CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/16 July) — Despite the usual snags in the 24-year peace negotiations between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front (NDF), there may be some breakthrough in coming up with an acceptable
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/16 July) — A member of the government’s Reciprocal Working Committee on Socio Economic Reforms (RWC-SER), has assured they are on track, contrary to fears from “certain sectors” that they could not present their final draft
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanews/15 July) – One of the three members of a fishing boat crew kidnapped over three months ago off Sulu was released after the captive’s family paid ransom to the Abu Sayyaf, Director Felicisimo Khu, Directorate for Integrated
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/16 July) — There is a “bleak chance” for the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to approve the request of the City Government of Malaybalay to create its own local police auxiliary unit, Mayor Ignacio Zubiri
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/16 July) — The regional celebration of the National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) on July 25 to 27 has been reset to August 11 to 12. Zenaida Laidan, Department of Science and Technology director for Southwestern Mindanao,
Daghang salamat to Alternate Forum for Research in Mindanao, Inc. (AFRIM) and Mindanao Peoples’ Caucus (MPC) for organizing this book launch cum discussion forum. Daghang salamat to all of you who have come notwithstanding another possible raining hard with its new threat of previously unseen flooding in this most livable of Philippine cities. I should be saying a bit more about this also in a while. If Pareng Bert Alejo were here, I must confess to him, “Bless me, father, for I have sinned.
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/16 July) – The uproar caused by a blog post about the state of animals at the Manila Zoo – and the discovery that the writer, 20-year-old Nix de Pano, had used old photos taken by other persons
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/16 July) — The recent controversy involving the ‘7 SUV bishops’ has struck the nation with great embarrassment. The real issue is not whether the so-called gifts are ‘unlawful or anomalous or unconstitutional’. The continued defensive actions and
Statement of Bishops before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Four of the bishops who were at the Committee hearing on July 13 were from Mindanao: Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Quevedo, Zamboanga Archbishop Romulo Valles, Basilan Bishop Martin Jumoad and Butuan Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos
Our Mother Church has been deeply wounded by the controversies in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office that have erupted in the past two weeks. Some members of the Church believe in the innocence of the bishops involved in the issue, while others do not. There is no doubt that everywhere in the Church there is great sorrow. We your pastors are one with you. As shepherds struggling to love you like Jesus the Good Shepherd, we are sorry for the pain and sadness that these events have brought upon you.
