KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/05 January) — Marbel Bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez has renewed his call for the immediate passage of the proposed environment code of South Cotabato, which includes a ban on open-pit mining in the area.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/05 January) – Flooding in three northern Mindanao cities have displaced 7,840 families or 38,764 persons, a civil defense official told MindaNews.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/05 January) – The Commission on Higher Education today went ahead with the oath-taking of a veterinarian as president of one of the biggest state universities in Southwestern Mindanao despite a complaint filed by some faculty and staff members of the school.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/05 January) – City Mayor Rodolfo Gantuangco has strongly recommended to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Region 12 the immediate relief of city jail officials for gross negligence.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/05 January) – Terror groups might be behind the series of grenade attacks in General Santos City and Sultan Kudarat province, a police official said.
