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COMMENT: Transition That Will Work Imperiled (4)

By Patricio P. Diaz on May 18 2013 9:20 am

   III. What Will Work (Continued 1: Past and Present) GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/18 May)– Some shreds of the past show how Government and successive Presidents have handled the Moro… »

TINGOG SA SUBA: K M U

By Ramon Jorge B. Sarabosing on May 18 2013 8:58 am

Ang akong mga amiga-amigo hilabihan ka bibo mga miembro sa KMU mga batch-mates nagkita-kita nagtapok-tapok, nangatawa wala’y undang ang kumbira kada adlaw daw fiesta sikat ang mga balikbayan pirme’ng tapokan… »

COMMENT: Transition That Will Work Imperiled (3)

By Patricio P. Diaz on May 17 2013 2:55 pm

III. What Will Work?   GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/17 May)– As defined in Part I, “transition” specifically refers to the period of establishing the government institutions, mechanism and modalities for… »

COMMENTARY: Beyond Awareness: Disaster risk reduction in Laos, PH

By Lorie Ann Cascaro on May 17 2013 2:13 pm

VIENTIANE, Laos (MindaNews/17 May) — The National Disaster Management Office under the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Lao People’s Democratic Republic held a workshop on ASEAN Agreement on… »

WORM’S EYEVIEW: A time for pitying

By Manny Valdehuesa on May 16 2013 6:54 pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/16 May) — Did we just have successful elections? No. A mixed success at best; remains to be seen to what extent it could be called… »

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‘Dragon Slayer’ ‘Kaka’ Bag-ao punches hole to Ecleo dynasty

By Vanessa L. Almeda on May 18 2013 5:05 pm

SURIGAO CITY (MindaNews/18 May)–Dubbed by the local media as the “Dragon Slayer,” Akbayan Rep. Arlene “Kaka” Bag-ao finally punched a hole to the well-entrenched political dynasty of the Ecleos, a… »

24-hour intermittent brownout hits Cotabato province

By Malu Cadelina-Manar on May 18 2013 12:15 pm

KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/18 May) – A power outage totaling 24 hours hit the area serviced by the Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco) starting 11 p.m. Thursday, with an official saying the… »

Piñol flips, files electoral protest in Cotabato

By Malu Cadelina-Manar on May 18 2013 10:48 am

KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/18 May) – Two days after conceding defeat to incumbent Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza, former Cotabato Governor Emmanuel Piñol filed a protest before the Provincial Board of Canvassers… »

Soldier, 2 NPA killed in Surigao Norte clash

By Erwin Mascariñas on May 18 2013 8:19 am

BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews/18 May)– A soldier and two alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a series of clashes in the hinterlands of Claver in Surigao… »

Zubiri, Calingasan proclaimed Bukidnon top execs

By Walter I. Balane on May 17 2013 8:13 pm

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/17 May) – The Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC) in Bukidnon proclaimed governor-elect Jose Ma. Zubiri Jr. and vice governor-elect Alex Calingasan before 5 p.m. Friday, four days… »

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Bigger crowd seen this year in Mindanao’s biggest beach party

By Contributor on April 24 2013 12:37 am

GUMASA, Sarangani (April 22, 2013) – The growing crowd each year flocking into the white sand beaches here in Glan never fails to hype Sarangani Bay Festival as Mindanao’s biggest… »

Muslim youth holds intramurals in Sarangani April 23-25

By Contributor on April 24 2013 12:21 am

ALABEL, Sarangani (April 22, 2013) – Around 4,000 guests and delegates from the 49 Islamic schools in Sarangani are joining this year’s Musabaqah, an event the province is holding to… »

Nat’l Archives Congress to focus on multi-ethnic archiving

By Mindanews on November 12 2012 2:40 pm

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/12 Nov) —  “Towards Multi-Ethnic Archiving in the Postmodern Era” is this year’s theme for the National Archives Congress which will be held at the Ateneo de Davao… »

Pellet toy guns banned in Zamboanga City

By Mindanews on November 12 2012 2:40 pm

ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/12 November) – Mayor Celso Lobregat has issued two executive orders banning the sale of pellet toy guns and regulating, controlling and limiting the pyrotechnics allowed to be… »

Comelec-GenSan convenes Election Registration Board to validate voter applications

By Allen V. Estabillo on November 12 2012 2:38 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/12 Nov) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is set to convene the city’s election registration board to assess and validate the applications for registration of new… »

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