This week on the Mindanao Journal

Graft raps filed vs Nogie
A Manila-based businessman sought justice against the country’s former fourth most powerful man as he filed graft charges against ex-Speaker Prospero Nograles over a bullet-proof car which the complainant claimed he owned and loaned to … [Read More...]

Tonyboy quells political gossips
By: Jun Ledesma Davao City – Antonio “Tonyboy” Floirendo, doused cold water to the brewing political intrigue in Tagum aimed at hammering a wedge between him and his uncle Rodolfo del Rosario, the incumbent governor of Davao del … [Read More...]

Logging still a problem in Region XI
Illegal logging activities still proliferate in this part of the region even as Government agencies have stepped up their efforts in curbing this problem. According to Department of Environment and Natural Resources Chief Forest Resources … [Read More...]

Davao City in the Heart of Anflocor and Partners
By Conrad Aiken Trinidad The city of Davao is fast becoming the metropolis that everyone sees as its ultimate potential. Gone were the days of the killing fields and the vision of the reds haunting the city streets. Today, this … [Read More...]

Polong for Vice Mayor?
· Barangay Captains voice support · Mayor Duterte says “linghod pa” · Inday Sara confirms Polong plans Davao City – The barangay captains in 182 barangays in the city voiced out … [Read More...]
Opinion

Strictly Politics
Going bananas By: Jun Ledesma We cannot go bananas over the perceived threats and bullying of China on the issue of Scarborough Shoal. Somebody must have advised that out-of-the-blue because quite suddenly China literally looked at the growing … [Read More...]

City View
Half Empty or Half Full? By: Roldan Gorgonio That half-filled glass is a constant brain-teaser for me whether it’s half empty or half full. I see that glass as our basic education program. To my few audience, as soon as you glaze over these … [Read More...]
Editorial
All quiet in the Western Front It’s all quiet in the Western front. They used to say this phrase in the movies to denote lack of visible change in the war front. This phrase describes aptly what is obtaining in the conflict areas in Mindanao … [Read More...]

On My Toes
Warning to the Unfaithful By: Rosanna Javier The days may be numbered for people who cheat on their spouses. About three weeks ago, the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality endorsed for plenary action House Bill 5734, or the Sexual … [Read More...]

ADVOCACY MindaNOW
"TROUBLE IN THE PHILIPPINES?" By: Jess G. Dureza Already, the dispute with China has some negative collaterals on the sides. The temperature is rising. Public statements are becoming nasty. Lately, chinese travel agencies were reported … [Read More...]
Latest News
Davao dad urges more schools to allocate scholarship grants for tribal students
DAVAO CITY, May 16 –- City Councilor Berino L. Mambo-o has urged more schools in this city to offer scholarship grants and programs for tribal students in order to improve their lives. Mambo-o, the first-ever Sectoral Representative of Indigenous People and appointed as chair of the committee on … [Read More...]
DA pledges P500,000 for Tagum City’s school chairs program
TAGUM, Davao del Norte, May 16 -- The Department of Agriculture has pledged P500,000 for the Care for School Chairs Program (CFSC) of the city government. During his 30-minute visit in Tagum City’s motor pool on May 14, DA secretary Proceso J. Alcala gave his support to mayor Rey T. Uy’s … [Read More...]
DavNor gov hopeful of Minda Rural Dev’t Program extension
DAVAO CITY, May 15 -- The governor of Davao del Norte has expressed optimism that the World Bank will pour in an additional budget of P6 billion for the expansion of the 2nd phase of the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP). Davao del Norte governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario said he is very much … [Read More...]
Study on whether to privatize Agus-Pulangui or not is ongoing: Pres. Aquino
DAVAO CITY, May 14 – President Benigno Aquino III said the decision on whether to privatize Agus-Pulangui hydro power plants could not be done with a click of a thumb. The President said the privatization issue “is not biglaan”, when asked during his visit on Monday to grace the People’s … [Read More...]
