DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/27 January) – ARMM Governor Datu Zaldy Ampatuan has appointed officers-in-charge for governor and vice governor and 10 board members for what they now refer to as “New Maguindanao” – actually the “old” Maguindanao before Shariff Kabunsuan was carved out of it, a carving out declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/27 January) – A moratorium on mining is needed if the Philippines is to avoid a rice shortage in the long term, foreign environment experts today said in a presentation of a study done in six mining sites across the country.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/27 January) — Six people from three towns in North Cotabato were killed when swept away by floodwaters spawned by heavy rains since weekend, a top official said.
North Cotabato Governor Jesus Sacdalan said the victims were from Kabacan, Magpet, and President Roxas towns.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/27 January) – Officials at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources have allowed the cutting of trees in a reforestation project in Baungon, Bukidnon to give way to a supposed ecotourism park that would serve as a “municipal landmark” and “tourist attraction.”
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