MindaNews / 11 April – Indonesian carrier TransNusa Air has expressed interest to service the possible revival of the Davao-Manado direct flight, which is being worked out to strengthen economic and tourism ties between Mindanao and North Sulawesi under the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 December) – Reports tagging Mindanao as a terror hotspot based on the travel history of the two Bondi Beach shooters in Sydney, Australia are “misleading and unfair,” Secretary Leo Tereso Magno, chair of the Mindanao Development
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 5 December) – Qatari investment firm Al Mansour Holding is exploring the possibility of investing in the southern Philippines, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Leo Tereso Magno said. Magno and royal family member Sheik Mansour
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 5 Nov) — The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) announced Wednesday funds worth ₱2.2 trillion are needed to finance 236 priority projects across Mindanao to further bolster the development of the island. Secretary Leo Tereso Magno,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 August) — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has been working to position itself as a hub for agribusiness, renewable energy, mariculture and halal industry, among others, in the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 05 August) – A series of videos has been circulating on Facebook using the same unverified audio from a viral “Bakbakan sa Mindanao” clip to simulate scenes of armed conflict. These videos are fake, with no
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 21 December) – The Consulate General of Japan in Davao has downgraded risk levels in parts of Mindanao, but several areas have remained off limits to travel “at any time.” The consulate classifies risk levels into
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 / 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)—Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Leo Tereso Magno said he is willing to mediate to settle the rift between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Island Garden City of Samar (IGACOS). In a press
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 July)—The Regional Trial Court (RTC)-Branch 11 of Davao City denied the motion for reconsideration filed by ousted Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chairperson Maria Belen S. Acosta on the order denying the quo warranto petition that
MindaNews fact-checked a claim on Facebook that Mindanao holds the world record for most trees planted simultaneously in an hour in May 2023. The claim is false. Young Farmer, a Facebook page that shares gardening and farming ideas, posted on May
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 31 May) – Ousted Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) secretary Maria Belen Sunga-Acosta has filed a motion for reconsideration after the Regional Trial Court dismissed her quo warranto petition against her replacement Leo Tereso Magno. In a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 May)—The Regional Trial Court Branch 15 of Davao City has dismissed the quo warranto petition filed by ousted Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Maria Belen “Mabel” Sunga-Acosta against her successor, Leo Tereso Magno. In a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 May) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Leo Tereso Abellera Magno as the new chair of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), replacing Ma. Belen Sunga-Acosta whose six-year term was “terminated for cause due to loss
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/20 May) – Is there a new chair of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA)? President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. reportedly appointed on May 13 Leo Tereso Abellera Magno, as the new MinDA chair, replacing Secretary Maria Belen Sunga-Acosta, whose
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) — Extreme weather changes are greatly affecting Mindanao’s water basins and its agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors, an official from the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. These sectors are dependent on weather conditions in
The Facebook post of famous Canadian vlogger BecomingFilipino that Mindanao has 27 provinces is wrong. Mindanao comprises 28 provinces as of September 2023, after Maguindanao province was divided into Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte with the ratification of
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 / 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
A recent Facebook post claiming that the Philippines broke the world record by planting more than three million trees in an hour is false. The misinformation was referring to a tree planting activity held in Mindanao in 2014. Amazing Facts,
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 / 29 June)—Mindanao will need around 2,000 megawatts of new renewable energy installed capacity by 2030 to fulfill the objective set by power stakeholders of a 50:50 renewable energy:fossil fuel energy mix in the next seven years.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 February) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has forged a partnership with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) on Wednesday to assist the local government units (LGUs) access financing from various agencies for
ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 7 Dec) – An official of the Mindanao Development Agency (MinDA) called on the private sector to invest more in renewable energy so the Philippines would not be affected by events outside the country. “Because of
MATALAM, North Cotabato (MindaNews / 2 November) – The Sandiganbayan Sixth Division acquitted of graft charges Charlita Andales Escaño, director of the Finance and Administrative Services Department of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). In a 26-page decision dated October 26,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 September) – A Member of Parliament (MP) has filed a resolution at the Parliament of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) requesting the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to establish a Bangsamoro desk in the main office
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 April) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is set to launch next month “VolunTurismo,” a project that seeks to bring in thousands of tourists to Siargao Island to aid in its economic recovery and rehabilitation
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 19 March) — Electricity rates in Mindanao are expected to increase following the outbreak of the war between Russia and Ukraine affecting the global supply of diesel and price movement of coal in the global market, Mindanao
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 March) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) hopes the lifting of all coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Davao City will revitalize the local economy after two years of stunted growth caused by the impact of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 1 March) – The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has a minimal impact on Mindanao for now, but it will have a bearing on the island’s economy if tension is prolonged. Assistant Secretary Romeo Montenegro,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 17 February) — After several postponements of the start of its construction the outgoing administration is now pinning its hopes on its successor to prioritize the multi-billion Davao City-Samal Bridge project. Mabel Sunga-Acosta, newly appointed chair
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 Jan) – Newly-appointed Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Maria Belen Sunga Acosta said extractive industry practices need thorough review and operations of mining firms require close monitoring. In a statement released on Wednesday, Acosta, a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 July) — The demand for electricity in Mindanao has significantly increased in the first semester of this year, driven by the “resurgence of economic activities” on the island, an official of the Mindanao Development Authority
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews /27 June) — The total closure of the banana industry in Datu Paglas town, Maguindanao — the Philippines’ “arms-to-farms” success story in the late 1990s showcased locally and abroad – has been averted with the parties reaching
TACURONG CITY (MindaNews / 9 Feb) – At least 20 barangays in the province of North Cotabato are eyed to become pilot areas for a massive hog production program intended to address the current shortage of pork meat production in
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 Jan) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has urged local government units (LGUs) to initiate “self-reliant food production programs” to increase local food sufficiency as the country faces an increase in the demand and prices
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 8 November) — The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is pushing the propagation of high-value fruits, particularly hass avocado, in the deforested highlands of the island, with the crop’s huge potential in the Chinese market and to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 Oct) – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will establish two new airports in Mindanao. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Assistant Secretary Romeo Montenegro said on Tuesday that the construction of the New Zamboanga International Airport and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 03 September) – Regional economies in Mindanao need to focus on strengthening their agriculture sector as the “tiny spark” during these dark times after it managed to grow by 0. 1 percent in the first semester
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 July) — The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has asked the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 to suspend its policy requiring barriers for people riding motorcycles in tandem is “impractical, expensive and oppressive, and discriminatory.” Deadline
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 July) — Former three-term mayor Mayor Cherrylyn Santos-Akbar of Isabela City, Basilan, newly-appointed Assistant Secretary, has been detailed at the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) where she has been tasked by Secretary Emmanuel Piñol to “handle
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 May) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will assess the impact of the enhanced community quarantine enforced by local government units to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease on the power sector. MinDA assistant
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 January) – The government targets to bring down the poverty level in Mindanao from 35% at present to 22% at the end of the Duterte administration in 2022, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Assistant Secretary Romeo Montenegro said.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 Jan) – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) assistant secretary Romeo Montenegro said Mindanao’s economy is projected to grow by 7.2% in 2019 pending completion of data for the year, slightly higher compared to the growth attained
