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Write a letter to P-Noy

The most underrepresented sector of society is, undoubtedly, the youth. Even though the youth are hailed by many as the future of our country, very few actually take the time to listen to them. On the other hand, one reason for this might be the perceived apathy among the country’s high school and university students. [...]

Internet Governance: why it concerns you

Early this month, civil society delegates from all over Southeast Asia converged in Hong Kong to attend and contribute to the 1st Asia-Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF). The purpose was singular: to be heard in the global multi-stakeholder forum where there is an ongoing discussion on issues surrounding the Internet. The civil society group, [...]

Advocacy to protect the environment

ICT Davao Inc. (IDI), the umbrella organization of all information and communications technology associations in Davao City, is spearheading a truly worthy endeavor to help protect the environment. Recognizing that its particular industry is a huge contributor to e-waste, this organization has mounted this campaign to hopefully stave off environmental damage. Such damage, caused by [...]

Communicators’ forum for peace

The Mindanao Economic Development Council (Medco) organized last 26-27 November in Davao City a forum for government, media and citizen communicators, for peace initiatives in Mindanao. This was done through Medco’s Mindanao Information Network for Development and Peace, or MINDPeace. It was a well-represented group of concerned parties: there were delegates from mainstream media, non-traditional [...]

Bloggers speak out against Maguindanao massacre

The hideous event yesterday in Maguindanao Province has proven yet again how power corrupts the weak and the cowardly. It corrupts people to their core. The Mindanao Bloggers Community condemns the perpetrators, those criminals, and their masters who allowed the massacre of innocent people. The bloodshed, we are all too aware, was meant as a [...]

MB in Hong Kong

BlogFest.Asia, the first-ever pan-Asia bloggers’ conference, became a venue for introducing the Mindanao Bloggers Community to the world. Put together by the DotAsia Organisation (the registrar for .asia domain names) in Hong Kong from 6 to 8 November 2009, 3 Filipinos were present at BlogFest.Asia to provide the audience with primers on the Philippine blogosphere. [...]

The 3rd Summit

The 3rd Mindanao Bloggers Summit, held in Cagayan de Oro City last 24 October 2009, despite a rather poor showing in the number of participants, was another feather in the cap of the MB Community. The CDO Bloggers group displayed their cohesiveness and enthusiasm and unfailing energy to pull off the event quite admirably. The [...]

The bloggers of Zamboanga

I was very happy to have visited — at long last! — Asia’s Latin City (from 17 to 20 October), and to have touched base with the bloggers of Zamboanga. I’d already met some of them online (and two of them ‘offline’ during the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit last year), but seeing them all together [...]

Mindanaoan Artist in Lexicon of Surrealism

At a time when Manila is rocked by controversies surrounding the questionable declaration of some personalities as National Artists, a Davao-born art talent quietly carved a niche among history’s greatest surrealists. His stuttering childlike speech, incompatible with his towering 6-foot height, sometimes amuses people. But today, Bienvenido Banez, Jr., towers all the more for achievements [...]

Blogging for peace initiative

The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), through its Southeast Asian regional secretariat, Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID), has launched a worthy program that is very much in line with what the Mindanao Bloggers Community stands for: iBlogforPeace. “iBlogforPeace seeks to broaden the discourse on peace by providing an online platform for [...]

US Embassy dignitary to grace MBS3

Unprecedented in the Philippine blogosphere, a dignitary of a foreign mission will be taking part in the 3rd Mindanao Bloggers Summit this month. The United States Embassy, whose ambassador has been known to frequent Mindanao on many official trips, will be represented by the Deputy Chief of Mission, Ms. Leslie A. Bassett, who will deliver [...]

Philippine Blog Awards – Mindanao Regional Awards

The Philippine Blog Awards, the first of which was held around the same time that the Mindanao Bloggers Community came into existence, is embarking on a grander and more meaningful undertaking this year. In order to make the Awards a truly Filipino experience, PBA2009 is going to be a nationwide effort, with Regional Awards to [...]

Cagayan de Oro City is waiting for you at the MBS3

Cagayan de Oro thru CDOBloggers, is ready for Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3 (MBS3). We are inviting all bloggers to join us in celebrating and promoting Mindanao to the whole World! The event will be on the 24th of October 2009 at Pearlmont Inn, Limketkai Drive. Program starts at 8am to 5pm. Also, this year’s theme [...]

WordPress 101 seminar in GenSan

Last 13 & 14 May 2009, Lyle Santos and I conducted a blogging seminar at the Coffee Club 101 in General Santos City, concentrating on WordPress and Google AdSense. In attendance were GenSan’s bloggers, both seasoned and neophyte, all under the tutelage of Avel Manansala. It was a good group, coming from various age groups, [...]

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2nd Grand Iftar
ALABEL, Sarangani (September 1, 2010) – Governor Migs Dominguez gives his message to the Muslim community and Muslim employees of the Provincial Capitol during the celebration of 2nd Grand Iftar Tuesday, August 31. Iftar refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. It is one of the […]
MRDP to help conserve Davao ’s “pygmy forest”
San Isidro , Davao Oriental — Mt. Hamiguitan , known for its bonsai forest and the coastal areas here get P7 million environmental boost from the antipoverty program of the Department of Agriculture (DA). GA_googleFillSlot("MindaMag_InPost_336"); This, as the town becomes one of the six town-beneficiaries of the year-2 implementation of the DA- Min […]
MATH AND SCIENCE MAKE ME NERVOUS? NO WAY!
These students at Elisa P. Bernardo Memorial Elementary School in Tacurong City discover the beauty of mathematics and science in the pages of reference books acquired for their school library through a partnership between their parent-teacher association (PTA) and USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program. Approximately 168,000 students from more […]
1 Soldier Killed and an Amazon in a Series of Combat Operations in Marihatag
August 30, 2010 BUTUAN CITY – A series of encounters occurred between operating elements under 36th Infantry Batallion and NPA Rebels in the vicinity of Mahaba, Marihatag, Surigao del Sur in the afternoon of August 28, 2010 which resulted to the death of 1 soldier and 1 female terrorist and the recovery of 1 M16 […]
CSC Celebrates 110th Anniversary, Civil Servants Urged to R.A.C.E
August 26, 2010 BUTUAN CITY – Caraga Regional Office joins the 110th Anniversary of the Philippine Civil Service for the whole month of September with the theme: “R.A.C.E. to serve: Advancing Responsive, Accessible, Courteous and Effective Public Service. GA_googleFillSlot("MindaMag_InPost_336"); The Civil service Commission (CSC) has drawn up acti […]
DENR Condemns NPA Ambush of Retrieval Team, Killing Liangga COP
August 26, 2010 BUTUAN CITY – The officials and personnel of the DENR in Caraga Region headed by Regional Executive Director Edilberto S. Buiser has vehemently condemned the ambush of the DENR retrieval team and the killing of the Police Chief of Lianga P/Inspector Christopher P. Mazo, and wounding of four other DENR personnel by […]