
Bong S. Sarmiento
Correspondent and Editor at Freelance
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1 week ago |
mindanews.com | Bong S. Sarmiento
(MindaNews / 12 April) – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has attracted fresh investments worth P3.2 billion, which are projected to create at least 1,200 new jobs, an official said. Mohamad Omar Pasigan, chairperson of the Bangsamoro Board of Investments (BBOI), said the newly-approved investments already exceeded the region’s annual target of P3 billion. “This achievement highlights the growing appeal of the Bangsamoro region to investors,” he said in a statement.
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1 week ago |
mindanews.com | Bong S. Sarmiento
A boy arranges fresh sweet corn sold for P30 / kg in the outskirts of Koronadal City, the capital of South Cotabato and seat of government of Region 12, on 11 April 2025. MindaNews photo by BONG S. SARMIENTO
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2 weeks ago |
mindanews.com | Bong S. Sarmiento
(MindaNews / 10 April) — The infrastructure arm of the Aboitiz Group is gearing up for the modernization of the Laguindingan International Airport (Laguindingan Airport) in Misamis Oriental as it officially takes over Mindanao’s second busiest airport within this month. Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc.
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2 weeks ago |
mindanews.com | Bong S. Sarmiento
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 April) – Mahogany South, a residential project of Alsons Development and Investment Corporation (Alsons Dev), is rising in Tugbok District, Davao City. Miguel Rene A. Dominguez, Alsons Dev President and CEO, said the Mahogany South project forms part of the company’s mission to develop high-quality, sustainable communities in Mindanao.
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2 weeks ago |
businessweekmindanao.com | Bong S. Sarmiento
THE Mindanao grid will have more than enough power supply for the entire island this summer or until the second quarter of 2025, and can even export to the Visayas, an international climate and energy think tank said.
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