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Mamanwas bicker over division of royalty fee from mining firm

By Vanessa L. Almeda | May 17, 2012

SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/16 May) – A disagreement among Mamanwas over how to divide up the royalty payment from a mining firm has remained unresolved.

Shen Zhou Mining Group Corporation (SMGC) had deposited the P11-million royalty fee for the Lumads on May …

• Ex-Rep. Pinol files P2.4-M suit vs Rep. Catamco
  

  KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/16 May) — A former congressman of North Cotabato has filed a P2.4-million damage suit against his successor, Rep. Nancy Catamco, her brother, and a supporter for allegedly …

• Colleagues in human rights movement set tribute for Frederico Gapuz
  

  CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/16 May) — A tribute for human rights lawyer Frederico Gapuz has been scheduled on Thursday (May 18) at the Iglesia Filipina Indepeniente’s Pro-Cathedral of the …

• 3 minors saved from prostitution in Digos
  

  DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 May) — Police rescued three girls from prostitution but the alleged pimp managed to escape during the entrapment operation in Digos City, Davao del Sur yesterday.

  Senior Inspector …

• NPA frees policeman in Zambo Sur
  

  ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/16 May) –New People’s Army (NPA) rebels released on Tuesday a policeman they had held captive since last month after a raid on the police station of Tigbao …

• MINDA against privatization of profitable Agus-Pulangi hydro plants
  

  CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/15 May) – The Mindanao Development Authority (MINDA), as expressed by its head, wants the hydroelectric plants along the Agus River in Lanao and Pulangi River …

• 52 houses damaged as floods, landslides, tornado hit SouthCot
  

  GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/15 May) – Some 52 houses and related structures were damaged as flashfloods, landslides and a strong tornado ravaged several farming villages in two municipalities in South …

PEACE PROCESS
Deles urges greater public participation in Mindanao peace process

KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/04 May) — The government wants greater public participation in the Mindanao peace process, Secretary Teresita Quintos-Deles of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process said….

• New JICA chief meets MILF; vows continued aid for Mindanao

  
  

• From RAG to ARMM to NAPE? A backgrounder (2)

  
  

• OIC a no-show in GPH-MILF talks

  
  

• What broke the impasse that led to the signing of the “GPH-MILF Decision points”

  
  GOVERNANCE
  
  • Hataman: ARMM’s appointed legislators are “reform-oriented”
    
    

    DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/10 May) —  OIC Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) says he is “sure” that majority of the  27 persons named to the Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA) are “reform-oriented” even if the names are dominated by and associated …

    
    

    • Kidapawan bent on going to court to get power from geothermal plants

      
      

    • Nat’l gov’t ‘owes’ Malaybalay almost P1B

      
      

    • Dutertes’ net worth: Vice Mayor Rody richer than Mayor Sara by P1.56M

      
      

    • Mindanao’s richest gov is del Rosario, Maguindanao’s Mangudadatu is 2nd; richest city mayor is Matugas

    
    
  Ampatuan massacre, other cases ‘gathering dust’ at ASEAN rights commission
  
  

  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (MindaNews/30 March) – Human rights cases filed before the two-year old human rights body of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have continued to gather dust at the regional secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia as it continued to lack the necessary mechanism …

  
  

  • Another Ampatuan in 2009 massacre falls

    
    

  • Murder case finally filed, 28 months after the massacre

    
    

  • Ampatuan patriarch’s military hospital stay: the third time around

    
    

  • Police suspect in Ampatuan Massacre returns home in a box

    
    
  BUSINESS
  Region 9 fisheries production down by 18.18 percent
  
  

  ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanews/05 May) –  Fish production in  the three Zamboanga provinces decreased by 137,659.21 Metric Tons (MT) or 18.18% last year compared with 2010, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) said.

  NSCB Regional Director Mewchun Pamaran said this came about as the commercial, municipal and …

  
  

  • NorthCot businesses suffer due to blackouts

    
    

  • Malaysian airline to operate flights to Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan

    
    

  • A decade after: Bt corn farming robust in PH

    
    

  • Kidapawan bent on going to court to get power from geothermal plants

MINDAVIEWS

SOMEONE ELSE’S WINDOWS: Irrepressible Fred Gapuz

By H. Marcos C. Mordeno | May 17, 2012

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/16 May) – With his brilliance as a lawyer, the late Frederico “Fred” Gapuz could have just chosen the path that would have brought him wealth, influence, and perhaps power. But maybe some people are cut out to take the roads less traveled by, to test the limits …

WAYWARD AND FANCIFUL: Postcard pretty Prague

By Gail Ilagan | May 17, 2012

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (MindaNews/16 May) — I’d love to sit and write, but it’s just too damn cold, I’ve got to keep moving.

The place is Prague and the time is spring. Locals say there’s no lovelier time to see this city than in spring when the days are long and …

TINGOG SA SUBA: Sunog sa Butuan

By Ramon Jorge B. Sarabosing | May 16, 2012

novo. tindahan.prisohan. 17 salesgirls.biktima. padlock.inside.outside.3 am. investigate.employer.dili.

magpakita.firetrap. deny.deny. building.permit.inspection.corruption.authority. responsibility.lagayan.

fire.department. building. permit.license. LGU.company.policy.padlock. 17 salesgirls.padlock.inside.

outside.key.security.guard.firetrap.labor. investigate.employer. corruption.novo. tindahan.prisohan.

COMMENTARY: Corona Trial: Game over

By Edwin G. Espejo | May 16, 2012

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/15 May) – It ain’t really over until the fat lady sings.

But Monday’s appearance of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, former colleague of Supreme Court Justice Renato Corona, at resumption of the latter’s impeachment trial may yet be the game-changer of this highly-charged Philippine political drama.

By calling Carpio-Morales to …

COMMENTARY: The Philippine Impeachment Trial: Corona’s Rubicon

By Edwin G. Espejo | May 15, 2012

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/14 May) – The impeachment trial of Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona resumes in the afternoon today with his defense counsels taking the biggest gamble yet in the four-month-old high political drama by calling hostile witnesses in a dramatic dash to the finish line.

Repeatedly scored …

MINDANAWON ABROAD

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Uncovering Japan at a time of tragedy

By Mindanews | March 24, 2012

In November 24 to December 3, 2011, I went on a trip to Japan upon the official invitation of the Japanese Embassy in Manila and the Japan Foundation in Tokyo. This article is published here in my column as the …

• DeMISTYfied IN DJOGJA: Women, tradition, taghuri (kites) and memories of Sulu

  
  

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  AROUND MINDANAO
  

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  FOR THE RECORD
  

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  STATEMENTS
  

  • Trafficking, violence, women in peace talks top agenda in 3rd National Conference of Muslim Women Peace Advocates

  
  

  • Statement of ADDU alumni engaged in civil society concerns in support of ADDU’s stance on mining

  
  

  • Statement of the 2nd Indigenous Knowledge National Conference (Pilipino)

  
  

  • Statement of the 2nd Indigenous Knowledge National Conference (English)

  
  

  • Guarin’s killing is a stark reminder of impunity

  
  
  PRESS RELEASE
  

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