DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/17 November) – Individuals living near banana plantations here and organizations acting as third party intervenors in a case involving the ban on aerial spraying have asked the Court of Appeals to deny a motion that seeks to stop the city government from implementing the ordinance.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/17 November) – North Cotabato Vice Governor Emmanuel Pinol, who reportedly whacked with a golf club a South Korean national in Davao City last week, has formally asked the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) to initiate deportation proceedings against the foreigner.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/17 November) – Could a Subanen baylan (shaman), who smokes by cultural tradition, light a native cigar in a city that implements an anti-smoking ordinance?
This proved to be a dilemma for Davao City's Tourism Office, lead organizer of the 2007 Kalimudan Indigenous Peoples Exposition.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/Nov 17) – Local government officials, including environment experts from southwest Mindanao, today led the dry run of the implementation of the solid waste management project which aims to address the city’s growing garbage problems, especially in the public market.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/17 November) — Masubo nga panghitabo, mangilngig ug makapanglimbawot sa balahibo!
Diri sa Pilipinas, ang malakanyang, senado, ug kongreso usa sa mga lugar nga gwardyado. Adunay nakatagtag nga mga police o military. Apan niadtong Martes sa gabii, mitay-og ang tibuok Pilipinas tungod kay aduna may bomba nga mibuto sa sulod mismo sa lugar nga gisakapupan sa kongreso ug mikalas sa upat ka kinabuhi. Usa kini ka lugar nga ang mga hangldong tawo sa Pilipinas nagakatigum.
NORTHEAST FLORIDA (MindaNews/17 November) — As we partake of the blessings and graces brought upon us by the diaspora, let us remember the unfortunate lot of our countrymen in our homeland. Let us remember the poor, the dispossessed, the marginalized – the least of our brethren. In the past couple of days, the Philippine nation has been hit by a string of moral catastrophes. We have limited options on how we seek to respond to these series of unfortunate events – highlighted by the death of a child who took her life because she can no longer go to school.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 August) – Mindanao's bishops and ulama and the country's top brass in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP), have agreed to set up a quarterly forum to continue their "Dialogue on Peace."
