GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 20 July) – Residents here and even abroad may now witness the Sangguniang Panlungsod’s regular session every Tuesday without physically going to its session hall. The city council formally launched during its inaugural session on Tuesday the livestreaming of its sessions via Internet through its website, www.spgensantos.ph. Vice Mayor Shirlyn Banas-Nograles said the move […]

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/14 September) — The red tide alert covering Balete Bay in the northwestern side of the Pujada Bay, in Mati, Davao Oriental remains, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 11 said. During the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao on Monday, BFAR 11 director Fatma Idris told reporters the red tide […]

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/ 05 July) – “Daughters of Three Tailed Banner,” the first part of multi-awarded Bangsamoro filmmaker Gutierrez “Teng” Mangansakan’s film, “Moro2mrw, “ won the Grand Jury Prize and Best Artistic Achievement awards in the main competition of World Premieres Film Festival (WPFF) 2016. The film competed with Vietnam’s “Yen’s Life,” Spain’s “Love Above […]

At a poetry reading (my first time attending), I sat listening… And, oh boy, was it interesting!   Wordsmiths amateur and senior, one or two an award winner, gave a sampling of their ware and bits of their soul laid bare.   On trivia so personal, some emoted, leaving me largely mystified… One had me […]

The use of technology—from social media to dating apps and websites—has undeniably changed the way people interact and establish relationships. Smartphone dating app Tinder, for instance, makes 26 million matches in 196 countries per day. Grindr, since its inception in 2009, has also changed the way gay men meet each other through location based services. […]