Former councilor Leo Avila III files his Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) for cou ncilor of Davao City’s first district. Beside him is former vice mayor Louie Bonguyan who also filed his CoC for congressman of the first district. Mindanews Photo
EARLY BIRD A printing company displays samples of election paraphernalia in front of the Commission on Elections’ office at the Magsaysay Park in Davao City. Mindanews Photo by Ruby Thursday More
DAVAO CITY(MIndaNews/ 5 October) — Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will run for mayor, a post he held for about two decades. Councilor Melchor Quitatin filed the certificate of candidacy (COC) of the tough-talking Duterte, at the Commission on Elections field
HUSBAND AND WIFE .Lamitan City Mayor Roderick Furigay, who is serving his last term, and his wife Rosita file their Certificates of Candidacy (COC) for vice-mayor and mayor, respectively, under the Liberal Party on Wednesday Oct. 3, 2012. This is
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/5 October) – Former Zamboanga del Norte representative and convicted child rapist Romeo Jalosjos is seeking the mayoralty post of this city. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) office here on Friday accepted his COC, despite the Election Registration
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/5 October)–Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio and South Cotabato First District Rep. Pedro Acharon Jr. formally filed their reelection bids on Friday, shaping up what could be the most expensive election race ever here. Custodio and Acharon are running
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/5 October) —There’s a new form of prostitution in the city, and they’re coined street smart. One is “textitution” and the other is “swap-lat.” “Textitution” was derived from the words “text” and “prostitution,” and it is done through
DAVAO CITY(MindaNews/5 October)—Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s arrest on Thursday for plunder charges was greeted here mostly with cheers and some by wariness. The Sandiganbayan First Division issued the arrest warrant against the Pampanga representative and several others after finding
MALAYBALAY CITY(MindaNews/ 5 October)—A volunteer broadcaster of DXDB radio station here filed on Friday his certificate of candidacy (COC) for a provincial board seat in the second district of Bukidnon. Roy Calimpong, host of “Pulso sa Lungsod ” (Pulse of
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/5 October)–Two more city hall employees here have tested positive for drug use and they will lost their jobs, officials said yesterday. The latest mandatory drug testing is part of city hall’s requirement for the employment renewal of
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/ 5 October)– The Regional Development Council (RDC) of Region 12 or the Soccsksargen Region has called for an interagency study to address the mismatch between the available manpower and the requirements of business process outsourcing (BPO)
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/ 5 October) – The Philippine Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front negotiators have agreed to extend by one day – to end today (Saturday), October 6 – their four-day 32nd exploratory talks in Kuala Lumpur to
GENERAL SANTOS CITY(MindaNews/ 5 October) –A very close apolitical confidante of Rep. Manny Pacquiao said it was always the obsession of the eight-division world boxing champion to join politics long before he even ever thought of becoming the top pound-for-pound
Kinsay nag-ingon nga dunay bag-ong nawong sa umaabot nga election? pikat sa Lagong kay mga karaan gihapon mga trapo’ng bagag nawong sa entablado mutungtong di ka malifong? desperado silang mokapyot taliwala sa ilang kayotyot hakog gyud sa gahum bisan abno’ng
Employees of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Davao City flee from the building during an earthquake drill on Thursday, October 4. MindaNews Photo by Ruby Thursday More
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/4 October) — A two-hour daily rotating brownout will again hit this city and the neighboring areas for about a month because of the scheduled maintenance shutdown of Steag State Power Inc.’s 210-megawatt (MW) coal plant in
A worker harvests catfish, locally known as pantat, at a farm in Los Amigos, Tugbok District, Davao City on Thursday, October 4 in time for the 8th Pantatan Festival. One of the festival highlights is an eat-all-you can buffet of
