A fisherman checks his net, locally known as “pukot,” in Lake Seloton in Lake Sebu town of South Cotabato. Lake Seloton is one of the three lakes of this town. Tilapia fisihing is the main source of living for residents
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Mindanao’s business sector expressed confidence that Mindanao’s economy will bounce back following the resolution of the Zamboanga crisis, particularly that situation in the city is now returning to normalcy. Daniel Lim, president of the Davao City
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/01 October)– At least P842 million worth of projects have been completed across Mindanao under a World Bank-funded program for agriculture since the project was launched six years ago, officials said. In 2007, the Department of Agriculture (DA)
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/01 October) — The daily rotational brownouts in this city and parts of South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces have stretched to seven hours on Tuesday due to a major power load cut imposed by the National Grid
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/01 October) – A volunteer nurse in Maguindanao alleged she was sexually abused by a Marine soldier on the night of Sept. 17, provincial health officer Dr. Tahir Sulaik today said. Sulaik said that “Bella” (not her real
They mine the depths of the Cagayan de Oro River for sand, and shovel it to waiting dump trucks from dawn to dusk. The river is their life. It is here that they bathe, do their laundry and wash their
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, October 1, 2013 – Three reports offer significant facts and insights to peace watchers and decision-makers in relation to the Zamboanga City “war” or “crisis” three weeks after it had started last September 9. Manila media reports
First of Three Parts IN THEORY, elections are supposed to be the great leveler or equalizer of democracy. The vote of any ordinary man scraping a living off the streets is supposed to have the same clout as that of
