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
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 December) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will assist Davao de Oro, formerly Compostela Valley, construct a P300 million bulk water project next year to improve access to potable water, MinDA Undersecretary Janet Lopoz said
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 22 Dec) — The opening of new international flights connecting Mindanao to other countries in Southeast Asia next year will place the island on the radar of the international investors, Mindanao Development Authority public relations head
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 Nov) – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is expected to sustain its high economic performance for 2019 after generating interests from the various investors, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) executive director Janet M.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 September) – Journalist Froilan Gallardo of MindaNews is still part of the Philippine delegation to the BIMP-EAGA’s Budayaw Festival 2019 in Kuching, Malaysia in November, the representative of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 September) – SeedWorks, an agricultural company engaged in the breeding and production of hybrid rice in the country, will provide farmers in Papua New Guinea with technical assistance and technology to capacitate them on rice
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 September) – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will open for bidding phase 1 of the 1,550-kilometer Mindanao Railway Project in November 2019, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol announced early Friday. Piñol made the announcement after his meeting with
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 Aug) – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chairman Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol is set to meet with airline executives from AirAsia, Philippines Airlines, and Cebu Pacific on Wednesday morning here to negotiate for cargo allocation for the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 August) – Newly installed Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Emmanuel “Piñol said he will discuss with Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade the issues affecting the implementation of the first phase of the Mindanao Railway Project. During the turnover
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 August) – Former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol formally takes over the chairmanship of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) at 9 a.m. on Monday in ceremonies that he said will be attended by Mindanao’s business and
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 Aug) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) remains hopeful that the construction of phase 1 of the 1,550-kilometer Mindanao Railway Project can still be pushed through in the remaining 2 years and 10 months of the term of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/06 August) – Newly appointed Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol apologized to farmers and fisherfolk for his shortcomings as secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA). “Pasensya na po sa mga pagkukulang ko (I am
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /21 July) –Business leaders hope to hear from President Rodrigo Duterte on his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday that he will launch more high-impact plans and projects for the island in the last
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/03 July) – The Philippine government will resume next month the centuries-old barter trade at the border areas of Mindanao, Malaysia and Indonesia, an official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. The reopening came more than three
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/28 July) – Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol might be a good choice to head the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and to act as the Philippine signing minister for the Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia and Philippines East Asian Growth
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 May) – Malacanang has appointed an officer-in-charge of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) in place of Secretary Datu Abul Khayr Alonto who died of heart complications on May 9. Executive Secretary signed the appointment of lawyer Nathaniel
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 May) – Mindanao “lost a great visionary, leader, and father” after Secretary Datu Abul Khayr D. Alonto, chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), died of a complication due to pneumonia on Thursday evening at
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 09 May) – Secretary Abul Khayr Dangcal Alonto, chair of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), passed away Thursday night in a government hospital in Quezon City. He was 73.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 April) – The chair of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) on Saturday denied he made a proposal to set up a consulate in Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia to provide assistance to several undocumented Filipinos, including issues of statelessness of the children there.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 March) — The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will continue to lobby for the 12 identified “catalytic projects” in Mindanao as they want these infrastructure projects to become a “national priority” to get funding from the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 March) – At least 13 small, micro, and medium enterprises in Mindanao will join the three-day 16th Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS) from April 3 to 6 in Kuala Lumpur, an official from the Mindanao
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/18 February) – Chinese firm Silk Road Investment HK has expressed interest to invest in Palawan and Mindanao, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) public relations head Adrian Tamayo said. Tamayo said on Monday that MinDA Secretary Abul Khayr D.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 February) – Phase 1 of the 1,550-kilometer Mindanao Railway Project is moving slow with only three years to accomplish it before President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends in 2022, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Abul Khayr Alonto said
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/9 February) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) forged Friday a memorandum of understanding with Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) formalizing their partnership to expedite the flagship projects and programs for Mindanao under the 2017 to 2022
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 23 Oct) – Local government units in Mindanao must embrace e-governance to increase their efficiency, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Abul Khayr Alonto said. In his speech during the Livelihood Exchange 2018 and Innovation Summit at the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 Sep) – A 24-man delegation from Davao City will hold a five-day business missions in Malaysia and Singapore from September 24 to 29 to create interest on the investment opportunities and tourism activities in the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 Sept) – The plan to re-establish the Davao City-Manado in North Sulawesi direct air connectivity will strengthen the city’s position as the gateway to the 10-country Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA)
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 Aug) – National government agencies must realign their budget to fund the 12 identified “catalytic projects” in Mindanao that would prepare the island when the country would shift to the federal government, according to Dr.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 16 Aug) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is pushing for the integration of Palawan to Mindanao as one of its federated regions under the proposed federal government. “Historically, in the ’50s, it was called MinSuPala
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 April) — The chair of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) wants all feasibility studies for the 12 segments of the 1,532-kilometer Mindanao Railway System to be undertaken simultaneously with the construction of the first 102-kilometer
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 Apr) – The high growth in real estate industry in Mindanao will require additional capacities of 3,000 megawatts between 2021 and 2030 to prevent shortage that may occur if no new power plants will be
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 6 Apr) – The proposed 2019 budget for Mindanao may increase to 24 percent from the average annual share of 11.45 percent over the past few years, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Abul Khayr Alonto said.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) — Mindanao will get a bigger share of the national budget for 2019, more than the 11.45% average share in the country’s total budget in the past, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said. Dominguez told
Three representatives from Mindanao recently completed a water resources management course in Japan, one of the programs under the JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program. Makmod Pasawilan of the Mindanao Development Authority, Ardi Abril Layugue of the National Economic and Development Authority
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 Aug) – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Datu Abul Khayr D. Alonto called on members of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to build stronger ties with their neighbors in order to move
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 July) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will join Philippine investment promotion officials in a series of business missions this year to convey to prospective investors the “current context in the investment opportunities in Mindanao” amid the ongoing
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 July) – The M/V Super Shuttle RoRo 12, the vessel serving the Davao-General Santos-Bitung route, has been dormant for two months since its launch last April 30 for failing to meet the desired volume of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 July) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said it is planning to propose for institutionalization of an Islamic financing scheme that will support the rehabilitation and recovery of the residents affected by the ongoing clash
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 April) – The operation of the Davao-General Santos-Bitung, Indonesia roll on/roll off (RORO) Shipping Service starting on April 30 will decongest port traffic in Manila, an official of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. In a press
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 April) – With a growing interest from potential investors, Mexican Ambassador Julio Camarena Villaseñor said companies from his country have signified interest in Mindanao to explore new opportunities in agriculture, tourism, hotel, and health. The
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 8 March) – Business leaders from all over Mindanao will draft a comprehensive development plan, a move that is seen to unlock the economic potentials of the island. Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 Jan) – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) chair Abdul Khayr Alonto has vowed that they will develop Tawi-Tawi as an economic free zone that will transform the island into an investment destination with a thriving tourism industry.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 Jan) – The development of the 1,500-km Mindanao Railway System will cost $9 billion (around PhpP 445.3 billion), the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. Romero Montenegro, MinDA director for investment promotion and public affairs, said
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 November) — Energy secretary Alonfoso Cusi is eyeing a review of the electricity market in Mindanao to address the huge excess in energy supply with new baseload coal-plants entering the island grid. The Power Electricity
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 October) – Mindanao needs to have an electricity market next year to address the looming power oversupply next year due to the entry of new coal plants before the end of this year. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA)
