KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/05 November) — Officials in Sarawak, Malaysia have agreed with their Philippine counterparts to touch base with Ekran Berhad for the possible reopening of the mothballed multi-billion peso Samal Casino Resort.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 November) — A police trainer was nabbed for alleged large-scale illegal recruitment during an entrapment operation by the National Bureau of Investigation last Sunday.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 November) –The Parents-Teachers Association of the Davao City National High School (DCNHS) here is launching on November 6 a “supplemental feeding” that would provide free lunch to students who go to school on empty stomachs.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 November) — Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau regional chief Edilberto Arreza says they now tell investors about possible opposition to mining projects from the Lumads (indigenous people) unlike in the past when they were silent about this.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 November) — The Philippine Airlines’ decision to lower the fare for travel to and from Mindanao has actually earned their firm more passengers as those who used to travel by land and sea could now afford to fly.
DAVAO CITY (KMP-Southern Mindanao Region/05 November) — The militant peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) Southern Mindanao Region and No Deal! Movement against Unequal Economic Agreements are spearheading today a protest rally against Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) in San Pedro Street, Davao City as the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs is expected to submit its report on JPEPA in the plenary.
DAVAO CITY (Bayan-Southern Mindanao/04 November) — Bagong Alyansang Makabayan is renewing its call to scrap the law that deregulates the oil industry after Malacanang apparently threw in the towel over the skyrocketing oil price increases, which will likely hit come Christmas time.
