GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/10 January) — Police authorities are closely watching the political developments in two mining towns and a remote village in South Cotabato province due to the possible escalation of violence in the run-up to and during the
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/10 January) — Classes for the pre-school and elementary were suspended as rains continued to batter the city due to an approaching low pressure area (LPA). Vice Mayor Danilo Menor announced the suspension at 7 a.m. as rains
Market vendors continue to sell their produce outside the Surigao City public market early morning January 10, despite the continuous rains since Wednesday. MindaNews photo by Vanessa L. Almeda
It’s a rainy day in Kidapawan City with the low pressure area still hovering, estimated by the weather bureau at 480 kilometers southeast of General Santos City as of 8 a.m.January 10. In its 11 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/10 January) — Officials declared a village here under a state of calamity due to the severe floods affecting some 600 families. Armando Diamante, chair of the flood-hit Barangay Baluan here on Thursday said they issued the
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews/10 January) – An entrapment operation involving a supposed payment of extortion money in a restaurant in Isulan town in Sultan Kudarat province Wednesday noon ended in a shootout, killing the alleged extortionist and injuring a policeman. Superintendent
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/10 January) — Representatives from at least 32 different women organizations, non-government institutions, and government agencies, including policewomen, have formed a coalition to protect them from all forms of abuses, oppression, and harassments. Sr. Lalyn Macahilo of the
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews/10 January) — Typhoon Pablo, an extreme climate event, showed the tight grip and control of weather and climate over agriculture, livelihood and socioeconomics. It showed us, as it has in the past, that we are at the
Devotees express their emotions as the Black Nazarene is brought out for a procession in Barangay Lapasan in Cagayan de Oro on Jan. 9, 2012. The parish church of Barangay Lapasan holds an annual procession in honor of the Black
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/09 January) — Failing to communicate the geo-hazard maps and weather advisories to the provincial and municipal governments led to the tragedy that was Typhoon Pablo, Senator Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, said.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 9 Jan) – The city government here has launched a massive cleanup of waterways and drainage channels in various parts of the city in a bid to help ease flooding in several low-lying villages in
There is no doubt that with his latest film – Ang Paglalakbay ng mga Bituin sa Gabing Madilim – the Mindanawon independent filmmaker, Arnel M. Mardoquio, has now become one of the country’s best.
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 9 Jan) – The government weather bureau this afternoon warned of possible flashflood and landslides as the approaching low pressure area (LPA) was spotted at 4 p.m. 150 km southeast of General Santos City, which experienced
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 9 Jan) – Around 33,000 motorcycle owners in Region 12 or the Soccsksargen Region have secured import commodity clearance (ICC) stickers for their helmets during the six-month free inspection and marking last year conducted by
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 Jan) – Local health officials are raising alarm bells on the rate of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the city as the number of those afflicted with the disease has already reached three in
