mindanaw | Mindanao Writers' Blogs - Part 13
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What?

I can’t delay this. Perhaps there is no other time. I have due respect for the competent people at Reuters, but I have to raise this one. Reading the news below have disturbed me as a resident in Mindanao and as a citizen relating to many decent Muslims everyday. There is clearly bias here and ...

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No rice shortage in Bukidnon?

Measuring my rice has been the tease at home — something that has caused me ‘hunger’. When you are carrying heavier load than you should, you know what I mean. I did try to eat less of it every time I remember; most of the time I failed. So when the rice shortage news ...

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Surviving in the Mindanao “island village”

I couldn’t help but be depressed listening to stories of conflict that continue to afflict our people.  The images and sounds are chilling. Sometimes I shut my senses out in order to avoid the hassle. But, normally that isn’t possible. Maybe its the same surge of terror that pushed me to post this piece ...

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New blog on Bukidnon news and information

The Central Mindanao Newswatch, Bukidon’s local newspaper, is launching this week its online journal Bukidnon Newswatch Online. This is the paper’s second attempt to put up a blog for the community newspaper based in Malaybalay City. This try was triggered by a recent mechanical problem, which delayed the release of the week’s issue. The ...

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Bukidnon to Iligan and back

After months of planning and preparation, the proposed training on Basic Journalism with Iligan City-based Civil Society Organization - Forum for Peace (CSOFP) was finally done. We conducted the training on February 22 to 23 at the Redemptorist Compound in Brgy. San Miguel, Iligan City. It was conducted under the Grassroots Documentation and Reporting ...

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Rehab sought on Bukidnon’s Mt. Kitanglad

 The provincial board of Bukidnon has approved a resolution seeking more funds for the rehabilitation and reforestation of the Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park. Read full report here. In a resolution approved on January 30, the provincial board “significantly and zealously” requested Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, Gov. Jose Ma. R. Zubiri Jr., Second ...

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Kaamulan fest opens on February 18

MALAYBALAY CITY – This year’s Kaamulan Festival starts on February 18 with the opening of garden shows, food fests, bazaars, agricultural fair and livestock shows, according to information from the Provincial Tourism Office.  Gov. Jose Ma. R. Zubiri, Jr. will formally open the annual fest at a gathering at the Capitol grounds, ...