Posted in Bukidnon, Business, Governance, Local Governance, Malaybalay City, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Philippines, Safety, Security on June 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »
At a quarter before 10p.m., the Zone 1 neighborhood in Kalasungay, a hillside village in suburban Malaybalay City was like poetry in slow motion.
The distant barking of the dogs joined the symphony of the evening choir of insects and the rhythmic touch of the wind to the leaves of the Marang. There was no other [...]
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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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Posted in Agriculture, Bukidnon, Jobs in Mindanao, Malaybalay City, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Peace Process, Philippines, Reflections, Reporting Mindanao on March 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I couldn’t help but be depressed listening to stories of conflict that continue to afflict our people. The images and sounds are chilling.
Sometimes I shut my senses out in order to avoid the hassle. But, normally that isn’t possible.
Maybe its the same surge of terror that pushed me to post this piece even if I [...]
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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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Thanks to all who sent messages to my Kamuyot bag.
Ma’am Prix (and to all who are unfamiliar with it), Kamuyot is Bukidnon’s version of the tinalak. It’s made of sinamay from abaca fiber, from plantations scattered in Bukidnon’s rugged terrain. Of course, its woven mostly by indigenous women who sell it to buyers from the [...]
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Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Governance, Human Rights, Investments in Mindanao, Local Governance, Lumads and Mindanao, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Peace Process, Philippines, Reflections, Religious on November 29, 2007 | No Comments »
For the ninth time this year, the Bishops-Ulama Conference has held on to the ground by leading the celebrations for the Mindanao Week of Peace (MWOP).
The BUC adopted Zamboanga City’s Peace Week and made it Mindanao-wide in 1999.
For almost a decade, the peace weeks have been opportunities for “peace weavers” to reflect on the need [...]
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Posted in ARMM, Access to Information, Business, Davao, Economy, Governance, Human Rights, Human Rights in Mindanao, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Peace Process, People Power, Philippines, Security, Social Security on November 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Those who are familiar with peace negotiations could understand the nature of talks being held there. Important but confidential, these are only two of the important considerations.
Any point being brought up or agreed upon bears impact to people —the respective constituencies of each negotiating party.
In the case of the government negotiating peace with the Moro [...]
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Posted in Bukidnon, Business, Davao, Economy, Environment, Governance, Investments in Mindanao, Jobs in Mindanao, Lumads and Mindanao, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Mining in Mindanao, Philippines, Safety on November 28, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio told Mindanao lawyers to help prevent foreigners from further exploiting the country’s mineral resources at the expense of the environment, the government and the Filipino people.
In his keynote speech before participants of the Mindanao regional convention of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines here from Nov. 21 to 23, Carpio [...]
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Posted in Access to Information, BIMP - EAGA, Bukidnon, Business, Davao, Economy, Environment, Governance, Indifgenous Peoples, Investments in Mindanao, Local Governance, Lumads and Mindanao, Malaybalay City, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Mining in Mindanao, Philippines, Safety on November 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau regional chief Edilberto Arreza says they now tell investors about possible opposition to mining projects from the Lumads (indigenous people) unlike in the past when they were silent about this.Arreza’s presentation to businessmen attending various meetings for the East Asean Growth Area two weeks ago showed potential areas for mining, legal [...]
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Posted in Blogging and Bukidnon, Blogging and Mindanao, Crime, Davao, Economy, Education, Governance, Indifgenous Peoples, Local Governance, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Peace Process, Philippines on October 28, 2007 | No Comments »
Online journal writers or bloggers from Mindanao were urged to go beyond writing about personal matters and instead use their internet platform to help promote peace and understanding in Mindanao.
Speaking to at least 60 bloggers at the opening ceremonies of the 1st Mindanao Bloggers’ Summit, organizers and resource speakers took turns in urging bloggers to [...]
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Posted in Davao, Governance, Human Rights, Human Rights in Mindanao, Indifgenous Peoples, Justice, Mindanao, Mindanao's communities, Philippines, Politics, Religious on October 17, 2007 | No Comments »
The City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday urging the creation of at least a Shari’ah circuit and district court court here. The resolution was sponsored by Councilor Amilbangsa Manding, President of the Association of Barangay Councils, to help free the regular courts of cases involving Muslims.
Estimated at around 150,000, Muslims here constitute 10% of [...]
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