Keith Bacongco

Foreign funding for Mindanao River Basin flood control projects sought

DAVAO CITY – The Regional Development Council in Central Mindanao and the Mindanao Development Authority are eyeing foreign donors to fund infrastructure projects to mitigate perennial flooding within the Mindanao River Basin area. 

Cotabato bags fourth SGLG award

KIDAPAWAN CITY – The provincial government of Cotabato bagged its fourth Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award conferred by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to recognize local government units’ performance in transparency and accountability.

Bangsamoro Parliament OKs Indigenous Peoples' Act of 2024

DAVAO CITY – The Bangsamoro Parliament passed the long-awaited Bangsamoro Indigenous Peoples’ Act (BIPA) of 2024 on third and final reading during a special session on Dec. 10.

Group sees more human rights violations vs Indigenous Peoples

DAVAO CITY – An Indigenous Peoples (IPs) rights advocacy group is seeing an increase in human rights violations against IPs across the country in the coming years amid the global boom on mining and development of renewable energy projects.

Achievement unlocked: Former war-torn  Cotabato town now a first-class municipality 

DAVAO CITY  – The erstwhile sleepy town of Aleosan is now classified as the newest first-class municipality in Cotabato province following the declaration of the Department of Finance (DOF) pursuant to Section 6 of Republic Act (RA) No. 11964, also known as the Automatic Income Classification of Local Government Units (LGUs) Act.