GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 15 July) — The members-only S&R imported retail shopping chain is opening a branch in this city, officials said. Mayor Lorelie Pacquiao and executives of S&R Membership Shopping met Monday at the city hall to
TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 11 July) — The Phividec Industrial Estate has inked an agreement with Del Monte Philippines, Inc. (DMPI) last Thursday allowing the food giant to farm 226 hectares of land for pineapple and papaya production in
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 3 July) — Bernardo Adtoon, a farmer from Barangay Langag in the town of Esperanza, has successfully sent his three children to college due to the significant income from his rubber tree products
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 2 July) — Malaysian food brand Abang J is looking to penetrate the Halal market in Mindanao, which is being positioned as the country’s halal gateway to the BIMP-EAGA. BIMP-EAGA stands for Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 July) — McDonald’s 800th store in the Philippines just opened at the Davao Global Township (DGT) here Monday morning. Meryl Adiel Hernandez, assistant vice president for corporate relations and impact at McDonald’s Philippines, said that
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews / 30 June) — The opening of Panguil Bay Bridge last year is among the factors behind the 6% economic growth in Northern Mindanao in 2024, surpassing the 5.2 percent expansion in 2023. The Department of Economy,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 29 June) – Apple partner Power Mac Center (PMC) has recently opened two new stores in the Davao region, bringing to four its new outlets in Mindanao this year. Joey Alvarez, PMC director for marketing
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 22 June) – The National Tuna Congress (NTC) is staging its silver edition on September 2 to 4 here, with stakeholders looking to discuss ways to further strengthen the country’s tuna industry amid global sustainability
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 20 June) – A modern P115-million laboratory facility being constructed at the fish port complex here is expected to boost the local fisheries sector, which is bannered by the tuna industry, officials said. Elizer Salilig,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 09 June) – Coconut is still the top agricultural product in Mindanao over a five-year period, with cacao at the bottom, from among 13 commodities, according to the latest data from the Mindanao Development Authority
(MindaNews / 06 June) – The foreign market for durian, which is mainly produced in the Davao region, is expanding, with Egypt as the newest destination. The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has confirmed that the Philippines has gained official
MindaNews / 5 June — The Laguindingan International Airport (LIA) in Misamis Oriental is handling 337 flights a week while modernization works are in progress, operator Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc. (AIC) said. Touted as the “Golden Gateway to Mindanao,” LIA, the island’s
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 02 June) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allotted $400 million (P22.32 billion at current rates) to support blue economy initiatives in Mindanao, in line with the efforts for the broader development of the Brunei
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 29 April) – An industrial company based in Tupi town, South Cotabato province is investing some P3 billion for the production of coconut-based biofuel. South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. said his family-owned Tupi Supreme Activated
(MindaNews / 12 April) – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has attracted fresh investments worth P3.2 billion, which are projected to create at least 1,200 new jobs, an official said. Mohamad Omar Pasigan, chairperson of the Bangsamoro
TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 11 April) — The PHIVIDEC Industrial Authority on Friday signed a 20-year lease agreement with a Thai-owned food conglomerate for a P1.2-billion food processing plant for frozen coconut meat and milk in this town’s 3,000-hectare economic
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/Apr 11) – The city’s “unpredictable business climate” has slowed down a bit the selling of real estate for residential and commercial use, an official from the Chamber of Real Estate Builders Association-Davao Chapter (CREBA) said. Diosdado Mahipus
(MindaNews / 10 April) — The infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz Group is gearing up for the modernization of the Laguindingan International Airport (Laguindingan Airport) in Misamis Oriental as it officially takes over Mindanao’s second busiest airport within this month.
(MindaNews / 05 April) – Power Mac Center (PMC), the premiere and leading Apple product reseller in the Philippines, is now present in all of the 18 regions of the country, with its latest branch operating at the newly-opened KCC
(MindaNews / 3 April) — The opening of the Mindanao-grown KCC shopping mall in Cotabato City will reduce the unemployment rate in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) with the thousands of direct and indirect jobs the venture
(MindaNews / 2 April) — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) appeared bullish on the investment potentials of the region with the opening of the huge Mindanao-grown KCC shopping mall in Cotabato City on Wednesday, April 2. BARMM
(MindaNews / 01 April) – The KCC Mall of Cotabato will finally open its doors to the public tomorrow, Wednesday, April 2, the company said. It is the fourth branch of Mindanao-grown shopping mall chain KCC or Koronadal Commercial Corp.
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 31 March) – Experts from the academe and the government have pushed community-based agroecotourism venture as a way to curb poverty. In a study entitled “Developing and Sustaining AgroEcotourism Through a Community-Based Approach,” Dr. Jerelyn
(MindaNews / 28 March) – The Gotianun family-led Filinvest Group has continued its adoption of Philippine eagle Dagitab, a rescued male raptor that has produced 10 offspring with his partner, officials said Friday. FDC Utilities Inc. (FDCUI), the power arm
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 18 March) – The city government here has collected some P327 million in business taxes and other fees from at least 12,000 new and existing businesses that renewed their permits and licenses during the annual
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 6 March) — The Department of Tourism (DOT)-Region 12 is pushing for the inclusion of this city and nearby areas in the region in the tourism circuit and port stops for international cruise ships. Nelia
TABUAN-LASA, Basilan (MindaNews / 24 Feb) — The small islands comprising this young municipality south of the Basilan mainland are rich in marine resources with a lot of high-value varieties of fish. But local fishers faced a big problem: there
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 Dec) – The move to lower travel advisory levels for some parts of Mindanao by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan reflects the island’s improved peace and security situation. In a phone interview on
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 Dec) –The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has yet to determine whether the financing requirement to build the first Tagum City-Davao City-Digos City (TDD) segment of the Mindanao Railway Project (MRP) will come from a foreign
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 Oct) – The volume of fresh durian exported from this city to China has drastically increased to 10,000 metric tons (MT) from January to October 2024 , an official of the City Agriculturist Office (CAO)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 2 Oct) – A three-hectare halal beef production facility worth P150 million will soon rise in Kidapawan City in the province of Cotabato, a development that is seen to boost food sufficiency in Mindanao. At Wednesdays
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /26 Sept)—Investors from Belgium are looking for possibilities to help Tawi-Tawi farmers export their seaweeds, according to the honorary consul of the newly-established Belgian Honorary Consulate for Mindanao. “The Regional Development Councils of Mindanao five days ago
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 12 Sept)—A Chinese steel company is investing $1 billion in Maasim, Sarangani, the largest single foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country under the Marcos administration so far. Secretary Frederick Go, Special Assistant for Investment
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 Sept)—The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) is set to hold the Davao Agri Trade Expo (DATE) 2024 from Sept. 19 to 21 at the SMX Convention Center here. Speaking during “Wednesdays
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 Aug)—Exhibitors hope to reach P12 million in revenues at the seven-day Mindanao Trade Expo (MTE) 2024 Kadayawan Festival here. The MTE 2024, themed as “Empowering the future of MSMEs: Connecting, Cultivating, Commerce,” opened last August
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 25 July)—Gov. Santiago Cane Jr. has focused his vision on nurturing the aspirations of young farmers, who he believes are poised to drive the growth and modernization of agriculture in the province. The governor
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 July)—Three private companies have expressed interest to fund the construction of the Mindanao Railway Project, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Leo Tereso Magno said. In a press conference on the first day of the two-day
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 July)—The power sector in Mindanao aims to inject more renewable energy (RE) sources into the current power mix in the island as the government targets to achieve a 50-50 ratio of renewable and non-renewable energy
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 16 July)—The remote village of Das-agan, once known as the killing fields of the dreaded “Lost Command” in the 1980s, is now seeing promising livelihood prospects for citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) farmers. This development
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 July) — The Ayala Malls will invest P2 billion for the expansion of Abreeza Mall along J.P. Laurel Avenue here, a company executive announced on Friday. Janice Parreño, general manager of Abreeza Mall, told reporters
PROSPERIDAD, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 30 May)—Rep. Adolph Edward Plaza (2nd Dist., Agusan del Sur) has lamented the neglect by the national government of the importance of the role of soil science in enhancing the country’s agriculture and economy.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 May) – International and domestic potential and certified halal products will be showcased at the 9th Philippine Halal Trade and Tourism Expo (PHTTE) at the SMX Convention Center in Davao City from May 23 to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 April)—Tech players from the cities of Iligan, Cagayan de Oro, and Davao have joined forces to organize Mindanao’s biggest technology summit slated for June 29 to 30, organizers said on Wednesday. Speaking during “Wednesdays Media
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 March)—This year’s Davao Agri-Trade Expo (DATE), scheduled from September 19 to 21 at SMX Convention Center in SM Lanang Premier, aims to focus on enhancing food security using Agriculture 4.0, or digital agriculture. Launched last
PANABO CITY, Davao del Norte (MindaNews / 13 March) – A huge, hi-tech cold storage facility in Anflo Industrial Estate here is set to rise by early 2025. Real estate developer Damosa Land and GMAC Logitech Refrigeration Corp. (GMAC), a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 January)—The mango industry in Mindanao needs to improve farm practices—like minimizing use of pesticides—to tap into the New Zealand market. Mindanao Business Council (MBC) chair Vicente T. Lao, said during the Kapihan sa PIA (Philippine
