23 March 2015 After Mamasapano, What? An Open Letter To Our Honorable Legislators +Orlando B. Cardinal Quevedo, O.M.I. Archbishop of Cotabato Our Beloved Legislators: Greetings of peace in the Lord! In the depths of our grief for all the fallen combatants
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/24 March) – A total of 318 persons were infected with sexually transmitted diseases last year in the city, according to records at the City Health Office. There were 302 recorded cases in 2013, Jessica Nepomuceno, social hygiene
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/24 March) — Relatives of a suspect in the Ampatuan massacre who has been released on bail expressed worries recent acts of violence in Maguindanao might be blamed on him after reports came out he has been seen
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 March) – There is a very vivid similarity between what happened in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on January 25 and the Jabidah massacre 47 years ago.[] Aside from helping continue perpetuate injustice on the Bangsamoro people, both incidents were
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 March) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will be holding public consultations with residents and other stakeholders in areas around Mount Apo on the proposal to increase to as much as P1,500 the visitor’s fee
TAGUM CITY (MindaNews/24 March) – An old man who had planned to walk from General Santos City to Ormoc in Leyte with his six dogs has obtained a free ride home with help from a dog owners association and the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/24 March) – Efforts by the provincial government of Sarangani to maintain transparency and accountability in its operations has received a major boost after it was conferred with the Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping Award by the
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/24 March) — The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has allotted around P96 million for the expansion this year of the city’s drainage system. Engr. Pio Lumungsod, chief of the DPWH’s city engineering district office,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 24, 2015 – President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, three months into his six-year term on August 23, 2010, revealed his lack of decisiveness. At about 10 a.m. that day, dismissed Police Capt. Rolando Mendoza took
[This takes off from previous pieces on the same topic, which dealt with steps in empowering a citizen (Step Nos. 1 to 4), as a way to prepare for the synchronized Barangay Assemblies scheduled on Saturday, March 28, 2015.] CAGAYAN
