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A SOJOURNER’S VIEW: Across the Sea, Mindanao reaches out to Leyte

By Karl M. Gaspar CSsR on April 23 2014 7:51 pm

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/23 April) — For the 210 households who are currently living in the village of Sta. Cruz, a picturesque coastal village in Tanauan, Leyte, Davao del Norte was… »

PEACETALK: On the Draft BBL

By Fr. Jun Mercado, OMI on April 23 2014 7:45 pm

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/23 April) — There is a lot of speculation going on vis-a-vis the said draft, considering that the Bangsamoro Transition Commission’s (BTC) protocol says that it works by… »

COMMENT: Aquino III’s Messages: What a Revelation!

By Patricio P. Diaz on April 23 2014 6:56 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 23, 2014 – President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III delivered to the nation two messages in four days – one, his Lenten Message on Maundy Thursday;… »

TURNING POINT: The Earth: Ours to Love, to Live

By William R. Adan on April 23 2014 4:59 pm

NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews/23 April) — The 22 of April is celebrated annually as Earth Day to raise worldwide awareness on the need to care for and protect the planet… »

WORM’S EYEVIEW: The Pathetic State of Our Democracy

By Manny Valdehuesa on April 23 2014 4:54 pm

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/23 April) — It’s really too bad that we’ve passed up so many opportunities to entrench the democratic spirit and institutionalize democratic habits and practices in… »

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DOH wants Sarangani’s P200-M hospital finished by 2016

By Mindanews on April 23 2014 7:23 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/23 April) — The Department of Health (DOH) is pushing for the completion within the next two years of the P200 million Sarangani provincial hospital in Alabel… »

Farming in ARMM goes high-tech with mobile app

By Ferdinandh B. Cabrera on April 23 2014 6:19 pm

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/23 April) – A management tool for farmers using mobile apps is being eyed for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to boost yield and income. Department… »

Etihad passenger from GenSan tests negative of MERS-CoV

By Mindanews on April 23 2014 5:35 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/23 April) — One of the passengers from Region 12 of Etihad Airlines flight EY 0424 that arrived in Manila last April 15 with a person who… »

Siargao fishers grounded as game fishing tourney starts

By Roel Catoto on April 23 2014 5:16 pm

PILAR, Siargao Island (MindaNews/23 April) – Local fishermen have to stop going out to sea for the duration of the 7th International Game Fishing Tournament in this town. Jun Polvorosa,… »

Climate change up in Mindanao media summit

By Walter I. Balane on April 23 2014 4:49 pm

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/23 April) – Media executives and select reporters will gather in Davao City late this week for a two-day summit on climate change that aims to help journalists… »

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Working Towards a Reconciled Diversity

By Statement on April 14 2014 11:00 am

Working Towards a Reconciled Diversity Statement of Catholic Bishops and Educators on Peacebuilding in Mindanao Davao City April 10, 2014 Sustainable peace and the righting of historical injustices have been… »

IPs to President Aquino: on the Bangsamoro

By Statement on April 14 2014 10:46 am

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT April 7, 2014 HIS EXCELLENCY BENIGNO SIMEON AQUINO III President of the Republic of the Philippines Malacanang, Manila Your Excellency President Aquino:
Greetings of Peace… »

COMMENT: Brownouts Exploited

By Patricio P. Diaz on March 16 2014 4:56 pm

GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/16 March) — Brownouts or power outages are bad. However, what’s worse is the exploitation of brownouts to raise the price of electricity in the spot market.… »

Waterfalls galore!

By Bobby Timonera on March 9 2014 10:01 pm

TRAVEL/FITNESS ILIGAN CITY (MindaNews / 09 March) – Until recently, I’ve been to eight of Iligan’s two dozen or so waterfalls. Twice I was commissioned by the City Tourism Office… »

Laos kids express hope for the future through images

By Lorie Ann Cascaro on September 7 2013 3:59 pm

Through drawings, photos and role play, children from different provinces met in Vientiane to express their vision for their villages by the time they reach 20. VIENTIANE, Laos (MindaNews /… »

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Mindanao News and Information Cooperative Center (MNICC) is a cooperative composed of independent, professional journalists who believe and practice people empowerment through media. We also believe that Mindanao is not all bad news and that our responsibility as journalists and information providers is to ensure a mixed balance of reports beyond the usual fare published in national newspapers or aired on radio and TV.