DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 September)– The Department of Education (DepEd) has recognized two high school teachers from Mindanao as among this year’s “10 best teaching professionals” across the country.[] Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro honored Dr. Annie I. Rodriguez of the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 Sept) – Cagayan de Oro City will host the Mindanao qualifying leg of this year’s Philippine Youth Games – Batang Pinoy on November 7 to 11. Thousands of young potential athletes from various local government units (LGUs)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 September) – Davao del Norte intends to host the Palarong Pambansa next year with the expected completion of its multi-million sports complex project in December, Gov. Rodolfo Del Rosario on Tuesday announced. In an interview after the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 August) – Malacanang’s proposed budget for next year will give five of the six regions in Mindanao an increase of almost 40 percent over this year’s allocation, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced. DBM Secretary
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/18 July) – The provincial government of North Cotabato has assured to protect the remaining forest cover of Mt. Apo amid talks of huge investments that may enter the protected area. “This is one of our ways of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 July) – The provincial government of North Cotabato is seeking investors for its growing palm oil industry but Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza wants a “local player” to take the lead. In a press conference Thursday morning, Mendoza said
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 July) – Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Councils in Mindanao are eyeing exploratory “collaboration projects” to address the digital divide in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) reported. The
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/09 July) – The Davao City chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. urged the city government to enact an ordinance that would pave the way for a private-public partnership in addressing economic and social development concerns such as
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/7 July) – The district engineering office in Compostela Valley province has proposed to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) central office to undergo a sustainable slope protection project in one of the province’s critical landslide
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/30 June) – The Department of Energy (DOE) has identified 15 highly prospective areas for oil and gas exploration in the country, including blocks located in Cotabato and Sulu Sea. Three onshore and 12 offshore blocks that contain
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/20 June) – The lack of infrastructure investments and deflated transport and logistics system in Mindanao is holding back the island from becoming one of the strategic transport hubs of the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines – East Asean Growth Areas (BIMP-EAGA),
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 June) – The regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd) is getting ready for the simultaneous nationwide fun run on June 19 in celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, an
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 June) – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has called on the members of the Barangay Anti-Drug Council (BADAC) here to work with them in countering the drug menace in their areas. Undersecretary Jose Gutierrez, PDEA director
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/7 June) – To reach out to more people in the rural areas, the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) will put up a district office in the town of Banaybanay in Davao Oriental. Francis Calatrava, PAO Davao Region chief,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/6 June) – The business chamber in this city will be in the limelight during the 7th World Chambers Congress in Mexico City starting Wednesday when it is slated to present a project chosen as among the top
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/3 June) – The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has declared Dapitan City as the country’s first Heritage Zone. In its resolution, NHCP said “because of its ancient beginning and Dr. Jose Rizal’s four-year exile in
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/2 June) – Ten container vans packed with undocumented lumber from Davao City were seized last week in Manila, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported. In a statement, Commissioner Lito Alvarez said the illegal cargo consisted mostly of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/27 May) — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced it seized on Thursday eight 40-footer container vans full of onions at the Davao port for lack of an import permit. Davao Customs Acting District Collector Edmundo Magdaraog said
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/27 May) – Two teams from Mindanao will see action in the 2011 LBC Ronda Pilipinas Cycling Tour in September, PhilCycling vice president for Mindanao Salvador Paholio Jr. said. Paholio said Team Davao and the other squad which
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/23 May) — Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has asked the Catholic priests and bishops not to become too personal in arguing with President Aquino on the controversial Reproductive Health Bill. In his television program Gikan sa Masa, Para
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/22 May) — The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources said the estimated cost of damage to Bakud Reef off Kiamba in Sarangani province after a cargo vessel ran aground on May 8, could run up to P42
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/22 May) — Police are now looking at robbery as the motive behind the killing of a Manila-based businessman in a hotel room here last week. Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said the police already have a suspect in
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/5 May) – Good news for Mindanaoan cycling enthusiasts. The LBC Ronda Pilipinas will hold a Mindanao elimination on May 15 in Malaybalay City with top cyclists from across the island expected to take part in the race.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 April) – Stung by setbacks in two crucial ballgame championship matches and its failure to snatch a single gold in swimming, the Davao Region bowed to Central Visayas in this year’s National Collegiate Games of the Private
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 April) – Between 500 and 1,000 running enthusiasts and fitness buffs here are expected to give their share of relief to the already mounting loads of international aid to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 Apr) – The Asian Football Federation (AFC) has donated television sets to four Mindanao schools in an effort to give students across Southeast Asia opportunity to learn football skills and tactics. Davao City’s Zonta Elementary School, Maco
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 Apr) – A sports award giving body here has feted the region’s finest professional and amateur boxers, including three champions who were conferred with a Hall of Fame award in simple but meaningful rites. Former Regional Trial
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/5 April) – All 17 regions in the country have confirmed participation in the upcoming 2011 Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) National Collegiate Games which is set to kick off on April 9 to 14 in Zamboanga City
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/04 April) — It’s all systems go for the 2011 Davao Region Athletic Association (Davraa) Meet on April 10 to 14, the Department of Education (DepEd) in Region XI said. Jocelyn Dela Costa, DepEd’s Physical Education and School sports supervisor, said this year’s
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 March) ¬– Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. (PPPI) is now in the process of joining the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), on the way to buying the franchise of Barako Bull. The Davao City-based oil company is now awaiting
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/18 Feb) — “Jobless growth” is one of the major challenges” to the economy of Southeastern Mindanao, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) said in its 2010 Davao Socioeconomic Output and 2011 Development Outlook Report. The NEDA report
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/17 Feb) – After hosting an international musical event, Tagum City will play host to the 34th Annual Federation of Duckpin Bowlers of the Philippines (FEDBOP) National Bowling Championship on May 2 to 7, bringing the games back
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 Feb) — The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has no plans to revive the ill-fated Mindanao Friendship Games, a sports for peace program aimed to help secure peace in Mindanao and promote the island. In an interview, PSC
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/9 Feb) – The Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM) has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) and concerned local government units (LGUs) to prioritize rehabilitation of watersheds in Mindanao which have crucial impact on the farming
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/07 February) – A philanthropic organization that planned to put up a hospital for children here is yet to apply for a permit to construct the $2.5-million facility, an official at the Department of Health (DOH) XI said.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 January) — A study documenting the Reproductive Health (RH) Movement in Davao City echoes the RH bill debate in the country as it cites the strong opposition in the Catholic hierarchy as one of the major challenges
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/2 Feb) – The House of Representatives will conduct an inquiry on the alleged irregularities concerning the multimillion-peso royalty payments made by a mining company to the Mamanwa tribe in Claver, Surigao del Norte. The national cultural communities
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/01 February) – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Region 11 is optimistic of meeting the deadline set by the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) to cleanse its list of all pending and inactive mining applications this
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/29 January) — The Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing the Penaplata Elementary School to be the Special Education (SpEd) center to serve children with special needs in the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos). Dr. Minerva Pabros,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/21 Jan) – The Department of Education’s effort to reduce the number of high school dropouts in three divisions in the Caraga Region is paying off, the DepEd said. Public secondary schools in Agusan del Sur and in
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 January) – His disappointment over the arrest of an alleged New People Army (NPA) leader on New Year’s Day was “nothing personal” but “a question of principle,” Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said. “It’s a question of principle
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 January) — Davao City’s Liga ng mga Barangay chief Paolo Duterte and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) president Jashera Gonzales were elected Vice President for Mindanao in their respective national federations. Duterte, barangay chair of Catalunan Grande, won unopposed
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 Jan) – Davaoeño artists were honored in the Vatican for making the Nativity Scene displayed in Saint Peter Square during the last Christmas celebration. The Nativity Scene, featuring nine Filipino statues that complement the traditional figures of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/29 July) – Alarmed by the year-round threat of dengue, the head of the City Council Committee on Health is proposing to enact an ordinance aimed at reducing the number of cases in the coming years. Councilor Bernard
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 July) –Small and medium enterprises in Davao City have a hard time to gain access to financing, a study showed. Half of the SMEs want to access financing but only a fifth were able to borrow from
