#MINDANAO John Tria Twenty-seven years ago, during the administration of President Fidel V. Ramos, the concept of the Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) economic group was born. Its intention was to spur economic exchange between the proximate regions of these...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has scheduled a 60-day "competitive challenge" for coal operating contracts (COCs) originally applied for by Vintage-21 Coal Mining Corporation covering coal blocks in Lingig, Surigao Del Norte and Boston, Davao Oriental in Mindanao. In an ‘invitation for...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A total of 2,306 students from different levels in Northern Mindanao received educational assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) during the first payout day Saturday, Aug. 20. PARENTS submit the necessary requirements for their children’s...
The Mindanao Railway Project (MRP) was one of the many big ticket infrastructure development projects initiated by former President Rodrigo Duterte. Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Now, his son, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte, wants to make sure that it is being...
#MINDANAO John Tria Flying through the Mactan Cebu International Airport in Cebu is both nostalgic and inspiring for many reasons. Nostalgic because Mactan is a historic airport of transit for many Mindanaoans flying to the capital. For many of them, it is their first airplane ride. I remember the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. pledged his full support to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) as he recognized the vital work the interim government needs to complete in three years. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the oath taking of the...
The Covid-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill, with many people having to recalibrate their lives as the halt in the economy deprived them of their livelihoods. Some people managed to turn this unexpected setback to success for themselves and their communities, and Mangan by Iman is one...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The number of Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards distributed in Northern Mindanao remains low, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Region 10 showed. As of July 31, 202,842 PhilID cards have been distributed in the region, said Jose Tuason Jr.,...
Another lawmaker, this time from Mindanao, has joined the mounting calls to postpone the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman (Screenshot from House of Representatives Livestream) Basilan Rep. Mujiv Hataman has filed a bill to reschedule the Dec. 5...
A new low pressure area (LPA) has formed 180 kilometers (km) east of Guiuan, eastern Samar and it will bring rains over southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao in the next 24-hour period, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday, Aug....
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. prodded on Thursday, Aug. 4, local chief executives (LCEs) to further strengthen their respective Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (BADACs). “Humihingi po ako ng tulong about illegal drugs (I am...
#MINDANAO John Tria As July ends the festival season begins in Mindanao. Kadayawan in Davao City in mid-August, Cagayan de Oro's Higalaay Festival in late August, Adlaw hong Butuan in the first week of August, the Tuna Festival of General Santos and the Zamboanga Hermosa Festival in September....
