MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/29 March) – “There would likely be no amendments to the incentives ordinance” that gave Gaisano and Sons, Inc. and the companies intending to rent its mall-under construction, favorable benefits, Councilor Victor Aldeguer, chair of the  committee on commerce, trade, and industry, said.

March 9 is the Maulidid Un-Nabi or birthday of the Prophet Mohammad and is a holiday under Presidential Decree 1083 while March 18, the anniversary of the 1968 Jabidah Massacre and the reckoning date of the founding of the Moro National Liberation Front, is “Bangsamoro Freedom Day” and a holiday under  Muslim Mindanao Act No. 17.

MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/06 January) – Members of a village council blocked trucks of a banana firm operating in southern Bukidnon from passing through barangay roads for a day to compel it to comply with its July 2008 commitment to “immediately” repair the roads.

The provincial government is imposing stricter rules for local infrastructure projects in the province, requiring all interested contractors to seek accreditation with the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP or provincial board), according to a new ordinance approved on December 10.