KIDAPAWAN CITY -- An obstetrician/gynecologist from General Santos City won this year's Mindanao Bonsai contest held last week in Davao City.

KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Government troops discovered an arms cache believed to be owned by the New Peoples' Army (NPA) rebels in Compostela Valley, a military official said.

NACIONALISTA Party president Senator Manny Villar said there is a silver lining for women in the global economic slowdown, which have spilled over to the country.

A TEAM from World Bank (WB) and some Mindanao contractors meet recently in Davao City to clarify the procurement process under the Mindanao Rural Development Program 2 (MRDP2).

KORONADAL CITY -- A research body solely for the development of the country's corn industry is vital to address tightening supply, said a lawmaker from Central Mindanao.

KIDAPAWAN CITY – A team from the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) will audit Metro Kidapawan Water District, one of the biggest water districts in the country.

KORONADAL CITY -- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is hopeful peace talks will resume, and no longer opposes government’s disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) tack.

MAASIM, Sarangani -- A group of former communist rebels has expressed support to local officials and Conal Holdings Corporation in handling environmental issues for a proposed power plant here.

POWER users in the South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (Socoteco II) franchise area can save as much as 10 percent on their electricity bill.

THE kidnapping of a Filipino-Chinese businessman and his daughter in Cotabato City Wednesday is sowing fear anew to the local business community in Central Mindanao.

AN ENVIRONMENTAL rights group has opposed the planned construction of a $450-million, 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant in nearby Maasim, Sarangani.

KORONADAL CITY -- The dreaded brontispa longissima, a destructive pest that can wipe out coconut farms, has reared its ugly head in Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat, officials said.

MEMBERS of the Mindanao bloc in Congress vowed to push for a legislated Mindanao development authority as soon as the technical working group finalizes the single bill to back the proposal.

PRICES of commercial rice at the local markets in General Santos City have increased by P3 per kilogram, an official of the National Food Authority (NFA) said, citing a decrease in harvest by the farmers.

KORONADAL CITY -- In a bid to get rid of rhinoceros beetles wrecking havoc to coconut farms in nearby town of Surallah in South Cotabato province, the local government unit has resorted to rewarding residents