BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi (VERA Files through MindaNews/13 Oct) — Barangay captains in this town said they were willing to give P10,000 from the village coffers to help defray expenses in the upcoming barangay elections, as long as the national government gives
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/13 October) – Residents and officials in Surigao del Norte are supporting the proposed ban on the export of mineral ore, claiming it is more advantageous if the minerals were processed here. “Sending raw mine materials abroad has
II. Standoff Not Necessary GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 13 Oct) — To end Part I of this series, we restated the AFP’s recapitulation of the three-week Zamboanga City standoff (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 1, 2013) as already over. And
Zamboanga City’s hard road to recovery from weeks of urban fighting between Muslim rebels and government troops has been delayed by heavy rains that shut down the city yesterday (Oct. 8), cancelling flights and closing schools. However long the recovery
An old woman cuts small branches from shrubs she gathered by the mountainside of Del Carmen in Iligan City Sunday morning (13 October 2013) for use as firewood. MindaNews photo by Bobby Timonera
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 Oct) — The government (GPH) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panels resumed talks Tuesday, extended it supposedly until Saturday but ended early Sunday morning with no deal struck on the Annex on Power-Sharing as the
