Marawi – Filipino Chinese Friendship Dome
President Rodrigo Duterte receives the replica of the Marawi Filipino-Chinese Friendship Dome from Domingo Yap II, President of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) during a ceremony at Malacañan Palace on August 14, 2018. Joining the President are Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Chairperson Eduardo del Rosario, House Speaker […].....»»
Spear Fishing
Spear Fishing.....»»
Maguindanao barangay captain, 3 others nabbed for illegal drugs
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews / 15 Aug) – Anti-drug operatives from Region 12 and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) arrested one of the most high-valued targets in terms of the scope of his illegal drug operations in a raid they conducted dawn on Monday, reports said. Arrested was a certain Nelson Sulayman Salama, 47, barangay […].....»»
Majority of Dabawenyos to support Mayor Sara if she runs for senator
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 15 Aug) – Majority of the Dabawenyos would throw support behind Mayor Sara Duterte if she would run for senator in next year’s midterm elections, a survey conducted by the Institute of Popular Opinion (IPO) showed. Dr. Maria Linda B. Arquiza, assistant vice president of the Research and Publication Center of the […].....»»
Saving Lives
Saving Lives.....»»
2 CAFGUs, pregnant ma slain in gun attack in NorthCot
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews / 14 Aug) – Two members of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and a pregnant mother were killed when waylaid by still unidentified gunmen at Barangay Ginatilan, Pikit, around 1:45 p.m. Monday, police said. Chief Insp. Romy Castanares, officer-in-charge of the Pikit Police, identified the victims as Ronald Lachica and […].....»»
Banana exports to Japan up by 7% from January to May 2018
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 14 Aug) – Banana exports from the Philippines to Japan reached 679,967 metric tons from January to May 2018, growing 7% from 634,191 MT recorded during the same period last year. Stephen Antig, executive director of the Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA), said in an email on Tuesday that […].....»»
Dolls for Peace help empower women in post-war Marawi
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 August) — Sapiyah Macalangcom’s textile business was the go-to place in Marawi City, her clients the well-to-do families, mayors, and governors in the city and even those from the neighboring provinces. What remained of their home and livelihood now are only memories after a five-month war between government forces and […].....»»
Bountiful Harvest
Bountiful Harvest.....»»
Solar Panels
Solar Panels.....»»
Results of study on ASEAN Economic Community out on Friday
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 Aug) – The Socio-Economic Research and Data Analytics Center (SERDAC) of the state-owned University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) here will hold a forum on Friday at the school’s social hall to present the results of the study on the ASEAN Economic Community. USEP-School of Applied Economics acting dean Jennifer E. Hinlo […].....»»
Fruit bats can be Davao’s primary eco-tourism attraction
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 13 Aug) – Fruit bats could become the primary eco-tourism attractions in the Davao Region but conservationists warned there must be a stricter measure to control the unsupervised tourism activities that may endanger the population of the bats. Mylea Bayless, senior director for Network and Partnerships of Bat Conservation International, said […].....»»
HABAGATNONG HINAGAWHAW: Ginagmayng Kahibulongan
1 Okey ra man kuno bahalag giunsa nila pag-estorya ang ilang giestorya kay nia man ta sa demokrasya maong naay freedom of expression matag usa. Pero nahibulong lang ko nganong ilang tulisokon ug panghimaraoton man ug kulang na lang nga sa pagpuspos tabangán kadtong mga nahinaway sa ilang sinultihan – ang freedom of expression diay […].....»»
LUGAR LANG: Where is my baby and why?
DAVO CITY (MindaNews / 12 August) —I watched the play “Labor Room” by Ma. Cecilia dela Rosa in the Virgin LabFest theater festival in Manila last July and the only thing I liked about it was that my friend Skyzx Labastilla was in it. It was the first time I had seen her on stage […].....»»
PEACETALK: The BOL may not be a perfect law for us but at least we can have something to start with
(Statement of Mohagher Iqbal, MILF Peace Implementing Panel Chair, during the Presentation on Republic Act No. 11054 or the “Organic Law on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao” on 08 August 2018 at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex, ARMM ORG Compound in Cotabato City) Asalaamu alaikum warakmatulahi taala wa barakatuh. Good morning, ladies and […].....»»
OUR MARAWI: Marawi rehab to be offered as investment bond?
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 12 August) — Is this some sort of mockery out of our miseries and an insult to us displaced majority Muslim residents of Marawi City, that their city will be rebuilt from riba (usury)? Why can’t this government just directly allocate budget from the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for the rehabilitation of […].....»»
MARGINALIA: Mindanao history: A Muslim perspective
(Author’s note: A modified transcript of eight-minute presentation under the panel “Mindanao History from Muslim Perspectives” at the “Conversation of Mindanao History and Its Integration into the Philippine Education System,” August 8-9, 2018, Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City, Philippines.) Salamun ‘alaykumand good morning to all of you! As you may easily agree with me, […].....»»
From Marawi, now in Davao
P01 Jonathan Pido of the Caraga Municipal Station in Davao Oriental leads the Hope 400km Ultramarathon from Marawi to Davao City, Twelve solo runners and a team relay left Marawi City at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. MindaNews chanced upon Pido at Sitio Lanitom in Suawan, Marilog, Davao City at around 10:44 a.m. […].....»»
6 nabbed for illegal mining in North Cotabato
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/11 August) – Six persons including a government militiaman suspected of doing small-scale mining operations in Arakan, North Cotabato were arrested in a raid around 2 pm Friday, a police officer said. Senior Inspector Jun Napat, chief of the Arakan municipal police station, identified the Citizens Armed Force Geographical Unit member as Salas […].....»»
Maguindanao eyed as next Dubai due to its vast gas deposits
PANDAG , Maguindanao (MindaNews / 10 Aug) – Investors interested in gas exploration have started coming to Maguindanao as an energy plant will soon rise in the province, Maguindanao Rep. Zajid Mangudadatu said today. He hinted that Chinese and Israeli investors and scientists are scheduled to visit Maguindanao this month. Mangudadatu said that with the […].....»»