COTABATO CITY (Kids 4 Peace) –Two international volunteer artists: Alwin Reamillo, who is a Filipino-Australian cross-media/installation artist based in Perth, Australia and Arnel Agawin, a Filipino visual and installation artist based in Hongkong, will facilitate a Tutubing Bakal Peace Helicopter Project.
COTBATO CITY — KAWAGIB, a Moro human rights organization, gives homage to the men, women and children who have fallen victims to the repressive policies of the government.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 March) – Appealing to the kidnappers’ “sense of humanity,” the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) in a statement, asked them to “avoid taking any action that could endanger the
lives” of ICRC staff members Mary Jean Lacaba, Eugenio Vagni and Andreas Notter.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 March) — The city government has approved the recommendation of Task Group Rebelyn for a reward of half a million pesos for anyone who could provide information on the abductors and killers of 20-yer old teacher Rebelyn Pitao, daughter of a commander of the New Peoples’ Army.
This as Supt. Quirubin Manalang, spokesperson of Task Group Rebelyn, said the Land Transportation Office informed them the plate number of the white van used in abducting Rebelyn is “fictitious.”
MALAYBALAY (MindaNews/19 March) — City Hall is considering the termination of its contract with the controversial builder of the P225-million public market project citing yet another delay.
Mayor Florencio T. Flores Jr. told this reporter they are leaving it to the City Legal Office to study the right move after the City Engineers’ Office certified that the firm, H.R. Lopez Co., Inc., has not finished the project despite the nine-month extension.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/19 March) — Twenty six persons were arrested in 38 crime incidents reported to the Malaybalay City Police Office during the recently-concluded Kaamulan Festival, P/Supt. Marlou L. Martinez said.
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/19 March) — A bonsai plant nurtured by an obstetrician-gynecologist from General Santos City won the Mindanao Bonsai contest held last week in Davao City.
