BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/11 March) — A controversial small-scale nickel mining firm which shut down its operations six months ago will soon reopen under a Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) but on the same mining site in Tubay, Agusan del Norte.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/11 March) – Davao City’s ordinance banning aerial spraying in plantations has earned the support of the provincial board of Bukidnon.
In a resolution passed on March 5, a copy of which was given to MindaNews Tuesday, the board cited the ordinance as a “commendable and laudable advocacy in protecting the people and the environment from the effects of inorganic chemicals.”
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/11 March) — A public school in a town in North Cotabato was deserted on Monday when parents and guardians brought their children home after they heard reports that a black Toyota van tried to snatch a grade two pupil.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 March) – This city experienced an increase in crime volume the past two months but threats from various armed groups have been contained except for the killing of a businessman and two encounters between the 66th Infantry Battalion and New People’s Army, the local police said.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 March) – Zamboanga City has confirmed its participation in the 2008 Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte-Araw ng Dabaw Basketball Tournament on March 12 to 17 at the Davao City Recreation Center.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 March) — Davao del Norte hosted the recently concluded Mindanao elimination of the prestigious 12th Nestea Beach volleyball which was held at the Tagum City Volleydrome in Tagum City.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/10 March) – North Cotabato Vice Governor Manny Pinol has urged the Department of Justice (DoJ) to create a special prosecution team to handle the rape complaint filed against Datu Andy Montawal, councilor of Datu Montawal town in Maguindanao.
TAGUM CITY (MindaNews/10 March) – Thirty-five businesses and real property taxpayers received citations from the city government Thursday during an awards night at the Tagum Trade Center in recognition of their contribution in pumping up the local economy since 1998.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/10 March) – Call it premature campaigning, but Gov. Jose Maria R. Zubiri turned the program marking Bukidnon's 91st Foundation Day celebration Monday into an endorsement of Senate President Manuel Villar’s political plan by asking the crowd if they would vote for the senator as president in 2010.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/10 March) – A student from a state college in North Cotabato today filed a rape complaint against two of her male friends who allegedly abused her sexually on Friday night.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — WHEN Manny Pacquiao and reigning World Boxing Council super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez climb to the ring this Sunday morning (March 16, Manila time), they will have their respective countrymen rooting for them.
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews/10 March) — Mindanao women are slowly making their mark. Even as mothers who have to balance work, clan needs and an environment with sporadic conflict, these lady achievers have made their dent in Philippine history whether as politicians, pioneers or peace negotiators. These are their stories.
