ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: Reflections on the Bangsamoro Right to Self-Determination (2)
[My paper written in typewriter when I was a participant at the Eleventh Annual Seminar Session on Mindanao and Sulu Cultures, Dr. Peter Gowing Memorial Research Center, Marawi City April 15 to May 10, 1985; delivered at the First Assembly of Ranao Development Forum, 18-19 May 1985, Marawi City. Slightly revised.] The Bangsamoro People’s Fight for […].....»»
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: Reflections on the Bangsamoro Right to Self-Determination (3)
[My paper written in typewriter when I was a participant at the Eleventh Annual Seminar Session on Mindanao and Sulu Cultures, Dr. Peter Gowing Memorial Research Center, Marawi City April 15 to May 10, 1985; delivered at the First Assembly of Ranao Development Forum, 18-19 May 1985, Marawi City. Slightly revised.] The MNLF Response: Their View […].....»»
SMI’s Tampakan project granted tribal rights to operate in ancestral lands
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 26 October) — The controversial $5.9 billion Tampakan project, Southeast Asia’s largest untapped copper and gold minefield, has been granted the right to extract the mammoth deposit in the ancestral domain of the ethnic tribal group in the area. Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI), developer of the Tampakan project, was granted the […].....»»
A SOJOURNER’S VIEW: An Art Fair in This Time of the Pandemic?
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 October) — A fair – understood as an event organized for the general public held in a big public space where there are various exhibits of all kinds of products and where people have fun with games and all – ceases to exist in a time of the pandemic when […].....»»
Report on Davao City-wide lockdown is fake news, says Sara Duterte
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 October) – Despite the recent spike in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases here, a city-wide lockdown will not be implemented, Mayor Sara Duterte said on Monday. During a live interview over the Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5), Duterte refuted a post circulating on Facebook, which claimed […].....»»
Mindanao’s COVID-19 cases: Sept. 25 and Oct. 25, 2020
Mindanao’s COVID-19 cases: Sept. 25 and Oct. 25, 2020.....»»
Mindanao’s COVID-19 cases: October 24 and 25, 2020
Mindanao’s COVID-19 cases: October 24 and 25, 2020.....»»
Dabawenyos have failed in ‘self-regulation’ to control spread of COVID-19 – Mayor Sara
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 Oct) – If Mayor Sara Duterte were to assess the compliance of Davao City on basic health protocols, Dabawenyos have failed “self-regulation” following the spike in the number of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases here. The mayor expressed her frustration that despite her incessant reminders to the people to adhere […].....»»
Davao scammers stealing contact details through contract-tracing forms
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 Oct) – Mayor Sara Duterte warned Dabawenyos against scammers who are preying on residents here whose personal contact details are being “stolen” through the contact-tracing forms that they filled out upon entry to establishments. Duterte said in her Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) program on Monday that local authorities […].....»»
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: Reflections on the Bangsamoro Right to Self-Determination (5)
[My paper written in typewriter when I was a participant at the Eleventh Annual Seminar Session on Mindanao and Sulu Cultures, Dr. Peter Gowing Memorial Research Center, Marawi City April 15 to May 10, 1985; delivered at the First Assembly of Ranao Development Forum, 18-19 May 1985, Marawi City. Slightly revised.] Relations with Other Lumad […].....»»
Sara lashes out at DepEd after seeing students strolling outside their homes
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 Oct) – Mayor Sara Duterte lashed out at the Department of Education (DepEd)-Davao Region after seeing minors loitering on the streets during class hours, and directed the agency to undertake a “regular schedule of compliance check of students and their performance tasks according to their modules.” Duterte asked DepEd-Davao – […].....»»
Rice Subsidy
Rice Subsidy.....»»
Proposed Marawi compensation: from 176,000 pesos to 1.76 M pesos
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 October) — Displaced Marawi residents whose residential or commercial buildings were destroyed during the five-month siege in 2017 will receive, according to a proposed law, a minimum of 176,000 pesos to a maximum of 1.76 million pesos in compensation, not the fair market value as earlier proposed, because the government’s […].....»»
Flower power
Mel Llanto, interim president of Gulayan Sa Cancohoy, one of 35 farm organizations of Hardin ng Pagbabago, a community-driven initiative for peace and sustainability, picks dried flowers for propagation on Saturday afternoon, 24 October 2020. The presence of flowers at the communal garden distracts insects from attacking organic vegetables nearby. MindaNews photo by ROEL N. […].....»»
TRIBUTE: The Chief
The Seventh Day or Pagpito according to Islamic beliefs is most important after the death of a loved one. It is the day that the departed one will visit the family. Today is the Pagpito of the father of my children, the late Yusop H. Jikiri. I write this in his memory… DAVAO CITY (MindaNews […].....»»
DOH-Davao reports 156 new COVID cases; highest single-day increase since March
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 October) — The Department of Health (DOH)-Davao reported 156 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases out of the 1,614 persons tested on Saturday, the highest single-day increase since the outbreak in the region began in mid-March. Out of the 156 new cases in the region as of October 24, 118 or […].....»»
DOCUMENT (Tampakan mining): RTC decision upholding South Cotabato’s ban on open-pit mining
DOCUMENT (Tampakan mining): RTC decision upholding South Cotabato’s ban on open-pit mining.....»»
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: Reflections on the Bangsamoro Right to Self-Determination (4)
[My paper written in typewriter when I was a participant at the Eleventh Annual Seminar Session on Mindanao and Sulu Cultures, Dr. Peter Gowing Memorial Research Center, Marawi City April 15 to May 10, 1985; delivered at the First Assembly of Ranao Development Forum, 18-19 May 1985, Marawi City. Slightly revised.] Part IV Pressures of […].....»»
TURNING POINT: The Message
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 24 October) — Pope Francis is misunderstood. The Pope does not approve or promote same sex marriage, which is taboo in the church, but encourages the State, as protector of the people, to recognize this existing arrangement and secure and protect the concerned as citizens of the sovereign land. Same […].....»»
PANTAW A MAREG: Rain Do not Drop
‘Tis music to my ears This heavy October downpour At ten o’clock in the evening. I can hear a tiny stream quickly forming At the narrow water canal A few inches from my room Threatening to overflow. How swiftly did the pitter-patter of raindrops Become heavy rain! On Netflix, I watch Bung Karno slowly and […].....»»