

Young boys carry one of their friends to force him to swim with them at the Agusan River in Butuan City, Tuesday afternoon, March 4, 2014. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 March)—Another milestone was achieved for the Mindanao peace process with the launching Wednesday of the Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP) here, the roadmap for short- and medium-term development strategy for Bangsamoro areas. The BDP will identify investments and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 March) – Twenty children of victims who died in the bomb explosion at the Davao International Airport in Sasa in 2003 have finished college with help from the city government, according to the City Social Services and
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/05 March) — In a bid to ease the daily rotational brownouts here, city officials are pushing for the use of the leased diesel-fired modular generator sets of distribution utility South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (Socoteco II)
By Lorie Ann Cascaro and Jesse Pizarro Boga HANOI, Vietnam to VIENTIANE, Laos (MindaNews / 5 March) – A corner in the outskirt of the Old Quarter in Hanoi became our instant dressing area amid the hustle and bustle of
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/05 March) – Unidentified persons abducted Tuesday a town vice mayor in Basilan province at a shopping mall in this city. Arsina Nanoh, 20, is the vice mayor of Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan. She is also a jeweler. Supt.
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao (MindaNews/5 March)— The peace panels of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) met here Tuesday, this time not to sit on the negotiating table but to witness the presentation of

A Lumad from Pantukan, Compostela Valley province calls for the passage of the People’s Mining Bill during a protest rally to commemorate the enactment of the Mining Act of 1995 in this photo taken on March 4, 2014. MindaNews photo

A street vendor prepares ice shavings which he later sells as “leche con yelo” at Roxas Avenue in Davao City on March 4, 2014. The summer heat makes “leche con yelo” a favorite refreshment item. MindaNews photo by Toto Lozano




