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Silted Shore
Who would dare swim in these waters? A river in Malimono town in Surigao del Norte has become murky from silt caused by small-scale mining activities. The silt is being carried down to the sea. Photo taken on April 13, 2014. MindaNews photo by Roel N. Catoto
Can't Beat the Heat
A fire fighter shouts for more water pressure during a fire that swept through 16 houses in Barangay 22, Corrales Street in Cagayan de Oro City, Tuesday morning, 15 April 2014. MindaNews photo by Erwin Mascarinas
Red Tide Scare
A fisherman checks the presence of algae bloom or red tide at the Mariculture Park in Balingasag town, Misamis Oriental on April 15, 2014. A red tide killed thousands of bangus fry at the park early this month. Balingasag officials invited investors and reporters to a bangus feast to allay fears of red tide contamination in their area. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo
Pacquiao wins again
Fans broke into cheers at the gym in Barangay Nazareth in Cagayan de Oro City as they watched on pay-per-view TV the unanimous victory of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao over Timothy Bradley of California on Sunday, April 13, 2014. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo
Palm Sunday
A vendor in a shop in front of the St. Augustine Cathedral in Cagayan de Oro on Saturday fashions a palm frond into palaspas (palm leaf craft) for selling on Palm Sunday, April 13. MindaNews photo by Froilan Gallardo
Holy Week Preview
As the Holy Week approaches, small processions like this one in the municipality of Mahinog on Friday (11 April 2014) are common in Camiguin Island, where hundreds of Catholics are expected to flock for the annual “panaad.” MindaNews photo by Bobby Timonera
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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.… »