DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Commission on Women/19 November) — Mothers for Peace's first singout and songwriting competition entitled "Global Cooling" has finally chosen its top 12 winners out of 18 entrants.
Committee on Women, Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation
Philippine Province of the Good Shepherd
1043 Aurora Boulevard, 1108 Quezon City
Gathered in our Province Assembly in Quezon City from November 12-14, 2007, we, the undersigned Good Shepherd Sisters, coming from different parts of the country decry the recent bombing of Batasan Pambansa causing the loss of lives and severe injury to many. This recent event, added to the long list of suspicious events and scandalous deals and scams allegedly attributed to the present national administration.
MANILA (Lakaw Sumilao!Walk for Justice!/19 November) — As Higaonon farmers seeking to recover the controversial Quisumbing property in Sumilao, Bukidnon reached their 6th week of their walk, their supporters set a picket at the Department of Agrarian Reform central office to press for Secretary Nasser Pangandaman’s intervention in the land case.
Delivered at the House of Representatives, 19 November 2007
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews/19 November) — Assalamu alaikum Warahmatullahi taala wabarakatuhu…
Just a few hours ago, I presented myself for investigation at the CIDG, at Camp Crame. Responding to the questions, I cannot help but re-live the events of that day, especially the few minutes before the explosion. I clearly recall being in this session hall, nagbibiruan at nag-aayaan ng mga kaibigang Congressman para mag hapunan sa labas.
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/19 November) — Mayor Lawrence Lluch Cruz has declared the city under a state of calamity following the flashfloods that dislaced 500 families and destroyed at least 20 houses and crops.
TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato (MindaNews/19 November) — “If plans go as targeted,” Sagittarius Mines, Inc. will start construction of facilities costing at least $600 million by 2010, Gerardo Laviste, SMI resident manager, said.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 Nov) – Governors Vilma Santos-Recto of Batangas and Maria Grace Cielo Padaca of Isabela, lawyer Evalyn Ursua, Gabriela party-list Rep. Luz Ilagan and at least 30 other women leaders from 14 countries who are working for peace, good governance and gender equality, will join a six-day “Learning and Linking Conference” here from November 22 to 27.
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – (MindaNews/19 Nov) — A unified ordinance for “the management, conservation, utilization and protection of the coastal and marine resources” of nine coastal towns of the province is up for review and adoption by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan before the year ends.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 November) — Anvil Publishing , Inc. and National Book Store will launch Children of the Ever-changing Moon, Essays by Young Moro Writers on November 29, from 5 to 7 pm, at National Book Store in SM Davao.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/19 November) — It all started with a simple dream. A young boy many years ago dreamt of becoming a teacher and he did become one.
Today, Agapito “Pete” Lubaton, 47, is more than just a teacher. He is also co-owner and administrator of the Marbel Institute of Technical College (MITC), one of the fastest-growing and most promising technical-vocational institutions in Southwestern Mindanao.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/19 November) — The local handicraft industry is losing business due to scarce supply of abaca, Bernadette Valdez, onwer of Malaybalay's renowned Valdez Native Handicraft, said.
NAGA CITY (MindaNews/19 November) — My wife, Leni and I, together with hundreds of other symphatizers joined the Sumilao Marchers from the Naga City boundary to Plaza Quince Martires (on November 16). The segment covered around six kilometers — a very short distance compared to the 1100 kilometers or so covered by the group, which started from Sumilao, Bukidnon. (It did not seem short to me. I was too tired to stay on for the rest of the short program.)
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/19 November) — Once, they were one. Then, they split over the issue: "Autonomy or Independence?" Now, they will be contesting the same Bangsamoro territory and people because of their separate peace agreements with the Philippine Government. That's the 30-year MNLF-MILF story.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (COMC/19 November) — Women's health care is among the wide range of top-notch services the Cagayan de Oro Medical Center (COMC) has been known to cater for decades.
