GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/16 Feb.) – Abundant raw materials and entrepreneurial ingenuity have contributed to the success of the tuna value-added products sector highlighted by P1.6 billion in foreign and domestic earnings last year, officials said.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/Feb 16) – A trial judge in North Cotabato has expressed alarm over the increasing number of cases filed against minors in her sala despite the passage of Republic Act 9344 or the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2007.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/16 Feb.) – South Cotabato officials are pushing for the institutionalization of the purok system in the province's 10 towns and lone city in a bid to further strengthen the system of local governance in the area.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/Feb 16) – The militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) in North Cotabato is set to launch Monday a series of protest rallies as part of its nationwide call for the ouster of President Arroyo in the wake of renewed allegations of large-scale graft under her administration.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/16 Feb.) — The city government here has forged an agreement with a research and development firm to assist in its preparations for the development of the proposed water treatment facility for the city central public market.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/16 Feb.) – The city government is pushing for the revision of its revenue code this year in a bid to increase revenue collection.
Mayor Fernando Miguel said he has commissioned a review of the local revenue code "to make it more responsive to the development thrusts" of the city government.
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Anti-poverty program investments reach P3.9B
LAKE SEBU, South Cotabato (MindaNews/16 Feb.) — Investments under Kalahi-CIDSS, a flagship anti-poverty initiative of the national government, reached at least P3.9 billion during the last five years.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/16 Feb) — Since last Monday, the Presidential Security Group, the police, the military and top officials implicated in the alleged abduction of Rodolfo “Noel” Lozada Jr. have not stopped denying their alleged involvement. The issue is very simple: Was Lozada abducted upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport?
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 Feb.) – Newly-installed Davao Horse Club president Jose Salvador “Pete” T. Batu has vowed to undertake “civic actions” on his term as the chief of the pioneering horse sport organization in Southern Mindanao.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 Feb.) — The Island Garden City of Samal Tourism Council has lined up sporting events to help promote the city’s tourism industry including the staging of the Samal Festival Cycling Challenge which reels off on March 2.
