Northern Mindanao

Two dead, 1,500 ill from suspected cholera in southern Philippines (AFP)

AFP – Afflicted children are placed on a table as patients wait at a hospital in Tagoloan town in Misamis Oriental … MANILA (AFP) – At least two people have died and more than 1,500 are in hospital following a suspected...

2 alleged illegal recruiters nabbed

MANILA, Philippines—Two suspected large-scale illegal recruiters were arrested by the Task Force Against Illegal Recruitment in Cagayan De Oro City last week, Vice President Noli de Castro announced Tuesday.

Diarrhea kills 2, downs 1,000 in Misamis

TAGOLOAN, Misamis Oriental, Philippines— Two died and almost 1,000 have been hospitalized here since Saturday in what officials of the Department of Health described as the worst diarrhea outbreak so far in the province.

Journalist slain in Misamis Oriental

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines -- (UPDATE 3) A radio commentator was shot dead by motorcycle-riding assassins while he was taking his 7-year-old daughter to school in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental Monday morning, authorities...

‘Quinta’ low pressure area moving away

MANILA, Philippines -- Tropical depression “Quinta” has maintained its strength as it continued to move slowly south-southwestward while the low pressure area or brewing storm near Cagayan moved away from the country, the...

Cagayan River Basin master planning begins next month

MANILA, Nov. 11 (PNA)-- Authorities will commence in December 2008 master planning for 25,469 square kilometer Cagayan River Basin, the biggest of its kind in the country. River Basin Control Office (RBCO) Executive Director...

The Philippines: Sweet Sorghum One of High-Yielding Ethanol-Producing Feedstocks, Says Sen. Zubiri

BiobasedNews.com Cagayan de Oro City (5 November) -- "Sweet Sorghum has been proven as one of the high-yielding ethanol-producing feedstock in the country," said Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri a recent press conference in Cagayan...

Philippines government eyes tuna fishing, ranching in Pacific waters

THE BUREAU of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is eyeing fishing and ranching of bluefin tuna in the Pacific waters northeast of Cagayan to increase domestic tuna production, officials yesterday said. Bluefin tuna from the...

Solons support on Guimaras' fight vs mining sought

By Nestor P. Burgos Jr. Congressmen have urged the House of Representatives to support the stand of officials and residents of Guimaras Island against mining operations on the island-province. House Resolution 841 filed on...

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