HERE in America, news of the Egyptian fallout has reigned supreme over most other issues. The fall from power of Hosni Mubarak, after 30 years, must also make us all go back to the time when the People Power movement
BAUTO. A Manobo woman paddles her “bauto” (canoe) along Agusan River near Bunawan town in Agusan del Sur. Wooden canoes and boats are the major means of transportation of the residents living on the banks of Agusan River. Mindanews Photo
PEACE POND. North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Taliño-Mendoza releases Pangasius fingerlings into the “Peace Pond” at Barangay Kapinpilan in Misadayap, North Cotabato on Tuesday. Mindanews Photo by Keith Bacongco | Read Story
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/17 Feb) – Describing the Tampakan copper-gold project of foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines, Inc. as a “catastrophe in the making,” a militant group here has urged President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III to stop the processing of mining
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato (MindaNews/17 Feb) – It all started as a “quick response team” (QRT) in times of armed conflicts and natural calamities. But since armed conflict and natural calamities rarely happen in the village of Kapinpilan these days, a local group, which became known as the Magungaya Center, thought of making something to make the QRT members busy in these times of “relative peace.”
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/17 Feb) – House Bill 3528, which seeks to establish a financing mechanism for climate change adaptation, passed first reading after the Committee on Ecology of the House of Representatives saw the need for early the
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/17 Feb) – The local government of Kidapawan is expected to lose starting next year P36 million from its internal revenue allotment (IRA) because of the recent Supreme Court ruling on the 16 new cities, five of which
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/17 Feb) – The contractor of the controversial P225-million Malaybalay City public market has declined the city government’s offer to continue the stalled project through turn-key scheme. Marianito G. Rivera, vice president of H.R. Lopez Co., Inc., said
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews) – This city is celebrating the National Arts Month by pushing indigenous arts more than popular arts and those from other countries. “We need to uphold our beliefs and values to promote our indigenous arts and our
VIENTIANE, Laos (MindaNews/17 February) – MindaNews today signed a partnership agreement on an exchange program with media organizations from four other Asian countries at the end of a three-day meeting that started Monday in a hotel overlooking the mighty Mekong
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/17 Feb) – After hosting an international musical event, Tagum City will play host to the 34th Annual Federation of Duckpin Bowlers of the Philippines (FEDBOP) National Bowling Championship on May 2 to 7, bringing the games back
