KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/7 Feb) – A group promoting organic farming and sustainable agriculture has criticized the Court of Appeals for issuing a writ of preliminary injunction against a Davao City ordinance banning aerial spraying.
KORONADAL CITY (Mindanews/7 Feb) – Top World Bank executives will visit Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao on Friday to look into the continuing implementation of various socio-economic projects under the national government's KALAHI-CIDSS program.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/7 Feb) – A grand festivity will unveil here next week as the city and the entire province of South Cotabato prepare for the hosting of the 2008 National Schools Press Conference (NSPC).
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/7 Feb) — Expect a grand charter day celebration next month as Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is personally dipping his fingers in running the show, opting to chair the 71st Araw ng Dabaw executive committee.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/7 Feb) – No matter how Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, high police officials and other apologists of Malacañang explain away the fate of Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., the fact remains that it is a case of kidnapping and serious illegal detention. The hapless chief executive of the government-owned Philippine Forest Corp. is not a fugitive. There is no warrant for his arrest for any crime.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/7 Feb) — The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) announced today the revival of the sports for peace program dubbed Mindanao Friendship Games (MFG) taking place simultaneous with the week-long celebration of the Mindanao Week of Peace.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/7 Feb) — The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Southern Mindanao has launched its First Semester Sportsfest at the newly constructed People's Park in this city.
Several jail management personnel took part in the running events that kicked off the sportsfest bearing the theme "Kalusugan at Kabihasnan: Kayamanan ng Lipunan."
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (City Information Office/7 Feb) — City Mayor Constantino G. Jaraula renewed the contract of appointments of some 435 casual and job order employees of the City Government this month.
Adriano Lumagsao, chief of the Human Resource Management Office (HRMO) disclosed that of the 598 casual and job order employees whose contracts have ended last December 31, 2007, 387 casual employees and 48 job order employees were approved by Mayor Jaraula for renewal.
Davao investment ups 44% last year, creates 46T jobs
Jenny Grace Molbog-Mendoza/DTI XI
DAVAO CITY (DTI XI/07 February) –The Davao region generated a total of P9.18 billion of investments last year, 44 percent higher compared to 2006 figure of P6.36 billion.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 11 reported that the 2007 accomplishment is 56 percent above its annual target.
By Serafin Ramos, Jr.,
Provincial Information Officer
Sarangani
MAITUM, Sarangani (February 7, 2008) – Environment authorities yesterday stopped a kaingin or slash-and-burn operation in a barangay where burning of a wooded area barely started.
In a letter-complaint coursed thru the office of Mayor Elsie Perrett, Barangay Captain Wanan, two barangay kagawads and a landowner adjacent to the kaingin area alleged that "one Mr. Noli Peralta under the instruction of Mr. Mamerto Cardenas was cutting trees" in the forest area of barangay Ticulab.
