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WORM’S EYEVIEW: In CDO: Goodbye impunity, welcome propriety

By Manny Valdehuesa on June 18 2013 4:05 pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/18 June) — Impunity is one of the major manifestations of bad governance. Exempting a wrongful act or an illegal deed for any reason diminishes a… »

PEACETALK: Mindanao: dealing with the past

By Kristian Herbolzheimer on June 17 2013 6:52 pm

BARCELONA, Spain (MindaNews/17 June) — Dealing with the past is now one of the big challenges for the Philippines in its transition from war to peace in Mindanao. Moro and… »

SOMEONE ELSE’S WINDOWS: Catholic vote, anyone?

By H. Marcos C. Mordeno on June 17 2013 5:14 pm

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/17 June) — The winners of this year’s elections will assume office in the next few days. But hardline Catholics have not gotten over the issue of whether… »

MIND DA News: Complicating Implications Ahead

By Patricio P. Diaz on June 16 2013 7:38 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/16 June) —  Contentious issues in the negotiation of the three remaining annexes to the Framework of Agreement on Bangsamoro have delayed progress in the roadmap to… »

WORM’S-EYE VIEW: Lessons from the elections

By Manny Valdehuesa on June 14 2013 6:07 pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 14 June) – The mid-term elections underscored yet again the effects of traditional politics, of money, and the abuse of the pork barrel on… »

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MILF rebs urged to withdraw from occupied areas in Cotabato town

By Malu Cadelina-Manar on June 19 2013 7:10 pm

KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews / 19 June) – Mayor Lani Candolada of Tulunan, North Cotabato has urged the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to withdraw its forces now positioned in several areas that used… »

Speedy resolution of issues hounding State U in NorthCot sought

By Malu Cadelina-Manar on June 19 2013 7:07 pm

KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews / 19 June) – Both the beleaguered president of the state-owned University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in the municipality of Kabacan in North Cotabato and the protesters wanted speedy… »

Matigsalug tribe folks in Bukidnon eye coconut plantation for livelihood

By Walter I. Balane on June 19 2013 2:20 pm

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews / 19 June) – The Matigsalugs of Kalagangan in San Fernando town in Bukidnon are eyeing to start a coconut plantation for their livelihood here a decade… »

NorthCot cop slain after serving warrant to gun violators

By Malu Cadelina-Manar on June 19 2013 2:18 pm

PRESIDENT ROXAS, North Cotabato (MindaNews / 19 June) – A policeman was shot to death early today after handing a search warrant to a family here known for carrying unlicensed firearms.… »

DTI in SouthCot recommends funding of 6 trade projects

By Allen V. Estabillo on June 19 2013 2:15 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 19 June) – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in South Cotabato has recommended the funding and implementation of six trade-related projects under the… »

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Comics series on Bukidnon tribe out

By Walter I. Balane on May 21 2013 4:45 pm

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/21 May) – In a marked departure from their mainly oral tradition, the Bukidnon-Daraghuyan tribe has published a series of four comics depicting their history and culture. Titled… »

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… »

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