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Mindanao State University shortens semester, mass-promotes eligible students
MSU President Dr Habib Macaayong says they shortened the second semester of academic year 2019-2020 because they gave 'consideration to the preservation of life, safety, and well-being' of the MSU community

Two students from Mindanao’s conflict-affected area win first JICA video blog contest
Students from Mindanao State University win the contest with their entry about witnessing the effect of the armed conflict in Marawi in 2017 and their wish for peace and solidarity in the city

Schools to fight SC ruling removing Filipino as required college subject
(UPDATED) University professors say the teaching of Filipino and Panitikan in college deepens knowledge that shapes Filipino culture and identity

Only U.P. makes it to top 100 of QS Asian university rankings for 2019
Mapúa University and MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology round up the list of 8 Philippine universities in the 2019 Quacquarelli Symonds Asia University Rankings

Marawi profs slam government’s skewed rehab priority
Professors of Mindanao State University question the government's move to prioritize the construction of a military garrison over attending to the needs of evacuees

[OPINION] Through gunshots and fire, I survived
It was a day of celebration for us. Or so we thought.

[OPINION] Protests remind us that we can do better
Mindanaons continue to be at the forefront of demanding reforms in the rehabilitation of Marawi, militarization of Lumad communities, and the stalled Bangsamoro Basic Law. We continue to fight today in the same way our mentors fought for our future before.

Mindanaoan exam topnotchers: 'Let's aim for unity through education'
'Maybe the results reflect how academic institutions all over the country are gearing themselves to produce competent professionals through quality education,' says Lovelle Rhoy Cariño Manpatilan of the Mindanao State University- Iligan Institute of Technology

Senate finance committee allots P10B for Marawi rehabilitation in 2018
This is higher than the P5 billion budget for Marawi rehabilitation given this 2017

Senate panel OKs additional P1.68 B in 2018 CHED budget
The Senate finance committee increases the CHED's proposed budget for 2017 from P12.41 billion to P14.1 billion, but this excludes funds for the free tuition law

Stray bullet kills gov't employee in Marawi
UPDATED A stray 50 caliber bullet hits two civilians in the vicinity of Mindanao State University prompting the military to reimpose restrictions in the city

Mindanao State University reopens on August 22
Government troops will remain stationed near the campus to provide security

What's next after SUCs' non-collection of tuition in the 1st semester?
‘Just because [President Duterte] signed this into law doesn’t mean things will be miraculously okay tomorrow ’ says the UP vice president for public affairs

Marawi fights to open MSU as war drags on
UPDATED Lanao del Sur Vice Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr says they want to make sure that the crisis does not force students and professors to leave the Mindanao State University for other schools

Maranao in Melbourne helps bring MSU students back to school
A PhD student at the University of Melbourne starts BalikMSU to encourage students displaced by conflict to finish their education

MSU Marawi students graduate away from home
The graduates of Mindanao State University Main Campus receive their hard earned diplomas away from their own campus as fighting rages in Marawi

When hope fights back amid conflict in Marawi
Violence may have become the new normal but people are not letting it get in the way of their lives

#ThewRap: Videos to watch this week, June 18-24, 2017
Must watch videos from this week

MSU-Marawi determined to open in August for 2nd semester
MSU president Habib Macaayong says everything is under control at MSU main the country’s 2nd largest state university with the Philippine marines securing the compound

Marawi clash evacuees now volunteers
I want to help the victims because I was also a victim says MSU Marawi student Edward Borres who fled his city with fellow students two days after the clashes began

Dela Rosa in Marawi: We must take control of the city
PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa who once studied in Marawi City visits cops there amid the battle against terrorists

The Football Coach who escaped Marawi
Ake Pastoral goes to Marawi to teach the Beautiful Game He ends up in a war zone

Marawi crisis: 'It's my first Ramadan far away from family'
A student at the MSU main campus in Marawi Mohammad Hayef Mokhtar jumped into a dump truck bound for its satellite campus in Iligan City to escape government clashes with local terrorist groups

Ahead of Ramadan, Marawi residents pray for lasting peace
Muslims who have decided to stay put in Marawi City will observe Ramadan amid gunfire and explosions

Students walk 32 kilometers to flee Marawi City
Mindanao State University s satellite campus in Iligan City is prepared to accommodate students who evacuated from the main campus in Marawi City

DepEd schools in Marawi to open as scheduled on June 5
Department of Education schools will not be used as evacuation centers for those affected by the clashes between the military and the Maute terrorist group

Celebrated poets perform, talk at MSU Iligan on April 10
Students will be able to watch the performances of poets Lourd Ernest de Veyra Victor Emmanuel Carmelo Nadera Jr Joel Toledo and Cerrine Cecilia Tuason

Agriculture dep't hires Badjao magna cum laude to help sea gypsies
The Department of Agriculture hires Roben Abdella to help handle the government s livelihood and education program for the country s sea gypsies

WATCH: Marawi students reject war, extremism
Stakeholders in the future of Mindanao speak their minds on the war and extremism

Rescued? 'Kidnappers released us,' says MSU student
(UPDATED) One of the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology students who surfaced on Monday denies reports law enforcers rescued them from kidnappers

Kidnapped students in Lanao del Norte rescued
Authorities have yet to find two more students of the the Mindanao State University Iligan Institute of Technology

PH probes attack on ISIS-targeted top Saudi cleric
3rd UPDATE The Department of Foreign Affairs regrets the shooting incident and says it continues to monitor the situation closely

Saudi preacher, diplomat hurt in Zamboanga shooting
3rd UPDATE The two victims are identified as preacher Sheikh Aaidh al Qarni and Saudi embassy official Sheikh Turki Assaegh

Plight of the Badjao: Forgotten, nameless, faceless
The Sama Dilaut the formal name of the Badjao are among the most obscure misunderstood and marginalized among the Filipino ethnic linguistic groups Their story needs to be told

Lower budgets for 10 state universities, colleges in 2016 – lawmaker
Kabataan Representative Terry Ridon also identifies 20 state universities and colleges that will get lower allocations for capital outlay and MOOE

Binay SONA fact check: Total budgets of SUCs increase under Aquino
However a check on the budgets of the 4 schools that Vice President Binay mentioned in his speech shows he got it right about decreases on certain years

Move your books to Mindanao!
Books are passports to learning possibilities Help young Mindanawans achieve their potential

5 students in Negros attacked by bees, injured
The biology students from the University of St La Salle and the Mindanao State University were doing research work says the La Carlota police

Illiterate? Inferior? Badjao is MSU magna cum laude
The first Badjao to graduate with honors from the Mindanao State University Tawi Tawi Roben Abdella 22 has strived against discrimination

Bomb threat: Classes suspended until MSU-IIT is cleared
Mindanao State University Iligan Institute of Technology has yet to be cleared since receiving a bomb threat Monday afternoon

Power interruptions to worsen due to right-of-way violators, NGCP warns
Despite warnings residents intentionally plant trees along the power lines causing outages the National Grid of Corporation of the Philippines says

Nestea Beach Day 1: AdU clips DLSU, SWU shines
Familiar powerhouse squads and shock troopers made their mark alike as the 17th Nestea Beach Volleyball Battle of Champions kicked off in Boracay

My Mindanao: Peace at long last?
I believe that a new breed of Muslim leaders visionaries and intellectuals will be the catalyst for change
Teachers hurt in Zambo Sibugay bus accident
The bus was carrying Basilan delegates to the recently concluded Palarong Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Athletic Association
CHED: DAP boosts state universities
The bulk of the DAP allocation for infrastructure and facilities goes to the University of the Philippines and Mindanao State University systems
#AyudaZamboanga: Relief operations for Zamboanga
Zamboanga needs help amid the MNLF government standoff The government and private sectors respond by organizing relief operations to help Zamboanga
Pork barrel for CHED?
Nueva Vizcaya Rep Carlos Padilla says It s like pork because it s only released when you re able to identify the programs you are going to implement
Kidnapped university employee released in Jolo
Abductors release Alrashid Maha Roxas a staff member of the Western Mindanao State University in downtown Jolo
University employee abducted in Zamboanga City
The victim is Alrashid Maha Roxas 56 a a clerk at the Islamic Studies unit of the Western Mindanao State University
Another death in MSU-Marawi
Jovert Algoso 37 is shot dead in Mindanao State University MSU in Marawi City on January 29