Tag: Mindanao

JICA-backed plan sets projects for Mindanao’s peace, development

MANILA, Feb. 2 (PNA) — Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) outlined 26 anchor projects for peace and development in Mindanao under the final draft of the proposed Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP) 2 or the Medium- to Long-Term Development Plan. The Development Plan is among components of JICA’s Comprehensive Capacity Development Project for the Bangsamoro and is meant to act as useful reference or guide for the future development undertaking not […]

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Maguindanao declares state of calamity due to El Nino, rat attacks

BULUAN, Maguindanao, Feb. 2 (PNA) — The rising cost of damages to agricultural crops has prompted the provincial board to place the entire province under state of calamity, officials said Tuesday. Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu, chair of the provincial disaster risk reduction and management council, said the provincial legislative body has readily approved his recommendation to put the province under state of calamity as the damages reported by agriculture officials rose to about PHP130 […]

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Mindanao under signal no. 1

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed 19 areas in Mindanao due to “Onyok”. The storm was spotted near Surigao. To find out the areas under storm signal number 1, please see the accompanying video. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>

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Typhoon nears east Mindanao

QUEZON City, Philippines – The PAGASA is monitoring the progress of a typhoon as it nears eastern Mindanao. Said typhoon may enter the Philippine area of responsibility this weekend and is currently affecting the inter-tropical convergence zone in Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)

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Mindanao power supply drops due to El Niño

Mindanao  is now  feeling the  effects of El Niño phenomenon  that has  affected the operations of the Agus and Pulangi Hydropower Complexes (APHC), which supplies nearly half of the island’s power supply. In South Cotabato,  local power  distributor South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 1) carried  out one-hour rotational power interruption in its service area on Friday because of reduced  power  allocation  from the National Power Corporation – Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation […]

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Ambassadors support peace in Mindanao

Envoys from at least 24 countries last Thursday, October 15 signed a declaration stating their support for the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), which would hopefully bring long and lasting peace in southern Philippines. At the sidelines of the signing, British ambassador to Manila Asif Ahmad said that peace in Mindanao is a fundamental concern for the international community. The current peace process in Mindanao is not just a national issue, but also, an international […]

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Gov’t continuously addresses the needs of indigenous people in Mindanao—Palace

MANILA, Oct. 12—The government always addresses the needs of indigenous people in Mindanao, Palace reiterated on Sunday in response to reports citing the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees saying that there were more than the reported 6,000 indigenous people who were displaced and deprived of protection from the state against militias and armed groups. “The government is continuously addressing the situation of the indigenous peoples in Mindanao, and is working tirelessly to ensure […]

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P19.5-B in BuB projects to help develop Mindanao

MANILA, Sep. 30—The Aquino administration’s Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB) Summit launched in Davao this week to highlight and track the progress of various BuB projects in the Mindanao Cluster, altogether amounting to P19.5 billion from 2013 to 2016. The BuB summit which started on September 29 and will end on October 1, was attended by representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs), national government agencies (NGAs), and local government units (LGUs). The Mindanao Cluster is composed of six […]

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Retired generals express support for government’s initiative for peace in Mindanao

MANILA, Sep. 23 — President Benigno S. Aquino III met with members of the Association of Generals and Flag Officers (AGFO) in Malacañang Palace on Monday to thresh out their concerns regarding certain provisions of the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). “At the end of the meeting that lasted for more than two hours, (AGFO president) retired Lt. Gen. (Edilberto) Adan thanked the President and reiterated that, despite the reservations they expressed on provisions of […]

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ICYMI: Southern Luzon faces Mindanao in Cuneta Astrodome

PASAY City, Philippines – Team Southern Luzon gave Team Mindanao a hard time as they faced each other to earn the right to fight Team Northern Luzon and be one step closer to the championship round to be held at the Philippine Arena. <em>(Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)</em>

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EU Delegation to the Philippines, Partners congratulate the winners of the EU Peace Journalism Awards

MANILA – The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines together with its partners congratulated the winners of the EU Peace Journalism Awards held tonight (8 July 2015) in Makati City. Jefry Tupas, NewsDesk, who is based in Davao City won the grand prize for his article, “The Teachers of Raja Muda”. The grand finalists were Mr Jes Aznar, Mindanews (photo essay) and Stella Estremera, Sun Star Davao (written text in print media). Tupas got […]

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