BANCARERA. Thousands gather at Queen Tuna Park Sunday, September 26, to witness the Sarangani Riders who dominated bancarera or motor boat race staged by Bombo Radyo Gensan as part of the celebration of Tuna Festival 2010. (Cocoy Sexcion/Sarangani Information Office)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 September) — An all-women contingent of the Civilian Protection Component (CPC) of the International Monitoring Team will be launched in Aleosan town, North Cotabato on October 4. The launching comes ten years after the adoption of United
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 September) — Mindanao exporters are lobbying for government to grant them the same exemptions and privileges enjoyed by firms within the export processing zones in the country. Bonifacio Tan, former president of the Davao City Chamber of
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/26 September) — The National Food Authority (NFA) in Region 12 (Southwestern Mindanao) is targeting to purchase some 685,000 bags of palay in the region under its subsidized buying program. Gil Pepito Paqueo, NFA Region 12 director,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/26 Sept) — A city councilor has reportedly received death threats after turning down earlier this month an alleged P2 million bribery attempt by suspected gambling lords based in the city. Councilor Dante Vicente, chair of the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 September) — Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte shrugged off reports on renewed killings in the city but sternly warned reckless jeepney drivers they will not be given a “second chance.” “These people will really kill,” he said, referring
SIGN OF THE TIMES. A child reads a beach sign that discourage swimming in the waters off Davao City because of pollution. Unchecked disposal of waste and illegal enclosure of beaches have polluted Pakiputan Channel between the cities of Davao
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 September) — Ignoring their government’s advisory against visiting the Philippines, Hong Kong birdwatchers are in Davao for the 1st Asian Bird Fair, claiming they are on a mission for the environment. “Bird watching is no pure enjoyment,”
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/25 September) — Caregiving courses are out, commercial cooking and housekeeping are in. Caregiving courses are still being offered but executives of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) say government is no longer supporting it through
