KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/Feb. 9) – Unidentified armed men believed to be members of a police intelligence unit abducted a security guard of the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) assigned at the Mindanao geothermal production field in Mount Apo, along Osmeña Drive here, 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/09 February) — It was the brainchild of two great missionaries- Fr. Gerard Mongeau, OMI and Fr. Cuthbert Billman, OMI. Fr. Mongeau fathered it and Fr. Billman named it, "The Mindanao Cross, a little paper with a big cause." This motto has described the paper ever since it emerged from a donated printing press and began to hit the streets 60 years ago on February 6, 1948.
As one enters the City of Tacurong, one can see the simplicity of life in a striving community of about 100,000 souls. Rising from the stereotype portrayed by national and foreign media for many years that it is a very risky place to stay in, visit or do business due to the past reported bombings and other acts of criminality and terrorism, its people are not only resilient but truly resisted the idea of relocating to other “safer” places as an act of defiance to these conscienceless and soulless monsters.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/Feb. 9) – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has set up here its first Mindanao satellite office amid robust moves to strengthen its grassroots development program in the island.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has proven herself to be an avid aper of President George W. Bush. When Bush declared war against terrorism following the plane-bombing of the twin-tower World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D. C., on September 11, 2001, Arroyo was the first head of state to follow suit.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/08 Feb)– Fight or flight, posture or submit. Much is known about the first two from psychology textbooks. These are instincts that kick in when an individual registers threat. There is no arguing with instincts.
The 73rd IB’s admission that human rights violations were committed against the Ata-Manobos in Talaingod, laid to rest contradicting views and reports of non-government organizations vis-à-vis the local government.
President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo has reiterated her 2010 “timeline to end armed rebellion” as she stressed during the Local Peace and Security Assembly (LPSA) in Region XI in Mindanao that “peace will bring a new era of economic development to Mindanao.”
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / February 8)- The city governments of Malaybalay and Valencia will lose as much as P170 million in their internal revenue allotment (IRA) shares this year as more towns were converted into cities last year.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/08 February) — Sultan Kudarat officials are pushing for the conversion of the province's lone state college into a university.
Teng Garcia, Sultan Kudarat's political affairs assistant for information and special concerns, said Sultan Kudarat First District Rep. Datu Pax Mangudadatu has joined hands with several local officials to lobby for the immediate passage of House Bill (HB) 1362 or the Act converting the Sultan Kudarat Polytechnic State College (SKPSC) into a state university.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / February 8) – The provincial board has approved a resolution seeking more funds for the rehabilitation and reforestation of the Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park.
In a resolution approved on January 30, the provincial board "significantly and zealously" requested Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, Gov. Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr., Second district Rep. Teofisto Guingona III and First district Rep. Candido Pancrudo, Jr. for additional funding for the park.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / February 8) – The Provincial Tourism Office assured legislators this week they are ready for the Kaamulan Festival, slated to start on February 18.
Officials from PTO appeared at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan on February 6 to update provincial board members of preparations for the annual festival.
