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
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 January)—The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and executives of an airline company are planning to conduct a two-day technical visit to Manado, Indonesia in the last week of January to discuss with their counterparts the possible
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 December)—The promising ongoing developments in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will propel the growth of Mindanao, an official said on Wednesday. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Assistant Secretary Romeo Montenegro said during “Wednesdays
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 December) – State-owned National Development Company (NDC) signed Thursday a P40-million deal with waste management firm Davao Thermo Biotech Corporation (DTBC). “As an existing venture that works on waste-to-fertilizer as an agricultural resource with an
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 December)—The province of Davao Oriental has the fastest-growing economy in the Davao Region, attaining a 12.3-percent growth, the Philippine Statistics Authority-Davao Region (PSA-Davao) reported. Randolph Anthony Gales, regional director of the Philippine Statistics Authority-Region 11
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 26 November) — An estimated 2,000 subscribers of a major telecommunications company here whose internet service was disconnected on November 20 are still waiting for the service to be restored. The service interruption for
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 October) – Transportation Network Vehicle Services provider Grab Philippines has launched its GrabCar operations in Davao City nine years after it first partnered with taxi operators and drivers for GrabTaxi. Grab Philippines launched its GrabCar
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 Oct)—After almost four years, Xiamen Air will resume direct flights between Davao City and Quanzhou, China beginning October 29. Arturo Milan, co-chair of the Regional Development Council-Davao, said that the resumption of the direct connectivity
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 Sept)—A total of 18 cafés will join the month-long 2023 Davao Coffee Crawl this October to promote farmers and their specialty beans produced from different areas of Mindanao. Mina Limbaga, co-organizer, told “Wednesdays Media Forum
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 Sept)—A total of 25 delegates from Mindanao and Palawan will join the Sabah International Expo from September 22 to 24 in Malaysia in the hopes of increasing trade exports to countries in Southeast Asia and
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 7 September) – Senator Cynthia Villar has lauded the European Union’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP +) during the recent 23rd National Tuna Congress in this city, the “Tuna Capital of the Philippines.” She
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 Sept)—Davao Region reported the lowest inflation rate among the six regions in Mindanao as it further eased to 3.9% in August from 4.3% in July, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 August) – A Japanese firm is looking to expand its sources of raw materials in Mindanao for their coconut-based food products. Yu Mizui, who runs the Osaka-based company Cocowell, said his firm is looking for
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 Aug)—A total of 95 exhibitors from all over the Philippines, including some from abroad, will gather in Davao City for the 25th Davao Agri Trade Expo (DATE) slated for September 28–30 at the SMX Convention
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 Aug)—The power supply of Mindanao will remain stable even during El Niño, an official of the Department of Energy (DOE)-Mindanao Field Office assured. During the Kapihan sa Philippine Information Agency (PIA) on Thursday, Engr. Darwin
DTI, BARMM sign agreement on halal, tourism promotion in Lanao Sur COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 14 August) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) last week signed a memorandum of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 2 Aug)—Consumers in Davao City may expect electricity rates to stabilize as the price of coal in the world market has gone down, an executive of the Aboitiz-owned Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) said. Rodger
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 August) – Socio-economic and business leaders in Mindanao are expecting a surge in investments in the Southern Philippines following the lifting of Proclamation 55 issued by former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, which placed the entire
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 July) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appeared bullish on the potentials of the energy sector in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) during his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 July) – Homegrown LTS Malls Inc. said it targets to finish rebuilding the four-story New City Commercial Corporation (NCCC) Mall Ma-a by first quarter next year or more than six years after it was destroyed
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 19 July)—Officials of the Bangsamoro government and the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) have jointly launched the Bangsamoro Barter Trade in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Tuesday. With the formal rebirth of barter trade in the area, economic activities
JABONGA, Agusan del Norte (MindaNews / 12 July)—Amid rising demand for electricity, a 24.9-megawatt hydroelectric plant was inaugurated here Wednesday morning with the promise of bringing affordable and sustainable energy supply to consumers. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who graced
MAITUM, Sarangani (MindaNews / 12 July) – In this rustic coastal town where swathes of rice, corn, banana, cacao and coconut fields dominate the agricultural landscape, a millennial has taken a great leap of faith by planting vanilla, a crop
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 6 July)—The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and the Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9) were the country’s top two fisheries producing regions for the first quarter of 2023, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 June) – A Canadian firm is pouring $2 million (P112 million) for a bamboo project in Davao del Norte, which is set to start this year, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Davao revealed Wednesday.
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 5 June)—Farmers from Mindanao garnered all 12 winning entries in the Arabica category during Sunday’s awarding ceremonies of the Philippine Coffee Quality Competition 2023 held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, according to announcements
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 2 June)—Three cacao farmers from this city will represent the country in the 2023 International Cocoa Awards at the Salon du Chocolat in Paris, France from October 28 to November 1. This was announced by Director
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DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 April) – The country sent on Thursday its first export of fresh durian to Beijing, China with a volume of 18 metric tons. Speaking during the ceremonial send-off at the Davao International Airport, Agriculture Secretary
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 4 April)— A young seafarer’s “flavorful dream” drove him to leave a lucrative job at sea and instead embark on growing vanilla in his native Sarangani province, hoping that someday this can help turn the
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 26 March) — Seven farmers from the municipality of Pangantucan in Bukidnon dominated the first ever Northern Mindanao Coffee Quality Competition held earlier this month, according to the Department of Trade and Industry in Region 10
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 22 March)—A corporate executive turned on-the-ground farmer in Malungon town, Sarangani province, shared his unique experience of harvesting a cacao fruit whose pulp has similarities with the exotic durian fruit. “My first time harvesting this
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 14 March)—The Alcantara Group, a Mindanao-grown Filipino conglomerate, has expanded its property development operations from the Davao region to Soccsksargen, signaled by Friday’s launching of Avia Estate, a mixed-use realty project in nearby Alabel, Sarangani
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 4 January) – The provincial government of South Cotabato is mulling the development of soybean production as one of the keys to ensure food security in the area. Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. bared on Tuesday plans
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 02 January) – Investments in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) plunged by at least half to P1.3 billion in 2022 from P2.8 billion the previous year, data from the Bangsamoro Board of
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 02 January) – “Regular flights” to and from this city, dubbed the “Tuna Capital of the Philippines,” resumed Monday, allowing fresh tuna traders to heave a sigh of relief as they were able to ship
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 20 Dec) – The local economy of Davao City was estimated at P454.7 billion in 2021 despite the pandemic, the highest in the Davao Region composed of five provinces and one highly urbanized city, according to
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 19 December) – Kaltimex Rural Energy Corp. (KREC), a subsidiary of Indonesian PT. Kaltimex Energy, has started its 4-megawatt (MW) power project expansion in Bongao, the capital of Tawi-Tawi, keeping in step with the growth of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 December) – The commercial operation of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) in Mindanao is slated to start on December 26, a Department of Energy (DOE) official revealed Friday. Engr. Erick George D. Uy, science
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 04 December) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public against investing in mobile investment application Cashbaka. In an advisory, the SEC confirmed that individuals representing Cashbaka have been enticing the public to
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 03 December) – General Santos City, the “Tuna Capital of the Philippines,” is proving to be a suitable site for grape production, with a woman leading the way in showcasing that it can be grown
SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao del Norte (MindaNews / 30 November) – The smell of authentic Bangsamoro appetizers and delicacies wafts in the air from the kitchen of the Udtog family in Purok Wardah, Barangay Katuli here. Once or twice a week,
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews /26 Nov) – Starting December 1, Philippine Airlines (PAL) will open its twice weekly flights between Cebu and Cotabato cities, connecting the Queen City of the South with the seat of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 Nov) – The National Cacao Congress 2022 will be staged at the SMX Convention Center Davao from November 24 to 25, highlighting the growing chocolate industry of the Philippines. Dante Muyco, co-chair of the National
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 October) — Former Sarangani Governor Miguel Rene Alcantara Dominguez has joined the 60-year-old Alsons Development and Investment Corporation (Alsons Dev) as its new director who will oversee the business strategy and operations of the premier
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 21 September) — Job seekers in Davao region are encouraged to join the two-day Tourism Job Fair where 2,541 vacancies will be up for grabs from September 22 to 23 at the Abreeza Mall, an official
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 September) — The Chinese contractor of the Samal-Davao bridge has secured a notice to proce ed, more than two months after the Philippines secured a loan from China for the construction of the long-awaited bridge,
BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi (MindaNews / 14 June) – An official of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has one suggestion to solve the skyrocketing prices of petroleum products in the region – restore the barter trade. Lawyer Naguib Sinarimbo,
PATIKUL, Sulu (MindaNews / 11 June) — Be our guests. A ranking military official in Sulu province is inviting ourists to visit this island-province, citing significantly improved peace and order situation in what used to be the stronghold of the
