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Day: January 20, 2007

COMMENT: Not the cause but the effect

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.

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WAYWARD AND FANCIFUL: The young and the dead

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.

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Weapons seized from MILF transfered to IMT

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.

 


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Move to form new Davao City business chamber underway

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."

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It’s the Abu Sayyaf’s fault but why are MILF members and Moro civilians being arrested?

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

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UM bags RRD InterCollegiate cage title

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.

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