CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/09 January) — A Filipino missionary has gone missing since New Year’s Eve and authorities here fear he was kidnapped or something bad could have happened to him.
DAKBAYAN SA DABAW (Enero 8/MindaNews) — Karaang rituwal sa nagkalain-laing tribu sa Pilipinas ang magpadugo matag adunay importanteng okasyon. Hangtod karon sa daghang mga tribu, ang pagtanom ug pag-ani moagi gyod og rituwal sa padugo. Kining rituwal sa padugo usa ka halad aron mohangyo og pabor ngadto sa hingtungdang diwata o kaha aron magpasalamat sa mga kabulahanan nga gihatag sa diwata.
VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews/08 January) — Despite opposition from environmentalists, the controversial Mindanao Power Plant is now online. Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla led the ceremonies marking the entry of 210 megawatts of electricity produced by the coal-fired power plant into the Mindanao grid.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/08 January) – Encouraged by the success of the STEAG State Power Inc’s operation of a 210-megawatt power plant in Misamis Oriental, a company eyeing huge coal deposits in a remote village of South Cotabato says it will likely establish a similar plant in the area in the near future.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/08 January) – Six Mindanawon journalists from print, radio and television and the head of the Communication and Media Affairs of the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCo) are attending this year’s summer course on conflict-resolving media at the Sydney University in Australia.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/08 January) — A new school for children with special needs will open here starting next school year. The Adaptive and Milestone Enrichment Fundamental School of Davao is expected to open in June 2007 at Marfori Heights Subdivision here. It will also offer a regular education program.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/08 January) – Three-term governor Emmanuel Piñol has appealed to politicians not to pay campaign fees imposed by communist rebels, saying it is “a crime to give aid and comfort through contributions to the enemies of the state.”
