DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 Nov) – The Executive Order creating the15-member Transition Commission (TransCom) for the Bangsamoro poltical entity is now with the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) and should be out soon, Secretary Teresita Quintos-Deles, Presidential Adviser on the
The Datal Biao Elementary School in Barangay Danlag in Tampakan, South Cotabato: the lone public school in the mines development site of Sagittarius Mines, Inc . MindaNews photo by Bong S. Sarmiento READ SPECIAL REPORT Part 2
Last of two parts TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato (MindaNews/12 Nov) —Potentially the largest foreign direct investment in the Philippines, the $5.9 billion Tampakan mining project faces two major challenges: the ban on open pit mining imposed by the South Cotabato provincial
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 Nov) – After the International Conference on Mining in Mindanao (ICMM) in January, another mining conference will be held here on November 15-16, this time focusing on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in Mindanao, a major issue
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 Nov) — “Towards Multi-Ethnic Archiving in the Postmodern Era” is this year’s theme for the National Archives Congress which will be held at the Ateneo de Davao University on November 17 and 18. The theme “acknowledges the
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/12 November) – Mayor Celso Lobregat has issued two executive orders banning the sale of pellet toy guns and regulating, controlling and limiting the pyrotechnics allowed to be used, sold and distributed here. Citing provisions of Republic Acts
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/12 Nov) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to convene the city’s election registration board to assess and validate th e applications for registration of new voters from the city’s 26 barangays. Lawyer Jose Villanueva,
IN MEMORIAM. Photojournalist Rene Lumawag delivers his message through his shirt: “Stop killing journalists” at the San Pedro Memorial Park to commemorate the 8th death anniversary of his photojournalist son, Gene Boyd, on Monday, November 12. Gene Boyd, MindaNews’ photo
