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Day: November 9, 2012

632 years of Islam in the Philippines

Pangalay dance performed on top of an earthen jar in Simunul, Tawi-tawi on November 7. Away from the glare of publicity and the pomp and pageantry of most festivals, residents of the island of Simunul and other towns in Tawi-Tawi

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COMMENT: Bridging the Historic Chasm (5)

III. Strategic Compromises (2. Clash of Concepts) GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/ 09 November) — As discussed in the “Re-View”, the Moro Problem is more than 400 years. The Moros started agitating for redress of the wrong done against them when

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WE'RE WATCHING. Sr. Supt. Nerio Bermudo (right), Butuan City police director, checks footages of the eight CCTV cameras at the monitoring center at the Butuan City Police Office last November 8, 2012. Several more cameras are up for installation to help in the city's crime prevention campaign. Mindanews Photo by Erwin Mascarinas

Butuan seeks more cops, mounts more CCTV cams

BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/09 November)—The city police has requested for additional policemen and the installation of more closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras to suppress the increasing criminal activities in the locality, said Sr. Supt. Nerio Bermudo, acting city police director. Due to

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Campaign vs. firecrackers set in Region 12

GENERAL SANTOS CITY(MindaNews/09 November) — The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 12 or the Soccsksargen Region is set to launch a massive advocacy and information campaign in various parts of the region against the use of firecrackers during the

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450 marijuana plants uprooted in North Cotabato

KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/09 November) – Authorities raided a marijuana plantation Thursday in a remote village in Magpet, North Cotabato, leading to the arrest of two persons, a police official said.   Sr. Insp. Sunny Leoncito, Magpet police chief, said they

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A new mosque now stands at the site of the first mosque ever built in the Philippines in Simunul Island in Tawi-tawi in 1380 with the arrival of Sheik Karimul Makhdum. The 632nd anniversary of the coming of Islam to the Philippines was celebrated 7 November 2012. MindaNews file photo by Bobby Timonera

Islam’s Quiet Birthday Celebration in Simunul

632nd FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY OF ISLAM IN THE PHILIPPINES Islam’s Quiet Birthday Celebration in Simunul By Red Batario with additional reporting from G Sevilla Alvarez TUBIG INDANGAN, Simunul, Tawi-Tawi (MindaNews / 8 Nov) – Away from the glare of publicity and

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Flood control

Workers shovel  mud and debris before placing prefabricated concrete box culvert at the flood control canal project along Montilla Boulevard, Butuan City  on Nov. 6. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas

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PACQUIAO WATCH: Speed, speed and speed

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 7 Nov) – Many have said it before. Speed kills. In a game that is dictated by power, speed is one great equalizer. Eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is one of the gifted prize

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TINGOG SA SUBA: Epal

panahon na gyud karon sa samot nga pakapalan ang nawong sa mga unggoy naka-plastar na sa kanto ug mga dalan labi na kay hapit na ang pasko walay gipa-saylo bisan simenteryo maayo unta og mga guwapa-guwapo manghod man lang pud

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Strike

Workers at the Surigao pier are on  strike against the Prudential Customs Brokerage Services, Inc. in Surigao City,  paralyzing an undetermined volume of cargoes being shipped to and from the city. The PBCS I office is located inside the port of

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