CANDLES FOR JUSTICE. Local residents and families of victims of the fire that razed Novo Jeans & Shirts on May 9, 2012 offer candles in front of the storeÕs building last June 18, 2012 for the 40th day ceremony. Seventeen
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/20 June) – Thirteen mayors out of 116 towns in the five-province, two-city Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) were awarded Wednesday morning the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) for good governance performance in 2011, two of them
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/20 June) – Are we seeing a new generation of Ampatuans in politics?
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/20 June) – Two editorial staff and a publisher of a local daily newspaper here and two broadcasters in Butuan City received death threats after bringing out a story on illegal logging in Northern Mindanao and
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/20 June) – Liba-liba fishing has reportedly been proliferating in the capital town of Dapa in Siargao Island, a councilor of the municipality revealed. The councilor, who asked not to be identified for security reasons, revealed to MindaNews
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews/19 June) – The special registration for persons with disabilities (PWDs) nationwide set for next month will be called off following the Commission on Elections’ decision to give priority to voter registration in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/20 June) – Government rescuers continued with the search and rescue operations Wednesday for the remaining four fishermen from Maasim town who went missing following the storm surge along the Sarangani Bay last June 12. Maasim Mayor
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/20 June) – Authorities arrested a suspected drug courier in a buy-bust operation here before dawn today, according to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Region 12. PDEA-12 spokesman Vince Lachica said they confiscated from Teddy Atabelo,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/20 June) – Almost 10 years after businessman Rodrigo “Junjun” Rivera Jr. sued former city councilor Franklin Gacal Jr., both camps finally agreed to an amicable settlement. Gacal is the chief of staff of the congressional office
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/20 June) – Twenty years after governments and private entities met in Rio de Janeiro for the first Earth Summit, all roads lead again to the Brazilian city that is more known for the tallest statue of Christ
