KORONADAL CITY(MindaNews/ 5 October)— The management of Dole Philippines, Inc. (Dolefil) appeared bullish on the looming takeover of Japanese trading giant Itochu Corp., with the acquisition projected to further strengthen the former’s Asian presence. Simon Denye, Dolefil managing director, noted
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/03 October) – Around 8,700 pieces of abandoned lauan and yakal lumber with an estimated value of P1. 2 million were seized on Monday in Purok 2, Barangay Upper Doongan here by local police. The seized lumber had
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/03 October) — Police authorities in Region 12 are pushing for the purchase of crew-served weapons and ammunition for its mobile or public safety companies. Chief Supt. Alex Paul Monteagudo, Region 12 police director, said the region’s
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/03 October) — A former leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in South Cotabato filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Tuesday afternoon for a provincial board seat in the province’s first district. Nadsid Abedin
LIBUNGAN, North Cotabato (MindaNews/03 October) – Unidentified armed men snatched the owner of a gasoline station here and her secretary, around 6:20 p. m. Tuesday, a police official said. Chief Inspector Bernard Tayong, town police chief, identified the victims as
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/03 October) — The frequency of disasters occurring in the Philippines had started to decline since 2005. In 2011, however, the figures suddenly rose by more than half – from 202 disaster events in 2010 to 431 in
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KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/02 October) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) formally conferred to the city government the Seal of Good Housekeeping award for 2011 in recognition of its “transparent and accountable governance. ” Josephine Leysa, DILG-South
PEOPLE’S CHAMP. Reelectionist Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao files his certificate of candidacy in Alabel town on Oct. 2, 2012 before flying back to the U. S. to resume his training in preparation for his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. MindaNews
ISABELA CITY, Basilan (Mindanews/02 October) – The widows of the late Basilan congressman Wahab Akbar were among those who filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday. Akbar and five of his staff members
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/02 October) — A 60-year old farmer who has run twice as governor of North Cotabato, four times as board member for the province’s second district, and once as village chair, was the first to file his certificate
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/02 October) – A controversial vehicle smuggling suspect from Talakag, Bukidnon has filed his candidacy for governor of the province noon Tuesday. Lynard Allan Bigcas, who hogged headlines after law enforcers seized at least 20 allegedly stolen luxury
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/02 October) – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake was felt on Tuesday in several areas of Mindanao and in Dumaguete City. Engr. Allan Labayog, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) re gional officer-in-charge said that the earthquake, which registered
