DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/6 Oct) – Another released Philippine Eagle was found dead in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental last Monday apparently after it was shot, according to the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF). The PEF said in a statement that a concerned
T’BOLI, South Cotabato (MindaNews / 6 Oct) – The South Cotabato government has urged for extra vigilance to avoid the possible attack by New People’s Army (NPA) rebels against mining firms operating in the area. South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Pingoy
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/6 Oct) – Combined government forces have rescued today a health worker kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf bandits more than two months ago in the island province of Sulu, police said. Director Felicisimo Khu, chief of the Directorate
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/6 Oct)– Cotabato Governor Lala Talino-Mendoza has urged the Commission on Audit (CoA) to audit the multibillion-peso Malitubog-Maridagao (MalMar) irrigation dam project located in the provinces of North Cotabato and Maguindanao. Mendoza, in a recent visit to the
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/6 Oct) – The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third reading a bill creating Bukidnon’s fourth legislative district, according to Congress’s online database in its website. House Bill No. 5236, or the “Act Reapportioning the Province
T’BOLI, South Cotabato (MindaNews/6 Oct) – With early marriage still prevalent among the tribal community here, the national government’s health caravan dubbed “Lakbay Buhay Kalusugan” (LBK) rolled out here Thursday in a bid to lessen such phenomenon as well as
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/05 October) — The simultaneous raids on three large-scale mining firms in Claver town, Surigao del Norte on Monday, should serve as a stern warning to extractive industries, especially foreign-owned mining companies, that continue to “plunder
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/05 October) – Confronted by a substantial cut in the province’s internal revenue allotment, Bukidnon Gov. Alex Calingasan has proposed a P1. 330-billion budget for 2012, almost P50 million less than this year’s budget of P1.379 billion. The
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/05 October) — Climate change adaptation must be given serious consideration if the country wants to bolster the competitiveness of its mango industry in the global market, with Mindanao cited as a potential major producer due to its
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/05 October) – South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Pingoy Jr. has suspended the province’s environment officer for 30 days in the wake of an ongoing investigation into the illegal mining activities in the province. Pingoy said Wednesday he
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 October) – The City Agriculture Office is now testing a biological agent on Phytophtora, a microorganism that attacks high-value crops like durian and slowly kills the host plants. But Jeanna Massing, field technician in Tugbok District, clarified
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/05 October) – The provincial government of South Cotabato is working for the release before yearend of its P30-million loan from the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to facilitate the construction of additional classrooms in various
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/05 October) – Aside from being used by government as an issue against the National Democratic Front, the attack on Monday by the New People’s Army against three mining firms in Claver, Surigao del Norte has once more
