Mindanao
Body bags containing victims bodies are laid on a pavement after a fire gutted a department store in Butuan City, Agusan del norte province, in southern island of Mindanao on May 9, 2012. Seventeen shop staff sleeping in a Philippines' department store were killed when a fire swept through the building before dawn on May 9, local authorities said.
Connections
Quotes
Cebu Pacific remains committed to offering the lowest fares in all the markets we serve. This seat sale will offer more opportunities for travel to, within and from Mindanao, and to key ASEAN cities. This includes our newest international destinations Hanoi in Vietnam and Siem Reap in Cambodia
UNICEF was one of the first agencies to arrive in northern Mindanao after the floods ... We had prepositioned supplies and staff in the south of the island and in Manila, which were delivered here within days. After that, we started working on distribution and building the capacity of local government and NGOs in the area. The fact that there have been no major outbreaks of disease here is a testament to the effectiveness of the early response.
Plant more mangroves to absorb sea level rise. Preparing for climate change must now be part of programs for sustainable agriculture in Mindanao, food production is also at the mercy of creeping climate change impacts and human-induced disaster: armed conflictMore quotes »
Around the web
-
3 Mindanao mayors seek Palace support for planned Xstrata mining project
there even before SMI came because of NPA presence,” he said. (Reports from Judy Quiros, Aquiles Zonio and Orlando Dinoy, Inquirer Mindanao) Complete stories on our Digital Edition newsstand for tablets, netbooks and mobile phones; 14-issue free trial. About 1:01 AM from Inquirer Read more »
-
Corona ouster a victory for Filipinos–NDF
Justice Renato Corona’s ouster has become a victory for the public, the spokesperson of the National Democratic Front in Mindanao said Friday. “The public knew he was fraudulently installed as Chief Justice,” Jorge Madlos told the INQUIRER by phone. Madlos 12:04 AM from Inquirer Read more »
-
D.I.L.G. Summits
believe that there are genetic differences between the eagles because of the long isolation between the eagle populations of Mindanao and Luzon, Salvador said. GENERAL SANTOS CITY (PNA) — The provincial government of Sarangani and the Philippine Coast Guard from Manila Bulletin Read more »
-
Academe's Role In Dev't Sought
journey to holistic development. Sixteen members of the Mindanao Studies Consortium Foundation Inc. (MSCFI) were exhorted by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) to venture out of their institutions and build their mark in research and policy studies 5/31/12 from Manila Bulletin Read more »
-
The Left Hook
archipelago is called Mindanao. You, American reader, may be surprised to learn that you’ve been fighting a war there for a decade. Mindanao, which is historically majority Muslim, has periodically rebelled against the Manila government, one of several circumstances 5/31/12 from Good Read more »
