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SOMEONE ELSE’S WINDOW: Gates of hell

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/24 May) – When novelist Dan Brown published his “The Da Vinci Code” some sectors of the Catholic Church wanted him crucified for blasphemy. The Church mobilized hundreds… »

WORM’S EYEVIEW: Are we really the Boss or are they pulling our leg?

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/21 May) — The president has taken to calling us his “Boss.” We say we are your Supporters. We support and endorse your avowed policy: Matuwid… »

WORM’S EYEVIEW: Did people vote to decide or merely to comply?

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/20 May) — Now that the elections are over, it is said that the people have spoken, that they have decided what sort of government they… »

COMMENT: Transition That Will Work Imperiled (5)

III. What Will Work (Continued 2: Key to Transition) GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/19 May)– The Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) is the present holding the future of the Moros… »

TINGOG SA SUBA: Balikbayan

kay bulan sa Mayo man daghan gyud Balikbayan manguli atol sa fiesta daghan regalo dala lipay mga paryente’ng wala’y kuwarta sa balay mag-linya reunion dinhi, reunion didto sadya lagi kaayo… »

Top Stories

‘No more’ brownouts for GenSan in July, but rates to rise—exec

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/24 May)– The daily rotational brownouts here and parts of nearby South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces were seen to end in July with the deployment of leased… »

‘Loloy’ emerges as ‘mystery man’ in Tentorio murder probe

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 May) – A Visayan-speaking guy identified only as “Loloy” has repeatedly surfaced as the “mystery man” in the three-day investigation here on the killing of Italian missionary… »

Organic black rice from Mindanao hits foreign shores

KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews/24 May)—Organic black rice from Region 12 has found its way to the markets of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong, officials said. The Don… »

P16M potable water project completed in Region 12

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/24 May) — Around 5,700 more families in 15 remote villages in Region 12 or the Soccsksargen Region now have full access to potable water with the… »

DSWD staff abducted in Basilan freed

ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/24 May) – Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits have freed the social worker they seized last Wednesday in the municipality of Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan province, a police official said… »

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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