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Day: January 8, 2011

South Cotabato legislators to discuss open-pit mine ban

KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/07 January) —The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of South Cotabato is set to discuss next Wednesday petitions to review the controversial provincial environment code that bans open-pit mining. Board member Ernesto I Catedral, chairman of the committee on environment protection,

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Big fishers edging out small ones in Camiguin

NAASAG, Mambajao, Camiguin (MindaNews/07 January)—Pedro Alondres knew he could earn considerable money by selling pebbles from the shores of Sitio Baring here except that government has banned such practice. Now 73, Alondres, who had been a fisher since he was

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Co-ops to address growth disparities in agriculture

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/07 January) — In typhoon-wracked 2009, Northern Mindanao registered the highest growth rate in agriculture with 4.6 percent compared to the 0.37-percent national average. Roel R. Ravanera, dean of the Xavier University College of Agriculture (XUCA)

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Armed men burn 4 houses, truck in Tantangan

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/07 January) – Unidentified armed men stormed a remote village in Tantangan town in South Cotabato around midnight Thursday and burned at least four houses and a hauling truck in the area.

Tantangan Mayor Arnold Garingo said the heavily armed attackers went around the central portion of Sitio Tanting in Barangay Poblacion shortly before midnight and fired several shots on some houses before setting four of them on fire.

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BOI eyes more jobs in manufacturing sector

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/07 January) —The Board of Investments (BOI) targets more projects in the manufacturing and other labor-intensive sectors this year to fulfill the Aquino government’s commitment to generate more jobs for the people. BOI Governor Pelagio Ricalde said the

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