‘ACROSS MINDANAO’ Archives
Anti-RH bill forces vow fight to the last line
OPPONENTS of the reproductive health bill will do everything to block the passage of the new version of the measure in the plenary. Paraphrasing Winston Churchill when he rallied the British to steel themselves against the Germans in World War II, Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said the House leadership should follow procedures under the [...]
Facilities for Mindanao farmers being built by Japanese NGO completed
POST-HARVEST facilities worth P17 million built by a Japanese nongovernment organization (NGO) were turned over last Nov. 7, 2012, by Japan Embassy’s Minister Shinsuke Shimizu to the town of Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat. Funded through the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects, a small-grant funding program of Japan’s Official [...]
Land Bank of the Phils opens new branch in Buluan, Maguindanao
By SHAHANA JOY E. DUERME Contributor KORONADAL City -- The Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) formally opened its new branch in the Buluan, Maguindanao. Gilda E. Pico, president and CEO of Land Bank said the new branch will serve the neighboring communities, adding that the bank aims to provide good service as well as to contribute growth [...]
Special loan window sought for school teachers in SSS and GSIS
PUBLIC and private school teachers may soon be granted a special loan window in the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) that would cater to their loan applications once a bill filed in the House of Representatives is enacted into law. Rep. Winston Castelo filed House Bills 6624 and 6625 extending [...]
Christmas shoppers urged to buy Pinoy, build Pinoy
As the Christmas shopping rush is about to begin, the House Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development Chairman Rep. Teddy Casiño is calling on consumers to buy Filipino-made products "to help spur the local economy and provide much needed income to our local producers, especially the micro, small and medium enterprises [...]
Investment scam rocks Pagadian City
By Richel V. Umel PAGADIAN CITY - About 8,000 victims of the ” Ahman investment scam” filed their complaints at the National Bureau of Investigation this city after the suspect and leader o f the scam, Manuel Amalilio , declared the investment closed in mid September. Macapagal Pantaran , a member of the Board of Directors of Pagadian [...]
Davao’s professional services spending hiked by P132.2M
By BEN D. ARCHE Correspondent DAVAO City – The City Government here has spent more on professional services increasing its expenses to P469.4 million or an increase of at least P132.2 million for the first three quarters (Q3) of this year compared to last year’s spending. Records showed that the City Hall spent a total of P469,434,276 [...]
Davao council strengthens Internet café ordinance
By BEN D. ARCHE Correspondent DAVAO City – The City Council here recently approved the amendments on the ordinance prescribing the guidelines on the operation of Internet cafes in the city. The amendments on the 6 years old Internet café law now include stricter guidelines for users and operators providing Internet services. [...]
Region 10 cooperatives paid up capital grows to P1.25B in 2Q
By RUTCHIE C. AGUHOB, Contributor COOPERATIVES in Northern Mindanao have accumulated a paid-up capital of P1.25 billion had been accumulated, as of the second quarter of 2012. This capitalization grew by 3.15 percent compared to P1.22 billion, in the same period, last year, Orlando Ravanera, regional director of the Cooperatives Development [...]
Canadian miner prepares Zamboanga del Sur project
Canadian miner prepares Zamboanga del Sur project ZAMBOANGA City -- Canadian-backed TVI Resource Development (Phils.) Inc. (TVIRD) said on Friday that it is now in preparation phase for its gold and silver project in the town of Bayog in Zamboanga del Sur. The project has been delayed for years due to the operation of illegal small-scale [...]
