ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/26 July) – Zamboanga Peninsula has registered the fastest growth in 2012 among the country’s 17 regions as the peninsula’s economy grew to 12.4 percent last year from 0.1 percent in 2011. Mewchun Pamaran, National Statistical Coordination Board
DARAPANAN, Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao (MindaNews/26 July) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s (MILF) Central Committee is willing to repeat in next month’s negotiations on the remaining two annexes on power-sharing and normalization, what it did in the last round of
Ngano gud intawon intawon wad-on ang pork intawon mag-unsa na lang ang mga honorables intawon dili na sila kadawat intawon og gamay nga porcento dili na ganahan motrabaho (dili na pud ang mansion ma-kumpleto) dili na unya intawon masugdan ang
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 July)—The rehabilitation of those severely affected by super typhoon Pablo last December remains a top priority of the government, Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said on Friday.[] Speaking at the Hermes Club Insulares Forum at Waterfront Insular
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 July)– At least a dozen Cabinet secretaries and business tycoons will be the key speakers during the 22nd Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) that will have President Benigno Aquino III as the major guest. This year’s theme is
Mindanao Coalition of Development NGOs (Mincode) chair Patricia Sarenas expresses civil society’s support to the peace process between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front during a two-hour dialogue with MILF chair Al Haj Murad
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/26 July)– Six cooperatives and enterprising groups in Region 12 have received around P3. 2 million worth of grants from the national government for the upgrading and expansion of their livelihood ventures. The grants were separately released
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/26 July)—The Surigao del Norte Provincial Health Office (PHO) will conduct a massive schistosomiasis treatment in different towns starting next month. Belen Bonono, PHO schistosomiasis coordinator, said the provincial government and the various municipal health offices have scheduled
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/26 July)—A low pressure area was spotted near General Santos City (GenSan) Friday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the LPA was estimated at 450 kilometers east of GenSan as of 8 a. m. and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 July)—Officials expect the Philippine Statistical Act of 2012, which seeks to harmonize the data collection and compilation by different government agencies, to become a law anytime soon. The passage of House Bill 6229 last month will integrate
