DAVAO CITY – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Leo Tereso Magno assured on Wednesday that no employees would lose their jobs following his appointment as the head of the office. Magno made the assurance during his first-ever appearance at the Wednesday Media Forum here. MAGNO (FB)...
DAVAO CITY – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Leo Tereso A. Magno confirmed on Wednesday, June 19, that big-ticket projects for Mindanao would push through despite the withdrawal of original funder China. MAGNO (FB) Magno, speaking at the Wednesday Media Forum here, emphasized his...
DAVAO CITY – Former Mindanao Development Authority head Maria Belen “Mabel” Sunga Acosta is resolute in her decision to seek legal action after her abrupt dismissal from what was believed to be a six-year position at the agency. FORMER Mindanao Development Authority chairperson Maria Belen...
DAVAO CITY – Newly appointed Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chairman Secretary Leo Tereso Magno visited the MinDA office here on Wednesday afternoon, May 22. MAGNO (FB) Magno, the Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao, handed over his appointment documents to the MinDA Human...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Abellera Magno has been appointed as the new chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). Magno replaced Chairman Maria Belen Sunga Acosta. MAGNO'S appointment letter. (Via Ivy Tejano) However, Sunga refused to leave...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Ninety-two percent of people in Northern Mindanao feel safe under a recent survey conducted by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) on the safety, respect, and trust index of the Police Regional Office-10. Ninety-four percent of people in the province of Lanao del...
DAVAO CITY – From a “place of concern to a place of safety.” That’s what Mindanao has become. A study conducted by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) showed that the regions in Mindanao now enjoy a “general atmosphere of peace and order.” Conducted in the first quarter of this...
DAVAO CITY – The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) is set to launch ‘VolunTurismo,’ a program it hopes would attract around 100,000 volunteer tourists to visit Siargao Island and help the islanders in their economic recovery and rehabilitation efforts. MinDA public relations head Adrian...
Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) wants to reduce the dependence of local canned sardines makers on imported tomato paste and sauce coming from China by re-aligning the government agency’s massive vegetable development program, which will now prioritize tomato production. Mindanao...
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has asked for the technical support of the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in turning Zamboanga Sibugay into a production hub for king crabs and oysters. MinDA Chair Emmanuel Piñol said he has recently discussed the aquaculture and...
The ambitious solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS) of former Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol is finally coming to fruition, with Mindanao’s first set of SPIS now up for commissioning. Piñol, who is now the chairperson of Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), said the first local...
Mindanao has tapped a technology from Israel to expand its experiment of growing its irrigated upland rice farms. MinDA Chair Emmanuel Piñol said his agency recently led the establishment of 10 demo areas using Israel's pressurized irrigation and fertigation technology as it continues to explore...
