. Across the country, the names of Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo, Apolinario Mabini and other familiar figures will once again be invoked in ceremonies, speeches and messages of remembrance. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Who Owns Mindanao’s Power Future? The Case Against Privatizing Agus-Pulangi</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[JAG]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion-Editorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agus–Pulangi Hydropower Complex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hydropower plant]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The debate over the future of the Agus-Pulangi Hydroelectric Power Complex should not be reduced to a simple question of whether the aging facilities need rehabilitation. Of course they do. After decades of operation, the complex requires continuing investment, modernization and careful management to ensure that it remains capable of providing reliable electricity to Mindanao. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SOCOTECO II Is Not Just a Power Deal: Before Consumers Vote, They Deserve the Full Truth</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/08/socoteco-ii-is-not-just-a-power-deal-before-consumers-vote-they-deserve-the-full-truth/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[JAG]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[General Santos City]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sarangani]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This Is Not Simply a Power Deal The proposed Joint Venture Agreement between South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative Inc. (SOCOTECO II) and Ignite Power should not be treated as an ordinary business transaction. It is not simply a matter of whether an electric cooperative needs money to repair aging power lines, replace obsolete equipment or [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Critical Minerals, Broken Promises: Why EO 122 Risks Turning Mindanao’s Natural Wealth into Another Cycle of Poverty and Ecological Destruction</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/08/critical-minerals-broken-promises-why-eo-122-risks-turning-mindanaos-natural-wealth-into-another-cycle-of-poverty-and-ecological-destruction/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[JAG]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion-Editorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MinDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindanao]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The signing of Executive Order No. 122 by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., establishing a national policy framework for the development of the Philippines&#8217; critical minerals industry, has been welcomed by government agencies and mining industry groups as a major opportunity to attract investments, expand mineral processing, create jobs and position the Philippines as a strategic [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Safe Are Our Schools Now? Tacloban Opened a Door We Never Thought Would Open</title>
		<link>https://themindanaosentinel.com/2026/08/how-safe-are-our-schools-now-tacloban-opened-a-door-we-never-thought-would-open/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[JAG]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion-Editorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Juvenile Justice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School shooting]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[From a deadly shooting in Tacloban to stabbings, weapons discoveries, online threats and another fatal school shooting in Zamboanga, the Philippines is being forced to confront a question it can no longer postpone: Are our schools still the safe second homes we have always believed them to be? For generations, Filipino parents have sent their [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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