Moro Islamic Liberation Front peace panel chair Mohagher Iqbal shows his COMELEC voter’s ID during the media roundtable discussion in Davao City Thursday (5 March 2016). The MILF, through the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), has said it will field
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 March) —“I am a registered voter.” This is the disclosure of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal during a press briefing here Thursday. Amid cheers and exhortations, a beaming Iqbal showed reporters the
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 5 March) – After eluding arrest twice, a suspected high level illegal drug trafficker fell to government hands following a raid on his house here dawn Thursday, an anti-narcotics agent said. Agent Marvin Mendoza, of the
QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 5 March) – As we stumbled on the idea of fitrah to mean pattern or natural order as our way to reflect on President Barack Obama’s reminders for anyone not to ride on the high horse of Crusades
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 5 March) – The euphoria for the GPH-MILF (Government-Moro Islamic Liberation Front) agreements (Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro) was a short-lived advantage to get a chance to pass the Bangsamoro
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 March) – The City Health Office is set to inspect this week communities in Binugao, Toril regarding reports of foul odors being detected near the Therma South, Inc. (TSI) property, where a a coal-fired power
MELBOURNE, Australia (MindaNews / 5 March) – The rationale for the imposition of a specific time frame for elected office was best expressed by a member of the Constitutional Commission (ConCom) which drafted the 1987 Constitution. [] Mr. Edmundo G.
A singkamas (yam bean) vendor from Nuangan, Kidapawan City prepares her merchandise for display at the public market Thursday (5 March 2015). The sweet singkamas, which is composed of almost 90 percent water, is a favorite delicacy to beat the summer
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 5 March) – Lack of good business sense, among other problems, has bugged the growth of the country’s coffee industry, a former agriculture official said Thursday. In a forum on Philippine international trade strategy here
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 5 March) – The Employees Compensation Commission (ECC) has released P20,000 in funeral benefit to the family of a police commando from Sultan Kudarat province who was among those slain in the bloody clash in
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 5 March) – The city government has allocated around P8 million for the construction of an archive building for the eight trial courts in the area. City Mayor Ronnel Rivera said the preparatory works are
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 5 March) – Corruption in government service is dishonesty in its worst form and scale. It subverts and weakens the authority of government and deprives the people of what is rightfully due them. When a
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 5 March) – Three soldiers were killed while six others were wounded Wednesday in a roadside bombing believed to be the handiwork of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Patikul, Sulu. Captain Ma. Rowena Muyuela, Western
