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

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

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?

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

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

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… »

Top Stories

MILF rebs urged to withdraw from occupied areas in Cotabato town

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… »

Matigsalug tribe folks in Bukidnon eye coconut plantation for livelihood

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… »

DTI in SouthCot recommends funding of 6 trade projects

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… »

DAR-12 pushes climate-proof rice varieties

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 19 June) – In a bid to sustain Region 12’s surplus rice production, agriculture experts are pushing for the adoption by local farmers of eight… »

IMEM to start in September when brownouts are expected to be back

PASIG CITY (MindaNews/18 June) — The Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM) is on track to start its commercial operation in September when brownouts are expected to hit the island anew,… »

Around Mindanao

Comics series on Bukidnon tribe out

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

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

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

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

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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