Bong S. Sarmiento
Correspondent and Editor at Freelance
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6 days ago |
mindanews.com | Bong S. Sarmiento
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 02 June) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allotted $400 million (P22.32 billion at current rates) to support blue economy initiatives in Mindanao, in line with the efforts for the broader development of the Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines – East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) sub-economic grouping.
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2 weeks ago |
mindanews.com | Bong S. Sarmiento
COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 23 May) – “Put women at the center – and not just an afterthought – of the Bangsamoro peace process.”A group of Moro women issued this call following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive on Thursday for his Cabinet secretaries to tender their courtesy resignations in line with his efforts to recalibrate his administration.
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3 weeks ago |
mindanews.com | Bong S. Sarmiento
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 13 May) – Reelectionist South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. and his erstwhile archrival, former second district representative Ferdinand Hernandez, are poised for victory, partial and unofficial results of the May 12 local elections showed. Tamayo and Hernandez joined hands under the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas for this year’s polls. In the 2022 elections, Tamayo, now on his second term, and Hernandez slugged it out in the gubernatorial race.
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3 weeks ago |
mindanews.com | Bong S. Sarmiento
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 12 May) — I went to the Koronadal Central Elementary School just before 6 a.m. to exercise my right to vote as a person with disability (PWD). I was with my octogenarian mother. Our assigned clustered precinct was 60A and my voting number is 155. PWDs, senior citizens and pregnant women were given the special treatment nationwide by allowing them to vote earlier — from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. on May 12.
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1 month ago |
mindanews.com | Bong S. Sarmiento
A young man ventures into a pop-up motorcycle café that offers cold and hot drinks, including coffee, on Wednesday (23 April 2025). Just on its second day, Roll’n Brew is located along the highway near the Koronadal City Hall in South Cotabato. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
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