A cowboy wrestles a cow to the ground during a rodeo competition in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato on Monday, 5 May 2014. Rodeo is one of the series of events for the centennial celebration of the province on September 1. MindaNews
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 7 May) – The daily rotational brownouts in this city have further increased to as long as 10 hours brought about by the worsening power situation in the Mindanao grid. Omar Sahi, Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 7 May) – Steag State Power, Inc. , operator of the lone 210-megawatt coal plant in Mindanao, announced that it will resume supplying electricity to island’s grid this coming Thursday. Jerome Soldevilla, Steag communications officer,
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 May) – Some members-consumers of the Surigao del Norte del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SURNECO) have blocked the acquisition of five units of modular generator sets by filing a temporary restraining order at a local
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 7 May) – Almost everybody, if not everybody, thinks that writing is a gift, not a craft that can be learned, honed and mastered. If you’re talking about poetry and other forms of creative writing, maybe
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 7 May) – The provincial government of South Cotabato is set to convene the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council to discuss the necessary preparations for the possible onslaught in the area later this
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/07 May) – Instead of an increase in the minimum wage, the local business chamber is pushing for productivity-based incentives for private sector workers. Raul Josefino Miguel, president of the General Santos City Chamber of Commerce and
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 7 May) – The opening of the voter registration and validation here and nearby South Cotabato on Tuesday has turned out smooth and orderly despite some minor glitches, among them the daily rotational brownouts in the area.
