MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/22 September) — Ata-Manobos in at least eight villages in Talaingod, Davao del Norte have reportedly been living under the guns of the 60th Infantry Battalion since July this year through ‘hamletting’ and other forms of human rights violations, a fact-finding team composed of various lumad organizations today said in a statement.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/6 Sep) – Tuna canners here said the planned construction of a coal-fired power plant in nearby Maasim town in Sarangani will help them save on power bills if electricity costs will be cut down as announced by officials of Conal Holdings Corporation. The proposed project will also reportedly solve unreliable power [...]

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/02 September) — The European Union (EU) is reportedly open to negotiations for the possible lowering of tariffs or even granting duty-free treatment for canned tuna exports from the Philippines and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) under a proposed free trade agreement with the 10-nation regional bloc. [...]

KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/02 Sept) — Some 500 foreign and domestic entrepreneurs are expected to gather here for the 18th Mindanao Business Conference on September 17 to 18. This year’s MinBizCon to be held at the Fitmart Convention Center, will have as its theme, “One Global Filipino Rising Above the Global Challenges.” MinBizCon is the largest [...]