DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/06 Feb) — It's confirmed. Agriculture Sec. Arthur Yap will be meeting officials of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters' Association (PBGEA) this week amid calls for the recall or veto of the ordinance banning aerial spraying in agricultural plantations in the city.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/06 Feb) – The chair of a militant women’s group in North Cotabato is wondering if at all the police and Army here are serious in pursuing the 48 inmates that bolted the provincial jail early Friday.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/06 February) — The Senate has approved an amendment in the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act that will exempt journalists, lawyers and doctors from being compelled to reveal to law enforcers their communications with their sources of information, as well as with their clients and patients, Senator Aquilino Pimentel announced in a press statement.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/06 February) — Dismiss the drama and the rationalization. Why hide, evade? Let’s face the realities.
Undersecretary Ramon Santos, Brig. Gen. Benjamin Dolorfino and their group were held by Ustadz Habier Malik against their will in order to obtain from the government and the Organization of Islamic Conference a definite date of the tripartite conference to review the implementation of the 1996 GRP-MILF Peace Agreement. Not taken hostage?
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/06 February) — The European Commission (EC) has set aside some P45.26 million for the implementation of infrastructure work and conduct of training and research projects under the ongoing FOURmula One for Health Program in South Cotabato.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MIndaNews/06 February) — For a change, Bukidnon's annual Kaamulan festival opens on February 10, a month ahead of the founding date itself, with ambassadors from at least 10 countries invited to grace it, the province's tourism officer said.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/06 Feb) — –South Cotabato is planning to adopt the fiber optic technology to improve its centralized computer systems network.
