Posted in Bukidnon, Business, Economy, Environment, Food in Mindanao, Investments in Mindanao, Local Governance, Malaybalay City, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Peace Process, Philippines on June 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Water is inarguably Bukidnon’s most important agricultural resource.
It is a cause of wonder, however, why the sloppy process of acquiring water permits have escaped the pruning attention of local governments.
There were doubts raised by many over the years on the questionable process of acquiring water rights permits.
But over the years, too, local governments and [...]
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Posted in ARMM, Agriculture, Art and Culture in Mindanao, Entertainment, Every Day Mindanao, Feasts in Mindanao, Food in Mindanao, Freedom, Indifgenous Peoples, Jobs in Mindanao, Local Governance, Lumads and Mindanao, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Philippines on June 10, 2008 | No Comments »
It was a bit awkward for me and Omar, a reserved Maguindanaoan who tried to be informative, as we took a peek at the wedding of a couple from two big Maguindanaoan families in Cotabato City.
We were looking through the window from our side of the conference hall— we looked like kids wanting to gate [...]
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Pamogon Store
Stall No. 04
Pikit Public Market
For coffee drinkers, a natural choice for a stop over in between Cotabato and Davao cities aside from rest room visits and road side meals, is the Pikit Public Market.
Aside from it being a vibrant and busy market place, it offers Pikit’s famous Pamogon ”excelsa” coffee.
We scoured for that ‘aromatic’ redemption and found it for sale in many [...]
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Measuring my rice has been the tease at home — something that has caused me ‘hunger’. When you are carrying heavier load than you should, you know what I mean.
I did try to eat less of it every time I remember; most of the time I failed.
So when the rice shortage news was carried in [...]
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Posted in Agriculture, Bukidnon, Environment, Food in Mindanao, Governance, Indifgenous Peoples, Local Governance, Lumads and Mindanao, Malaybalay City, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Nature and Environment in Bukidnon, Philippines on February 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The provincial board of Bukidnon has approved a resolution seeking more funds for the rehabilitation and reforestation of the Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park. Read full report here.
In a resolution approved on January 30, the provincial board “significantly and zealously” requested Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, Gov. Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr., Second district Rep. Teofisto [...]
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Posted in Agriculture, Bukidnon, Business, Davao, Economy, Environment, Food in Mindanao, Food/Health Related, Governance, Local Governance, Mindanao, Philippines on November 27, 2007 | No Comments »
From the office of councilor Nenita Orcullo in 2004, when it was first proposed, Davao City’s ordinance banning aerial spraying seems bound for the Supreme Court.
The Court of Appeals granted the plea of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association for a 60-day temporary restraining order — stopping the city government’s ban [...]
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Posted in Agriculture, Bukidnon, Business, Davao, Economy, Food in Mindanao, Governance, Jobs in Mindanao, Malaybalay City, Philippines, Technology, Travel and Transportation on September 29, 2007 | No Comments »
I haven’t covered the Mindanao Shippers’ Conference in June but in the sidelines I heard one of the organizers talk about the high cost of freight as among the bigger concerns there.
I was reminded of this when I interviewed Maritine Industry Authority officer in charge Virgillio Armonia last week.
He said small shippers should pool their [...]
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Posted in Agriculture, Business, Davao, Economy, Environment, Food in Mindanao, Food/Health Related, Governance, Health, Jobs in Mindanao, Local Governance, Mindanao, Philippines on September 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Airplanes used by banana firms to spray chemicals over plantations were grounded following the Davao City Regional Trial Court’s decision to uphold the constitutionality of the city’s aerial spray ban ordinance.
The judicial clearance left no more blocks to execute the ordinance passed since six months ago.
Banana growers have alerted the media of an appeal at [...]
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Posted in Agriculture, Bukidnon, Davao, Economy, Environment, Food in Mindanao, Food/Health Related, Governance, Health, Investments in Mindanao, Jobs in Mindanao, Justice, Local Governance, Mindanao, Mindanao Sports, Mindanao's communities, News, Safety on September 24, 2007 | No Comments »
The verdict is out: the court has upheld as valid and constitutional the city ordinance banning aerial spraying in plantations. In a decision dated September 22, Judge Renato Fuentes of Regional Trial Court Branch-17 junked the petition of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) questioning the constitutionality of the ordinance, the [...]
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Posted in Agriculture, BIMP - EAGA, Business, Economy, Environment, Food in Mindanao, Governance, Health, Human Rights, Human Rights in Mindanao, Jobs in Mindanao, Local Governance, Lumads and Mindanao, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Mining in Mindanao, Philippines, Safety, Security on September 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A friend Penelope Sanz, an anthropologist and a part-time journalist, has gone deep into both probing mining communities and met with mining firms.
I think she has an extensive and intensive field work on mining in Mindanao. I have always wanted to cover communities as there are both interesting and shocking stories to tell from the [...]
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Posted in ARMM, BIMP - EAGA, Business, Economy, Environment, Fisheries Industry in Mindanao, Food in Mindanao, Food/Health Related, Governance, Investments in Mindanao, Jobs in Mindanao, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Peace Process, Philippines, Safety, Security, Tourism on August 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The business community in conflict-affected areas are sounding off their stand: enough to conflicts, sign the peace agreement and start developing the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
Datu Haron Bandila, chair of the ARMM Business Council, said the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) must stay focused on the peace process for an [...]
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Posted in ARMM, Agriculture, BIMP - EAGA, Business, Economy, Food in Mindanao, Governance, Investments in Mindanao, Jobs in Mindanao, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, News, Peace Process, Philippines, Security, Tourism, Travel and Transportation on August 23, 2007 | No Comments »
Business that is more responsive to the peace process in Mindanao is among the key issues to be discussed in the 6th Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Business Congress next month, an ARMM Business Council official said.
Bai Sandra Basar, president of the Muslim Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kutawato (Cotabato), [...]
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