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Senator Dick Gordon has assured that Mindanao will not be left behind in the pursuit in progress once re-elected. Gordon, who came to the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon as a guest senatorial candidate of the Robredo-Pangilinan tandem, is envisioning the area as a major Regional Investment and Infrastructure Coordinating Hub (RICH). “Having a […]
Former Maguindanao Rep. Zajid “Dong” Mangudadatu has vowed to actively campaign for Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno in Mindanao to improve his chances of winning the presidency in the May 9 elections. Addressing his almost half a million followers on Facebook over the weekend, Mangudadatu urged his supporters to vote for the […]
Senator Migz Zubiri filed Senate Bill No. 2487 or the Paglaum (Cebuano for hope) Fund of 2022, which appropriates P20 billion for the rehabilitation of provinces affected by Typhoon Odette. “We were in Visayas and Mindanao recently, and we saw just how bad the situation really is on the ground,” Zubiri said. “We really need […]
Cities in Eastern Visayas ravaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda eight years ago have rushed to extend assistance to the victims of Typhoon Odette in Southern Leyte and Mindanao. Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez delivered relief items to the town of San Juan, Southern Leyte six days after the typhoon. “Aside from the 300 sacks of rice, […]
Mindanao’s longest flyover in Tagum, Davao del Norte was officially opened recently by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Acting Secretary Roger Mercado led the ceremonial unveiling of marker and drive-thru at the 1.035-kilometer Tagum City Flyover in the most strategic intersection of Daang Maharlika (Agusan – Davao National Highway) and Surigao […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has proposed the establishment of a national program to fast-track the development of the cacao industry with an eye on planting one million trees in the Davao region and other parts of Mindanao. Villafuerte said House Bill (HB) No. 1771 will support the goal of the Department of Agriculture (DA) of […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) opened its first Bakuna Center in Mindanao at the Lanao Chung Hua School via the PRC Iligan Chapter. The Bakuna Center vaccinated 244 individuals during its first day of operations and plans to vaccinate 694 individuals from the A3 and A4 priority groups. The Department of Health granted accreditation to […]
It is “all systems go” for the transport of hogs from Mindanao, Visayas, and some parts of Luzon to Metro Manila markets to be sold at the ceiling price imposed by virtue of Executive Order (EO) 124. Over the weekend, Agriculture Secretary William Dar met with hog producers from the Soccsksargen region to discuss collaborative […]
Boosting the call of the United Nations’ food arm, Senator Kiko Pangilinan encouraged farmers and farmers cooperatives and organizations to register to be part of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) rice supplier roster in Mindanao. “We support the call of the UN World Food Programme to expand its current vendor roster of qualified rice suppliers […]
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri is lending his support to Mindanao farmers who are struggling against imported feed wheat. Local farmers have approached the senator from Mindanao to raise their predicament of having to compete with imported wheat feed in the market, amid the harvest season for locally produced corn. “We need to help […]