DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/29 December) — The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Region 11 has released nearly P5.6 million—or P5,000 each—to migrant workers and their families affected by Typhoon Pablo in Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley (ComVal), a ranking official
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/ 29 December) – A senior Philippine National Police (PNP) official in Southwestern Mindanao (Region 12) blamed politics for the reshuffling of police officers in North Cotabato. On Friday, Senior Supt. Roque Alcantara relinquished his post as provincial
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/29 December) – A local rural bank executive here has vowed to come-up with a proposal that would require owners of fruit plantations to plant a hectare (ha) of trees for every ha of agricultural plantation as part
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/29 December) – Some P700,000 worth of firecrackers confiscated by authorities in the different parts of Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9) were destroyed by the Firearms, Explosives, Security Agencies and Guard Section-9 (FESAGS-9). Chief Insp. Mark Azur, FESAGS-9 chief,
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/ 29 December)- The National Museum branch here has been temporarily closed to the viewing public due to repair and retro-fitting works. George Abcede, the museum’s officer-in-charge, said the museum was closed sometime in November. One of the
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/ 29 December)–Five persons were wounded when an explosion hit a Husky Bus near the round ball (welcome rotunda) of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat at around 5:45 p.m. Friday, officials said. Col. Edmundo Pangilinan, commander of the 601st Army
NEW BATAAN, Compostela Valley (MindaNews/28 December) –They finally buried the dead three weeks after super typhoon Pablo hit this town on December 4, but only temporarily. At the public cemetery in Purok 4, Barangay Cabinuangan on Thursday afternoon, the caskets
NEW BATAAN, Compostela Valley (MindaNews/28 Dec) — No, it has not reached the level of “disaster tourism” on the scale of post-hurricane Katrina New Orleans where guided bus tours are available for a visit to severely damaged neighborhoods but Barangay
