As the country and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) prepare for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls this year, Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, March 9, issued a reminder about electoral cheating and the importance of electoral reforms to ensure the...
“A real patriot.” This was how Vice President Sara Duterte remembered former president Fidel V. Ramos who passed away at age 94 as confirmed by Malacañang on Sunday, July 31. Former president Fidel V. Ramos (Reuters) “I convey my deepest condolences to the bereaved family of former President...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has committed to link local government units in Tawi-Tawi and Western Mindanao to the national government and private sector to improve digital infrastructures in the region. (Photo courtesy of ARTA) In a meeting with local leaders in Tawi-Tawi and Western...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) assured its support for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) digitalization initiative in its system of governance. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman made the statement at the recent conduct of consultation on BARMM...
#MINDANAO John Tria ILIGAN CITY — Walking along the halls of a major shopping mall in this northern Mindanao city, I see a large art exhibit. What impressed me was that near the exhibit were restaurants that serve wonderful native food and a music store that offers a rather substantial...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that the fulfillment of Mindanao as the ‘’land of promise’’ is a "continuing call". Go, chairman of the Senate Health and Sports Committees, stressed this when took his oath last Thursday, Feb. 16 as an ex-officio member of the Mindanao Development...
Janith Aves, the officer-in-charge of Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) region 10, answers questions from the press during the Northern Mindanao Inflation January 2023 press conference at the regional headquarters of PSA-10 in Cagayan de Oro City on Friday, February 17. (Photo courtesy of...
The Public-Private Partnership Center Project Development and Monitoring Facility (PDMF) Committee on Friday, Feb. 17, approved a total of P200 million for the feasibility studies of the Mindanao Railway Phase 3 (Northern Mindanao) and the San Mateo Railway. The PDMF is a revolving fund managed by...
SEN. Go (FB) DAVAO CITY (PNA) – Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has vowed to help with the development initiatives in Mindanao after being sworn in as ex-officio member of the Board of Directors of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) representing the Senate. Go took his oath here...
Vice President Sara Duterte does not forget where she came from, assuring the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) that it has the support of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in bringing progress to the region through various “big-ticket projects.” Vice President Sara Duterte is the...
Power rates in Mindanao region are expected to go down soon thanks to the completion by next month of the transmission link between Visayas and Mindanao by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said on Monday, Feb. 13. Cagayan de...
#MINDANAO John Tria In last week’s column I talked about being in a unique moment in our economic history, where much innovation, technology and new reforms can keep our economy growing in the post pandemic recovery era. It goes without saying that we must maximize the opportunities in this...
