KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/24 March) – Kidapawan Bishop Romulo dela Cruz, the Archbishop-elect of Zamboanga, has vowed to attend to the needs of the ‘bakwits’ or residents displaced from their homes due to the 21-day standoff between government forces and the
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/24 March) – School children displaced by the September 2013 standoff between government forces and the Moro National Liberation Front will have a chance to improve their academic performance through a Summer Enhancement Program, an education official said
Members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces man a checkpoint at Camp Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat in Maguindanao province on March 23, 2014. MindaNews photo by Toto Lozano
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/24 March) — The Department of Tourism is planning to start the deployment by next year of tourism workers to key areas in Southeast Asia as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) economic integration
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/24 March) – Crimea has been torn from Ukraine and is now part of the Russian Federation after President Vladimir Putin signed the law that annexed the region. Whether the annexation was legal or not depends on which
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/24 March) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) is targeting to get the approval of the Tourism Infrastructure Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) within this year for the development of Mindanao’s first tourism enterprise zone or TEZ. Arturo
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/23 March) – Officials from the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) are meeting Monday morning with local officials and the business sector here to discuss the problems brought about by the delayed construction
Boys find it fun to jump into the murky waters of the Agusan River on a rainy summer day. Light rains brought by Tropical Depression Caloy continued to pour in Butuan City, Saturday afternoon, March 22. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/23 March) — There will be “synchronized” Barangay Assembly meetings nationwide on Saturday, March 29. It’s unclear how synchronized assemblies promote autonomy or local governance, but it is routine practice now although it has no palpable
