South Cotabato
South Cotabato provincial board set to ban open pit mining
Friday, October 24th, 2008GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines – Members of the South Cotabato provincial board will visit early next month the controversial open-pit copper mines in the island of Rapu Rapu in Albay as part of its ongoing study on a proposed ban on open-pit minin…
South Cotabato’s T’nalak Festival Draws Thousands In Mindanao
Friday, July 18th, 2008Philippine dancers perform in Koronadal City on Friday, July 18, 2008 during the 9th T’nalak Festival, an annual celebration showcasing South Cotabato’s ethnic and cultural tradition. At least 18 groups of dancers joined this year’s weeklong celebratio…
Mindanao Schools Get 23,000 Books From The Asia Foundation
Thursday, March 6th, 2008SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Mar. 06, 2008) – The Asia Foundation donated 18,000 books Thursday to more than 400 schools in Mindanao and pledged to release more in the southern Philippines.“We will release more books in southern…
Photo: Winners Of The Child-Friendly Cities, Municipalities In Philippines
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Regional winners of the 2007 Presidential Awards for Child-friendly Cities and Municipalities in Region XI in Mindanao pose with their awards Wednesday March 5, 2008 in Koronadal City in South Cotabato province. The recipients of the awards are Mayor E…
The Asia Foundation Distributes Books In Southern Philippines
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Efren Balajadia, the Director of the Books for Asia Program, of The Asia Foundation, hands over books and reference materials to Sulu Gov. Sakur Tan and Vice Gov. Lady Anne Sahidullah and other provincial officials headed by Patikul town Mayor Kabir Ha…
NPA Rebels Own Up Attack On Swiss Mining Firm In Southern Philippines
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Jan. 03, 2008) – Communist rebels claimed responsibility for the attack on a mining firm in the southern Philippines.Rebels raided the Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI) in the town of Tampakan in South…
Commuter Bus Bombed In Southern Philippines
Saturday, July 7th, 2007COTABATO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 07 Jul) – A powerful bomb explosion ripped through a commuter bus Saturday in the southern Philippines, police and military authorities said.The blast damaged a bus owned by YBL in Koronadal City in South Cotabato p…
Police Foils Possible Car Bombing In Southern Philippines
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007COTABATO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 13 Jun) – Police foiled a possible car bombing Tuesday in the restive Filipino region of Mindanao, where security forces are battling terrorism.The car, laden with explosives and homemade bombs, was discovered aband…
Manny Pacquiao Napatay Raw Sa Ambush! Propaganda o Paninira?
Saturday, May 5th, 2007GENERAL SANTOS (Mindanao Examiner / 06 May) – Kalat sa Mindanao ang ulat na napatay diumano sa isang ambush si boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao at halos nagkagulo ang mga media sa balitang kumalat sa text messages.Napaslang umano si Pacquiao habang na…