Mindanao provinces expected to be hit by the tsunami. Fifteen other provinces in the Philippines are also covered by tsunami alert level two following the massive earthquake that hit Japan that triggered tsunami. Mindanews Infographics | Read Story
In coastal areas facing the vast Pacific Ocean, residents are informed way ahead what to do in case of tsunami warnings, like this signage in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. MindaNews file photo by Bobby Timonera
After a night at sea, fishermen in Hinatuan town, Surigao del Sur fix their bancas before venturing out to sea again. MindaNews Photo by Froilan Gallardo
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/10 March) – The field testing of the controversial Bacillus thuringiensis eggplant or Bt talong in North Cotabato remains pending despite the issuance of the biosafety permit for its trial, the regional office of the Department of Agriculture
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/10 March) – The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao has released some P50,000 worth of financial assistance to five of the eight overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from the region who returned
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 March) – As a way of helping Filipinos working in Libya, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is planning to require commercial banks to open a special window to exchange dinar, the Libyan currency, should demand spike
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/10 March) – Mindanao-based One Network Bank (ONB) is eyeing to give more credits to farmers, particularly those involved in the productions of banana, rubber and palm oil, to boost the bank’s lending accounts.[] Alex V. Buenaventura, the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/10 March) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao has launched a region-wide inspection of industrial and commercial construction sites to check the compliance of local construction firms with the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 March) ¬– Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. (PPPI) is now in the process of joining the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), on the way to buying the franchise of Barako Bull. The Davao City-based oil company is now awaiting
