Pidong Sendunan, 63, gathers golden kohol and other shells in Barangay Bacdulong in the scenic Lake Sebu, South Cotabato on Tuesday, 19 August 2014. He sells the shells at P45 a kilo. MindaNews photo Gregorio Bueno
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/19 August)–Although Malacañang has said that there will be no more pork, don’t bank on it. No less than the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has revealed that lump sum discretionary allocations (without specifics,
Beth Castronuevo models a suwat, a traditional T’boli headdress, at their store in Barangay Bacdulong, Lake Sebu, South Cotabato on Tuesday (August 19, 2014). She says one headdress takes two weeks to finish. [] MindaNews photo by H. Marcos C.
Hundreds of beneficiaries of the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer–Families in Need of Special Protection program rush at the Iligan Dealers Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Iligan City to claim their cash grants on Tuesday, 19 August 2014, the last day of payout.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/19 August) — City officials are seeking for the inclusion of the long-delayed rehabilitation of the city airport here in the national government’s infrastructure initiatives for next year. In a resolution, the city council specifically asked the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/19 August)– The National Housing Authority (NHA) has released an initial P1.8 million to set off the development of the P12 million resettlement project in Sto. Nino town in South Cotabato. Vice President Jejomar Binay, who chairs
GENERAL SANTOS CITY(MindaNews/19 August)– By the end of this month or earlier, the BBL (Bangsamoro Basic Law) draft, the proposed BBL bill, will be submitted to the Congress. Three reports as of yesterday morning were at variance as to when
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/19 August)—Vice President Jejomar Binay has expressed support to the creation of the Bangsamoro government during a two-day swing in Maguindanao province and in this city. Heavily guarded by the police and the military and backed up by
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 August)–An official from the Davao City Investment and Promotions Center (DCIPC) said yesterday that two more companies have expressed interest to develop a residential area that was hit by a fire in April into a mixed-use facility.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 August)–The Davao City Police Office Special Weapons and Tactics or SWAT team will undergo a training on close quarter battle, Senior Supt. Vicente Danao, city police director, said yesterday. In an interview, he said that the 45-day
An early morning scene in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato (August 19, 2014). MindaNews photo by H. Marcos C. Mordeno
