One of several boats that join the fluvial parade in honor of St. Peter the Fisherman in Opol, Misamis Oriental on 29 June 2014. St. Peter, considered by Catholics as the first Pope, is the town’s patron saint. MindaNews photo
A worker braves the inclement weather as he installs new sets of streetlamps along the national highway in General Santos City 30 June 2014. The city government has earmarked P54-million to light up city roads with 1,000 LED lamps, poles
Clouds cover the side of Mt. Apo facing Kidapawan City as rains pour in the region on 30 June 2014. MindaNews photo by Geonarri Solmerano
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/30 June) — Coconut farmers across the country vowed to stage a hunger strike in September if the government continues to deny their demands to utilize the coco levy funds. Jerry Dela Cerna, chairperson of the Davao Gulf
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/30 June) – The Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone and Freeport (Zamboecozone) export value index increased by almost 40 percent for the first five months of this year compared to the same period last year. Christopher Lawrence Arnuco,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/30 June) — The provincial government of South Cotabato sent a medical team on Monday to a remote village in Lake Sebu town due to a reported outbreak of diarrhea that already left two children dead and
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/30 June) — The city council approved earlier this month to apply for a P409-million from the Land Bank of the Philippines to complete the concreting and widening of “farm to market” roads in the Basakan area, the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/30 June) — A still unidentified man was killed while 18 families were forced to evacuate late Sunday afternoon due to another flashflood in a major river here. Dr. Agripino Dacera Jr., City Disaster Risk Reduction and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /30 June) – A “domestic terror group,” not an international terror group is behind the recent threats of terrorist acts here and other key cities in Mindanao, the Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson said. Chief Supt. Reuben
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/30 June) — Between the pilfered pork barrel funds and the disbursement accelerated releases that are now in the hands of the traditional politicos—trapos—or salted away for ease of access or transfer, there are several hundred
A laborer cooks corn in Bankerohan Market, Davao City on Sunday for distribution to vendors across the city. MindaNews photo by Keith Bacongco
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 June) — Local Governments Secretary Mar Roxas on Sunday met with Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and police officials to discuss security measures undertaken against reported terror threats targeting the city and key areas in Mindanao. At
