Workers split a rattan stem into smaller parts in Barangay Dona Flavia, San Luis town in Agusan del Sur Tuesday (10 March 2015). The rattan will be sent to Cebu to be used into furniture production. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) – Red Herring – something intended to divert attention from the real problem or matter at hand; a misleading clue. Secession – the act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) – Around 2,400 hectares of farmlands in Sarangani Province have been devastated due to the impact of a continuing dry spell in the area triggered by the onset of a mild El Niño
Tot Pananggulon, father of eight-year-old Sarah who died in the Jan. 25 clash between MILF and PNP-SAF commandos in Mamasapano town, shows how a bullet grazed his shoulder. Aside from Sarah, four other civilians died in the crossfire. MindaNews photo by Froilan
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) – Employment rate in the Davao Region improved to 94 percent in January, compared to 93. 6 percent during the same period last year, data from Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed. PSA data released Thursday
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) – Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz called on tuna industry players here to pursue critical reforms in their labor practices and make sure that they are aligned with international standards. Baldoz issued the call
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) – The Philippine Society of Nephrologists (PSN) warned the public about the cost of treatment for kidney-related diseases to reach at least P1 million, adding that diet and lifestyle remain the best prevention. Speaking
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) – A Zamboanga del Norte-based cooperative engaged in cassava production has received more than P400,000 in financial grant from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the agency’s Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 12 March) – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Regional Office-IX is eyeing to establish five “Negosyo Centers” this year in Region IX in line with Republic Act 10644 otherwise known as the “Go Negosyo
3rd of a six-part series (*This six part series is based on an article I wrote with Atty. Janice Lee entitled “The Draft Bangsamoro Basic Law: Overcoming Constitutional Challenges” which Ateneo de Davao University just published in a Compendium on
