Posted in ARMM, BIMP - EAGA, Davao, Mindanao, Mindanao Media, Mindanawon around the World, Peace Process on April 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I can’t delay this. Perhaps there is no other time.
I have due respect for the competent people at Reuters, but I have to raise this one.
Reading the news below have disturbed me as a resident in Mindanao and as a citizen relating to many decent Muslims everyday.
There is clearly bias here and stereotype —working to [...]
Posted in ARMM, Governance, Justice, Mindanao, Mindanawon around the World, Peace Process, Philippines, Politics on November 10, 2007 | No Comments »
According to this report by MindaNews’ Carolyn O. Arguillas, detained Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chair Nur Misuari, was not able to leave for Jeddah to attend the Tripartite Meeting of the MNLF, the government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Organization of Islamic Conference.
“Misuari was supposed to have left with his [...]
Posted in Art and Culture in Mindanao, Davao, Entertainment, Mindanao, Mindanawon around the World, Music and Mindanao, Philippines on November 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Davao City’s renowned Himig Singers won the grand prize of the 1st Asian Choir Games in Jakarta, Indonesia over the weekend, City Councilor Myrna Dalodo-Ortiz said. But Ortiz still could not give other details of the group’s victory. The all-Dabawenyo choral group won in one of the 21 categories of the pioneering tilt participated by more [...]
Posted in Jobs in Mindanao, Mindanawon around the World, Philippines, Updates on August 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I found in my blog’s search engine terms yesterday the name of controversial Manila Standard Today society columnist Malu Fernandez. By this time, I think I am the last to know in this recent public uproar against an article she wrote for People Asia magazine.
Better late than never. I’m tempted to add a few takes [...]
Posted in Davao, Economy, Food in Mindanao, Food/Health Related, Governance, Mindanao, Mindanawon around the World, Philippines on July 6, 2007 | No Comments »
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/5 Jul) – Davao-made products introduced recently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were received well by local traders, distributors and by overseas Filipino workers there, an official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.
The announcement came four months after a 14-member DTI-led trade mission from Mindanao went to Saudi Arabia [...]
Posted in Business, Davao, Economy, Governance, Mindanao, Mindanawon around the World, News, Peace Process, Philippines, Safety, Security, Tourism on June 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Sorry for an indiscretion. I realized an earlier post on the subject was inaccurate. I hope I could give better information from this.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/27 June) — Duty Free Philippines opened today
its shops at the Davao International Airport, one of two stores it is
opening here after it pulled out in the late 1990s. It returned [...]
Posted in BIMP - EAGA, Business, Davao, Economy, Events, Feasts in Mindanao, Governance, Looking Back, Mindanao, Mindanawon around the World, Peace Process, Philippines, Safety, Security, Travel and Transportation on June 26, 2007 | No Comments »
Three years after it pulled out of Davao City, the local duty-free shop will be reopened tomorrow together with other shops at the Davao International Airport.
In March, the news was disclosed by the Department of Tourism signaling the city is receiving more tourist arrivals.
There are other shops that will also open in the airport’s arrival [...]
Posted in Bukidnon, Business, Davao, Economy, Education, Food/Health Related, Governance, Health, Malaybalay City, Mindanao, Mindanawon around the World, Philippines on June 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Mind research, too.
Local investors should also invest in research as a tool for moving the economy forward, an official of a health research group told MindaNews in an interview Saturday.
Ma. Delia Moran-Morados, former regional director of the Department of Science and Technology, said there has been a dearth of investment coming from Mindanao’s business community [...]
Posted in Business, Davao, Education, Events, Food/Health Related, Health, Mindanawon around the World, Updates on June 23, 2007 | No Comments »
After a harrowing experience with legalese yesterday on the implications and directions of the banana industry’s writ of preliminary injunction, I came face to face with another “-lese’— scientific jargon.
I braved all odds to a Saturday coverage and attended a presentation by Dr. Fe O. Dimayuga of the University of Kentucky on “The benefits of [...]
Posted in ARMM, Business, Davao, Economy, Governance, Human Rights, Justice, Looking Back, Mindanao, Mindanawon around the World, Peace Process, People Power, Philippines, Safety, Security on June 16, 2007 | No Comments »
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/16 June) – President Arroyo has named Fr. Eliseo Merado, Jr., OMI, as the new peace panel chair vice Silvestre Afable whose courtesy resignation President Arroyo has accepted.
In a press statement Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza read to MindaNews, he said Mercado’s chairmanship “will ensure a seamless transition and a continuity in the [...]
Posted in Davao, Every Day Mindanao, Mindanao, Mindanao Media, Mindanawon around the World, Updates on June 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I chanced upon Blogie Blog’s “Y Do u blog” survey days ago and I seriously thought of my answer before ticking an option. Blogie limited the choices to four –”to keep a journal”, “to be heard”, “to make money”, and “I don’t blog.”
Somehow, I wondered why he didn’t include “all of the above” to refer [...]
Posted in Business, Davao, Economy, Environment, Every Day Mindanao, Food/Health Related, Governance, Health, Mindanao, Mindanawon around the World, People Power, Philippines, Safety on May 30, 2007 | No Comments »
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day!
In relation to that, Dr.Domilyn Villareiz of the Davao City Anti-Smoking Task Force shared to me over a chance encounter at the 911 operations center Tuesday, that the World Health Organization is choosing which between Davao City or Thailand’s capital, Bangkok is the rightful model city for its anti-smoking [...]
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