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WEB2 days ago · Laborers load blocks of ice into an outrigger docked at Sta. Ana Port in Davao City on Sunday (19 May 2024). The ice will be transported to nearby Talicud Island in Davao del Norte. MindaNews photo
Magno takes oath as new MinDA chair - MindaNews
WEBDAVAO CITY (MindaNews/21 May) – Leo Tereso Abellera Magno took his oath as the new chair of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) on Tuesday morning in Malacanang, replacing Ma. Belen Sunga-Acosta, whose six-year …
About Us - MindaNews
WEBAbout MindaNews. MindaNews is the news service arm of the Mindanao Institute of Journalism. MindaNews was founded in 2001 by independent, professional Mindanawon journalists who left the country’s most widely-circulated Manila-based broadsheet to tell the stories of Mindanao from the lenses of Mindanao. With secondhand computers and funds ...
MinDA official says adverse travel advisories won’t ... - MindaNews
WEBDAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 January) – Mindanao will sustain its economic momentum despite the recent travel advisories issued by the Canadian government against travel to most parts of the island, an executive of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. During “Wednesdays Media Forum at the Habi at Kape,” MinDA Assistant Secretary ...
5 killed, hundreds injured in southern Mindanao quake
WEBNov 18, 2023 · GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 18 November) – Five persons were reported killed while hundreds were injured due to the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck this city and the neighboring areas Friday afternoon. Dozens of structures, including three shopping malls and the city hall here, suffered various damages as a …
NEWS BRIEFS | Misamis Oriental Updates, 31 January 2024
WEBJanuary 31, 2024. 9:15 pm. The Laguindingan Airport. MindaNews file photo by BOBBY TIMONERA. P12.75 billion ok’d for Laguindingan airport expansion. The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) said it approved the expansion of Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental, which has become the most overcrowded airport in the region.
MindaNews, PressOne now part of International Fact Checking …
WEBDAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) — MindaNews and PressOne are now part of the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN), a network of fact-checkers launched in 2015 at Poynter to assist in the global fight against misinformation. Only four Philippine media entities have been accredited by IFCN: Vera Files on December 2, 2021 and Rappler on ...
Journalists urged to foster peace in Mindanao - mindanews.com
WEBAug 27, 2021 · KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 27 August) — Media practitioners must play an active role in fostering peace in Mindanao, which, in the national consciousness, is considered the country’s war zone, a veteran Mindanawon journalist stressed Friday. Carolyn Arguillas, MindaNews editor-in-chief, stressed …
MinDA fears prolonged Russia-Ukraine war may affect Mindanao
WEBMar 1, 2022 · Assistant Secretary Romeo Montenegro, of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), expressed fears on Tuesday that a protracted war will likely increase the price of petroleum, which may trigger an inflationary pressure and drive up transport cost. He said it may mean exporters from Mindanao will …
Investment surge seen for Mindanao with lifting of Proclamation 55
WEBAug 1, 2023 · Secretary Mabel Sunga-Acosta, chair of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), said during the Kapehan sa Dabaw on Monday that with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lifting Proclamation 55, Mindanao offers a “golden opportunity” for foreign and domestic investors to consider the island as a key investment destination.