GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / February 1) — The president of a local business conglomerate said on Thursday that the bombing outside its tuna canning plant in Barangay Tambler on Wednesday evening was "plain, simple and random act of terrorism."
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews/01 Feb) – Tower 44 of the National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) in Lanao del Norte was bombed Wednesday, the 13th power pylon bombed since December, an official of TransCo said.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/01 February) – Lawyers Roberto “Bobby” Gana and Carlos “Caloy” Ollado were on board Cebu Pacific Flight 387 for Cagayan de Oro City en route to Sumilao in Bukidnon on February 2, 1997 to meet with the farmers there on their case.
They never made it to Sumilao; they never even made it to Cagayan.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / February 1) – The Department of Interior and Local Government here has advised proponents of a a petition to recall the mayor of neighboring Valencia City to go easy and be careful.
VALENCIA CITY (MindaNews / February 1) – The arraignment of Elections Officer Merlyn Rasonable, who was accused of bribery, has been reset due to an adjustment of the complaint filed at the Municipal Trial Court in Cities.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/01 Feb) – The Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanugon, an organization of the Ata-Manobo Lumads (indigenous peoples) in Talaingod, Davao del Norte reported on military operations that displaced residents there and how a child has died from hunger and an elderly man while evacuating. But officials of Talaingod deny these happened, a press statement from the Solidarity Action Group for Indigenous Peoples (SAGIP) said.
Forty days ago, Ferdie 'Batman' Lintuan was felled by bullets from assassins. We have been watching closely recent developments of the still unresolved case, including the arrest of alleged suspects in our colleague's fatal shooting.
