CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – At least 1,335 employees from 110 business establishments in the Northern Mindanao region are in danger of not availing any benefits from the Social Security System owing to their employers’ non-compliance to their obligation, notably the monthly contributions. Alarmed by...
Several artworks painted by Mindanao visual artists have been put on display at Manila Clock Tower (MCT), Ermita, Manila. The exhibit, which started on Monday, April 3, features "Tore sa Kaalam" and "Tore sa Kinaadman" painted by Mindanao prolific artist Kublai Millan and members of Lunang, a...
The trough or extension of a low pressure area (LPA) spotted outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) is bringing cloudy skies with scattered rain showers in Mindanao, said the state weather bureau on Monday morning, April 3. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
#MINDANAO It is often said that behavior builds culture. As earth month is upon us, it may be appropriate to note our behavior towards the environment, in the way we manage our wastes in particular. In my many road trips, I often stop at fast food restaurants for a cup of coffee or a meal. I notice...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – In order to survive amid prohibitive prices of goods and services in the country, changing the budgeting style is a must nowadays for consumers. Mae Shanne Angelic Siglos, a call center agent and a mother of three from Barangay Lapasan here, said because of the inflation, she...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.2 earthquake rocked Davao Occidental on Monday, March 27, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the earthquake was recorded at 8:44 a.m. and its epicenter was located 57 kilometers (kms) southeast of Sarangani...
Buoyed by rising post-Covid power demand in Mindanao grid, the net income of Alcantara-led Alsons Consolidated Resources Inc. (ACR) had escalated 42-percent to P1.88 billion last year from P1.32 billion in 2021. The jump in the company’s profitability had also resulted in 52-percent increase on...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. expressed hope that Brunei and Malaysia will continue supporting Mindanao's development initiatives as he thanked the country’s two Southeast Asian neighbors for bringing stability to the island. Marcos said this as he welcomed the two countries'...
KIDAPAWAN CITY, North Cotabato – Governor Emmylou ‘Lala’ Taliño–Mendoza said the provincial government is speeding up the expansion of the Central Mindanao Airport (CMA) which is now in the land acquisition phase. Mendoza said the CMA in M’lang town will soon operate and serve flights...
BUTUAN CITY – A magnitude-4.7 earthquake rocked Central Mindanao or the South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos area (Soccksargen) on Tuesday morning, March 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the earthquake at 5:13...
#MINDANAO GENERAL SANTOS CITY –Arriving at this bustling city of almost 700,000 people for the first time since 2019, I sensed that things are not only really getting back to normal, but actually looking up. Driving down the highway from Davao to General Santos (Gensan) brings one first to Digos...
The United States has launched technology-based education program in the Bangsamoro to help improve the quality of education of learners in the region. The program cost is estimated at P15 million. US Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Mission Director Rebekah Eubanks joined on...
