DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/08 November)—Mindanao will be short of 1,000 megawatts more, on top of the projected 484-megawatt shortfall in 2014, if the power need of the mining industry is also considered, Vicente Lao, chair of the Mindanao Business Council (MBC)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/08 November) — Government is eyeing the possibility of lifting its self-imposed ban on pork exports, which was triggered by the discovery of an ebola case in Luzon. Dr. Rafael Mercado, chief of the livestock division of the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/08 November) – Palay buying prices in South Cotabato province and other areas of Region 12 or Southwestern Mindnao have stabilized during the past several weeks as the National Food Authority’s (NFA) intensified palay procurement drive continues
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/08 November) – The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) is pushing for the establishment of a drug treatment and rehabilitation center for Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao at the region’s administrative center in Koronadal City. Eduardo Siason, co-chair
The GRP-MILF peace process is at an impasse and I mean “impasse” in every sense of the word: “deadlock”, “dead end”, “stalemate”, “boxed-in”. What is the current deadlock all about? The current deadlock is about WHO shall facilitate the negotiations and HOW shall the facilitation process be conducted. I am not talking about the country acting as the facilitator. That has already been settled. It will still be Malaysia. The bone of contention is about who will be the person conducting the actual facilitation.
6 Nov 2010 (Acceptance speech delivered at the 1st Agong Awards of the Mindanao Media Forum on 6 November 2010). Thank you for the honor and of course, the dinner. My wife, who has to accompany me wherever I go,
PASSING ON THE TORCH. Mindanawon journalists under 30 years old pose with 84-year old Mindanawon journalist, Patricio P. Diaz, who was honored with the 1st Agong Award by the Mindanao Media Forum Saturday night at the Garden Oases Resort and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/08 November) – The Malaysian-led International Monitoring Team (IMT) has recorded only three armed skirmishes between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) from January to October this year, a significant drop from 110 for
