COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/11 April) — “Read more and write.” This was the challenge posed to the youth by lawyer Benedicto Bacani, founding director of the Institute for Autonomy and Governance (IAG) in his welcome remarks at the opening Thursday of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 Feb) – Award-winning poet, writer, artist and professor Ricardo de Ungria was among a number of Mindanawon poets who joined the poetry reading during the opening of the 1st Mindanao Book Festival at the Ateneo
BEAUTY. One of the queens of this year’s Bonok-Bonok Festival in Surigao City on Sept. [] 9, 2013. MindaNews Photo by Vanessa Almeda
North Cotabato Governor Emmylou Mendoza (in blue) and Senator JV Ejercito Estrada (second from left) lead the capsule laying for the Centennial Museum on Sunday, September 1, 2013 at the provincial capitol in Kidapawan City. The province will celebrate its
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 August) – Mindanawons from all walks of life marched together in cities across the island today to express their outrage over the reported misuse and abuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel and
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 May) – An environment activist in Surigao del Sur is now on the run, seeking sanctuary in an unknown but safe places after unidentified men attempted to enter his home early morning Friday last week
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/23 May)– Residents and businesses in Surigao del Norte will have to brace for recurring daily brownouts after enjoying uninterrupted power supply since the May 13 elections, an official said. “We expect another round of brownouts a few
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/18 May)–Dubbed by the local media as the “Dragon Slayer,” Akbayan Rep. Arlene “Kaka” Bag-ao finally punched a hole to the well-entrenched political dynasty of the Ecleos, a family name synonymous to Dinagat Islands. Hers was a political
SAN JOSE, DINAGAT ISLANDS (MindaNews/17 May)–Geraldine “Jade” Ecleo, who lost to her reelectionist mother Glenda in the tightly contested gubernatorial race, will not contest the outcome of the elections although she was “shocked” by her loss. “There will be no
DINAGAT ISLANDS (MindaNews/14 May) – The Ecleo dynasty in the Province of Dinagat Islands is losing its grip with Akbayan party-list Rep. Arlene “Kaka” Bag-ao elected as the new representative of the lone district of the Province of Dinagat Islands
SAN JOSE, Dinagat Isands (MindaNews/11 May) — At least 84 combined troops from the police and military are now deployed in the entire province of Dinagat Islands with Loreto town under the control of the Commission on Election (Comelec). Manuel
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 May) – To counter alleged vote-buying schemes by pro-mining candidates, anti-mining advocates in Surigao del Sur are knocking on voters’ conscience with a ditty that will make one sing, shake hips and clap hands. Aptly
CARRASCAL, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/04 May) – Besieged by tribal discontent and a strong Catholic Church-backed anti-mining opposition, Marcventures Mining and Development Corp. (MMDC) finally decided to temporarily shutdown its operation in Barangay Cabangahan in Cantilan town, Surigao del Sur.
Young advocates dance to the local campaign jingle “Iska Pamilya, Iska Boto, Kontra-Mina” during the Earth Day Fun Run for Environment in Cantilan town in Surigao del Sur Saturday April 27. MindaNews photo by Vanessa Almeda
CANTILAN, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/29 April) – Backed by star power, an estimated 10,000 people from several towns and one city in Surigao del Sur staged a post-Earth Day fun run and rally to once again drumbeat their opposition to
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 April) – Irate consumers flooded the Facebook site of the electric cooperative here over the past few days because of the steep surge of electricity bills while the daily brownouts lasting three to four hours
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/23 April) – Anti-mining advocates from the provinces of Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur marked the Earth Day celebration Monday with another protest at the Mines and Geosciences Bureau regional office in this city to renew
Priests from the Iglesia Filipina Independiente march along the national highway of Surigao City to commemorate Earth Day on Monday April 22, 2013. MindaNews photo by Vanessa Almeda
CABANGAHAN, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/18 April) – The human barricade set up at the foot of an erstwhile protected watershed turned mining site is dividing the Manobo tribal community here. Richard Ampo, who represented his stepbrother, Martin Ampo Jr.[]
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/18 April) — Surigaonon runners gathered at the Surigao Provincial Grandstand at 5 p.m. Wednesday to express their solidarity, support and condolences to the victims of the April 15 tragedy at the Boston Marathon. Dr. Jay Remy Gonzales
CABANGAHAN, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews/15 April) – A group of Manobo tribesmen has blocked a road in this barangay for over a week now to demand payment for the alleged desecration of their sacred sites by Marcventures Mining and
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 April) – Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero finds “unacceptable” the proposal of the Department of Energy that Mindanaoans should settle for higher power rates than suffer prolonged, if not regular, daily brownouts. He said he does
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/09 April) – For Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero the heart of the Sabah issue is that the Philippines should not drop its claim to the disputed territory because “it is ours”, but the senators should let President Benigno
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/08 April) – After three days of speculations, the Barbers brothers finally broke their silence and announced to a jubilant crowd of loyal supporters that they have reconsidered their earlier decision to withdraw from the electoral race. Former
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/2 April)—Candidates of local opposition party Koalisyon nan mga Oposisyon sa Surigao (Kosug) hit the campaign trail Monday with a proclamation rally attended by an estimated 4,000 supporters. Former city mayor Alfonso Casurra kicked off the proclamation rally
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/27 March) – The arrested Lumad leader from Lianga town in Surigao del Sur is now out of jail and in the custody of provincial Governor Johnny Pimentel, a police official said Wednesday. Supt. Jeffrey Lawrence Mauricio,
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 March) – A Lumad leader from Surigao del Sur was arrested last Saturday by police in civilian clothes after coming out of a radio station in Tandag City in Surigao del Sur for an interview,
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/17 March) — Twenty journalists and media workers completed the country’s first all-women safety training organized by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP). NUJP chair Rowena Paraan said the two-day training held on
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/16 March) – Is it all right for an organization of mining companies to hold office at a building of the government agency that regulates the conduct of mining activities, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)? Environment advocates
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/14 March) — The Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Caraga Region has refused yet again to enforce a court order stopping Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation from operating within a watershed forest reserve in Cantilan town in Surigao del Sur.
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 March) – Exasperated residents from several towns in Surigao del Sur swooped down on the regional office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) here to push for the implementation of a court order issued
SURIGAO CITY(MindaNews/09 March) –In a bid to enhance the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Surigao del Norte, the provincial government gathered Friday various government line agencies and private sector organizations for the consolidation and harmonization of
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 3 March) – Debunking public perception that the Diocese of Surigao has been “silent” on mining and environment issues, Bishop Antonieto Cabahog says he is not a person who will incite antagonism but will rather chose
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/28 Feb) — Local officials affected by the planned streamlining of membership to three mining committees for environment and social development programs have appealed to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) to reconsider the order. Engr. Reynaldo Y.
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/26 February) – Some local government officials in mining areas in Surigao have protested the move of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau-Caraga to “rationalize” their memberships in committees created under the Mining Act of 1995, saying this could
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 Feb) – Fish supply for Surigao del Norte and this city is still enough to feed local consumers, and even guests, authorities said. But despite this reality, the price of fish and other marine products in
Gregoria Tisang of the Bureau of Agriculture Statistics in Surigao City points to the “moymoy” freshwater fish. Ignored and sometimes thrown out for its low market value, the fish is now classified “First Class” in the city and fetches from P100 to P130
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/7 February) – Considered the “underdogs,” the Barbers brothers vowed to give their rival Matugas family a good fight in the May 2013 local political race. Ace and Lyndon Barbers, both former governors of Surigao del Norte, told
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/05 February) – Saying it wanted to clarify some legal issues first, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Caraga Region had again refused to enforce an almost 2-year old temporary environment protection order (TEPO) against a mining
Anti-mining advocate Regina Lopez talks to thousands of anti-mining supporters who filled to the rafters the Cantilan Gymnasium during a sympoisum in Surigao del Sur on January 21, 2013. MindaNews photo by Vanessa L. Almeda
CANTILAN, Surigao del Sur (MindaNews / 23 Jan) – Staunch anti-mining advocate Regina Lopez rallied residents in the seven towns of Surigao del Sur last Monday to oppose mining in eco-tourism sites. Some 6,000 advocates chanted and raised their fists
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/20 January) — Residents who fled their villages on January 16 when Lake Mainit in Surigao del Norte overflowed have not returned home as the water level in the lake remains at critical level, a disaster response official
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/15 January) – Various loose firearms and ammunition were confiscated by police and intelligence operatives here Saturday noon in line with the nationwide drive “Oplan Paglalansag Omega”, authorities said. City Mayor Ernesto T. Matugas, together with police and
SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/15 January) – Continuous rains since early morning today forced the water district to suspend water supply by mid-morning. The Surigao Metropolitan Water District (SMWD) in a 10:30 a. m. advisory sent through the Philippine Information Agency-Surigao del
