
MALAYBALAY CITY(MindaNews/11 November)- Tropical depression “Zoraida” forced 18 families in Barangay Sumalsag in Malitbog, Bukidnon to evacuate to safer grounds as of 5 p.m. Monday, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) reported. From seven provinces in Mindanao,
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/11 November)—Students in pre-school and elementary levels in this city were sent home after tropical depression “Zoraida” dumped at least 10 millimeters of rain (moderate to heavy) Monday afternoon. Aside from the mandatory suspension of classes,
SURIGAO CITY(MindaNews/11 November)—Classes in pre-school and elementary levels and boat trips were suspended Monday afternoon in Surigao del Norte and Dinagat provinces as tropical depression “Zoraida” moves closer to northeastern Mindanao, officials said. City Mayor Ernesto Matugas declared the suspension
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 November)—Suspending their rules in an emergency session Monday, the Sangguniang Panlungsod here approved the release of P8 million from the city’s calamity fund for victims of super typhoon Yolanda in the Visayas. Tacloban City, one of the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/11 November)– Security has been tightened in this city and other parts of Region 12 or the Soccsksargen Region in connection with the commemoration of the fourth anniversary of the gruesome Ampatuan massacre on November 23. Supt.
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/11 November)—Various groups here have appealed for donations for victims of super typhoon “Yolanda” in the provinces of Leyte and Samar. Local radio stations affiliated with the Kapisanan ng mga Broadcasters Ng Pilipinas (KBP) have been airing Monday
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/11 November)– Cases of suspected chikungunya infection have continued to persist in parts of South Cotabato province but local health authorities assured that they have already contained the mosquito-borne disease. Cecile Lorenzo, disease surveillance head of the
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/11 November)–Coaxing harmony out of diversity is a difficult task. Imagine how much more difficult is bringing harmony to a region so diverse and complicated as Mindanao. Amid contending ideological forces—personal, political, economic, religious—it has been
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 Nov) – After Yolanda, here comes Zoraida. Public storm warning signal number 1 was raised in four more Mindanao provinces as Zoraida is fast approaching, making a total of ten out of 26 provinces under public storm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY(MindaNews/11 November)– Health authorities in South Cotabato province are targeting to totally eradicate malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, within the next three years. Dr. Rogelio Aturdido Jr., South Cotabato Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) chief, said they have intensified
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/11 November)—The Bukidnon Kaamulan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (BKCCII) wants more time to study the city’s proposed Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) for 2012-2022. Roderico Bioco, BKCCII president, said the chamber has to sit on the

Farmers use a rice thresher to separate the rice grains from the stalks and husks in Barangay Alubijid, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte, on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 9, 2013. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 Nov) – After Yolanda, here comes Zoraida. Public storm warning signal number 1 has been raised over seven of 26 Mindanao provinces, particularly in the Caraga and Davao regions, as tropical depression Zoraida was spotted 950 km
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 November)– There’s a refreshing change in the public face of Malacanang these days. Secretary SONNY COLOMA coming out from his hole and taking over the microphone in Malacanang from the previous spokesmen is notable. I watched him




