Declaration of state of lawlessness in Zambo mulled

Declaration of state of lawlessness in Zambo mulled

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines/14 July 2010 by Sheila Covarrubias—Alarmed by the spate of shooting incidents in Mampang-Arena Blanco-Talon-talon area, the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) yesterday granted Mayor Celso Lobregat the blanket authority to declare the area in a state of lawless violence in the affected barangays if and when the situation so requires.

This, after Regional Police Director PCSupt. Edwin Corvera directed the City Police Office under Col. Edwin de Ocampo …

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Regional planners in Region 12 meet to improve Mindanao 2020 plan

KORONADAL CITY, Philippines/13 July 2010 — Development planners from the government and representatives of various sectors in Region 12 met here …

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Scholarship program for environmentally-aware miners kicks off

SURIGAO CITY, Philippines/13 July 2010–—A private sector group here has initiated a scholarship program to increase the limited pool of …

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Purchase of ZAMCELCO luxury vehicles sans NEA nod—Lobregat

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines/13 July 2010 by Sheila Covarrubias—The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has advised the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative to …

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Feature

Farmers avail of dairy goat project

PAGADIAN CITY, Philippines/14 July 2010 by Mark Laride—The Department of Agriculture (DA) provides direction to enhance and sustain the development of local dairy industry and complement the government’s effort of mitigating hunger and …

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Farmers avail of dairy goat project

Defense

Crime witnesses point finger at Patikul official’s bodyguard

JOLO, SULU, Philippines/18 June 2010—The bodyguard of a barangay chairman now Patikul Municipal Councilor-Elect Datu Ahmad Albani is identified by witnesses for having shot to death a certain Eric Sarih and Julhani …

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Crime witnesses point finger at Patikul official’s bodyguard

Government/Politics

Parawan meets Zambo Sur mango growers

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines/14 July 2010 by Remai Alejado—Department of Agriculture 9 Regional Executive Director Oscar O. Parawan last July 8 had the “update feel” of what industry is in Pagadian …

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Parawan meets Zambo Sur mango growers

Opinion

Cultural Differences Can but Need Not Block Dialogue

One American playwright said that one can take a person “out of the country but not take the country out” of the person.  This simply means that we always carry with us wherever …

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Cultural Differences Can but Need Not Block Dialogue
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