Getty Images- T’nalak Festival celebrated in the Philippines

KORONADAL, PHILIPPINES – JULY 18: Filipino natives wait for their turn to perform at the 2009 T�nalak Festival, showcasing South Cotabato Province tribal cultures on July 18, 2009 in the southern city of Koronadal, Philippines. T�nalak is an indigenous term for colorful cloth woven by women of the T�boli tribe that has brought recognition to [...]

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ARMM to get bulk of $190-M US grant

 
By Edwin Fernandez, Jeoffrey Maitem
Inquirer
Last updated 02:34am (Mla time) 09/22/2007
 
COTABATO CITY—The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) will receive most of the $190 million peace and development assistance pledged by the US government, a ranking US Embassy official said.
“What is interesting about this is that it was a grant, it’s not a loan, it’s a [...]

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Local investments overtake foreign investments in Mindanao

 
By Edwin Fernandez, Jeoffrey Maitem
Mindanao Bureau
Last updated 12:03pm (Mla time) 09/25/2007
 
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Mindanao posted a record 133 percent increase in domestic investments during the first half of the year due to the robust inflow of local funds, the Mindanao Economic Development Council (Medco) said Tuesday.
Undersecretary Virgilio Leyretana, Medco chair, said on Monday that [...]

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Tuna breeding seen to prevent shortage due to global warming

 
By Jeoffrey Maitem, Judy Quiros
Mindanao Bureau
Last updated 06:33pm (Mla time) 09/04/2007
 
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — Tuna industry players in Mindanao should work together to realize a tuna-breeding venture in the country in the wake of an impending shortage in supply due to global warming.
Citing studies that indicate a continuing migration of tuna species into cooler [...]

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ARMM investments up 82% in 1st half

 
By Jeoffrey Maitem, Edwin Fernandez
Mindanao Bureau
Last updated 09:42pm (Mla time) 08/05/2007
 
COTABATO CITY–Undeterred by the violence that is seen to wrack the region, investors continue to sink in vital funds in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, with investments rising by about 82 percent from January to June compared to the same period last year.
Ishak Mastura, [...]

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Mindanao bus employee abducted after blasts

 
By Jeoffrey Maitem
Mindanao Bureau
Last updated 03:30pm (Mla time) 08/12/2007
 
KORONADAL CITY – Armed men abducted on Saturday night an employee of the Yellow Bus Line (YBL) here just as the premier bus firm in the region resumed its operations after tightening security in response to the bombing of their buses.
Jaime Rosios, one of the company’s mechanics [...]

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Dole plant in South Cotabato resumes operations, 3 days after being shut down for violations

By Jeoffrey Maitem, Aquiles Zonio
Mindanao Bureau
Last updated 04:44pm (Mla time) 08/10/2007
 
KORONADAL CITY, Philippines — Dole Philippines resumed operation of its processing plant in Surallah, South Cotabato on Friday, barely three days after the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Mindanao shut it down for environmental violations.
Tungko [...]

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DENR closes fruit processing plant in S. Cotabato

By Jeoffrey Maitem, Orlando Dinoy
Mindanao Bureau
Last updated 00:45am (Mla time) 08/10/2007
 
KORONADAL CITY–The Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (EMB) has issued an order for a multinational firm to cease operations in a South Cotabato town following findings that its wastewater leaked toxic chemicals.
The EMB ordered the Dole Phils. to stop [...]

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Bank opens Cotabato branch despite peace, order concerns

By Jeoffrey Maitem, Charlie Sease
Mindanao BureauLast updated 06:25pm (Mla time) 06/17/2007 
Bank opens Cotabato branch despite peace, order concerns
COTABATO CITY — The China Banking Corp (China Bank) has opened a branch in the city and local officials hope this would help improve the city’s image for business and trade.

Mayor Muslim Sema said the entry of [...]

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