APPLAUSE. OIC ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman and Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos-Deles at the signing of the Joint GPH-MILF Statement (read story) on Saturday, August 11 in Kuala Lumpur. MindaNews photo by Carolyn O. Arguillas
SAME PARAGRAPH. Malaysian facilitator Tengku Dato’ Ab Ghafar Tengku Mohamed shakes the hand of OIC ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman at the Palace of the Golden Horses hotel in Kuala Lumpur Saturday morning. Tengku on Wednesday said the panels are now
PEACE ADVISER. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos-Deles and Philippine government (GPH) peace panel chair Marvic Leonen arrive at the venue of the peace negotiations between the GPH and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front at 9 a. m.
TALKING PEACE. Mujiv Hataman, OIC Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao arrives at the venue of the peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 at the Palace
DATU SAUDI AMPATUAN, Maguindanao (MindaNews/10 Aug) – After five days of painstakingly clearing it of snipers and booby traps, the military said the highway linking Cotabato and Isulan cities is now open for public transportation. Col. Prudencio Asto, spokesperson of
The facade of the SM City General Santos taken on Thursday after the blessing attended by select guests. The mall opened its doors to the public starting Friday, 10 August 2012. MindaNews photo by Bong S. Sarmiento | Read Story
DESERTED HIGHWAY. Because there is no traffic on the highway linking Cotabato and Isulan cities, a Teduray evacuee dries his harvested corn on the road at Barangay Salvo, Datu Ampatuan town in Maguindanao on 10 August 2012. MindaNews photo Froilan
POLICE PRESENCE. A police vehicle patrols the highway in Guindulungan town, Maguindanao after the highway linking Cotabato and Isulan cities was cleared on August 10, 2012. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/10 August) – An Indian national, who was kidnapped more than a year ago, has escaped from his Abu Sayyaf captors in the province of Sulu, police said. Senior Supt. Antonio Freyra, Sulu provincial police director, said that
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 10 Aug) – SM City General Santos, the 45th mall in the country of the Sy-led SM Prime Holdings, Inc., opened its doors to the public today. SM Prime President Hans T. Sy graced the
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/9 August) – Environment authorities here have scored in their campaign as they dismantled a newly-built mini-sawmill illegally operating in an upland barangay here, officials disclosed Thursday. This came about as environment officials, in coordination with the police,
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/10 Aug) – A group in Bukidnon composed of multi-sectoral organizations is seeking greater public support, especially from Bukidnon’s three congressional representatives, for the passage of the Alternative Minerals Management Bill (AMMB) to help protect the province’s remaining
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 Aug) – A grenade exploded on the roof of an internet cafe in Kabacan, North Cotabato around 8 p.m. Friday, police said. Supt. Raul Supiter, Kabacan police chief, said no one was hurt in the explosion caused
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/10 Aug) – The city government is pushing for the establishment of a multimillion-peso integrated terminal complex that would serve as the area’s main transport and food trading hub. Meriam Buguis, City Economic Management and Cooperative Development
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/9 Aug) – According to a July 19 report of MindaNews, one of the several consensus points reached by Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front peace panels is to let the election in the Autonomous Region in
