DAVAO CITY – Human rights group Karapatan today condemns the killing of two activist farmers in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur by unidentified elements of 39th Infantry Battalion. According to Karapatan regional Acting Deputy Secretary-General Hanimay Suazo, “Rody Dejos, 50
Construction of the bridge linking the towns of Baganga and Cateel is still unfinished after nearly two years. Vehicles have to take a longer route and residents have to ride on motorized bancas. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/1 March) – A sudden rise of the water level of the Pulangi River on Monday affected 115 families and damaged crops worth at least P18.5 million in three low-lying barangays, according to the City Disaster Risk Reduction
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – More than 80 hectares of rice farmlands in Isulan town in Sultan Kudarat have been devastated due to flashfloods triggered by the swelling of a major river in the area. Isulan Mayor Diosdado Pallasigue said Tuesday
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/1 March) – The kidnapped nurse released last Monday said she wants to pursue her dream of working abroad. Maricris Cuartocruz, 21, was freed by her abductors Monday evening, more than two months since she was abducted right
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/1 March) – The National Food Authority (NFA) assured residents here and nearby South Cotabato province that it has enough rice stocks to supply the area’s food requirements for the coming months despite the noted slowdown in
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/1 March) – The Alcantara-led Conal Holdings Corp. is on the end stages of the detailed design and engineering studies for its $450-million coal-fired power plant in nearby Maasim, Sarangani province, a senior company executive said. But
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/1 March) – For almost two decades now, Sarangani, a province straddling seven towns with an estimated population of nearly half a million people (2007 census), has only one trial court to boost. But the wheels of
