DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 January) — Groups have started urging voters to consider the peace process and the protection of the environment as among the focal points in choosing candidates in the May 14 elections.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / January 19) – The victory of environment advocates against aerial spraying here may see its downside on the cautiousness taken by owners of Southern Mindanao's biggest export industry, banana.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / January 19) – Two months after the House of Representatives had passed House Bill 4701, the English as Medium of Instruction Act, co-author Rep. Luis Villafuerte of Camarines Sur blamed the poor state of English proficiency among Filipinos today to the bilingual policy which he called policy of linguistic juggling.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / January 19) — "Ma'am, is there really an increase in the incidence of youth suicide or is it just a perception I'm getting?"
We were about to start class on gender roles in marriage, but Ferdie wanted to clear up some confusion over something he has been seeing with increasing frequency in the papers.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 January) — As Mindanao's premier city, Halal consciousness should be higher in Davao amid increasing trade and tourism ties with Southeast Asia's Muslim-dominated countries, an official of a new Halal board said.
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews) — A Philippine Marines official here announced he would turn over to the Malaysian-led international ceasefire monitoring team the firearms and other high-powered weapons his unit confiscated from Moro guerrillas in northwestern Lanao del Norte early this week.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/19 January) — A move to form a new business chanmber in Davao City is underway as the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) plans to form a new group that it can work harmoniously with "to develop the economic climate in Mindanao."
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /19 January) – Mindanao's assets prevail over violence.
Mindanao is still the place to go for investors despite recent bomb explosions in three of its cities, an official from the National Economic Development Authority said
PRESS STATEMENT/18 January
COTABATO CITY (Suara Bangsamoro) — As the military in the Western Mindanao Command rejoices over their victory in killing Abu Sayyaf leaders, scores of members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front are the ones bearing the brunt of the military and police manhunt against bombing incidents in Central Mindanao supposedly attributed to the Abu Sayyaf group as retaliatory measures for the death of their high-profile officers
DAVAO CITY (Jan 19/MindaNews) – The Takbo Kabataan – Anti Smoking Fun run gets going Sunday, January 21 in an out and back course at the Rizal Park here
DAVAO CITY (Jan 19/MindaNews) – The Univesity of Mindanao Wildcats saved their best for last and pounded out a come from behind 84- 78 victory over Holy Cross of Davao College Crusaders in the final of the Pahalipay ni Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Inter-Collegiate Basketball Tournament, Thursday night, at the Davao City Recreation Center.
DAVA0 CITY (Jan 19/MindaNews) – The Davao Region Private School Athletic Association is increasing its training fund to improve its preparation for the coming 2007 National PRISAA championships.
