MNLF welcomes Marcos’ Mindanao peace overtures
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The Moro National Liberation Front is pleased with how President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is pushing forward the Mindanao peace process that was pioneered by his predecessors.
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Fair weather but 'weak' southwest monsoon to affect Visayas, Mindanao
MANILA, Philippines — Most parts of the country will likely experience generally fair weather all throughout the day although a «weak» southwest monsoon or «habagat» is forecast to affect the western sections of Visayas and Mindanao, the state weather bureau said on Friday.
Plete takes charge in JPGT Mindanao
DAVAO, Philippines — Zero Plete minimized her mistakes and fired an 81, overtaking Rose Wacan and Johanna Uyking in the girls’ 13-15 category after 18 holes of the ICTSI JPGT Mindanao Series 2 at South Pacific Golf and Leisure Estates here yesterday.
Gialon runaway winner in JPGT Mindanao
DAVAO, Philippines — Aldrien Gialon overcame a disastrous quadruple bogey on the par-5 No. 3 with a series of pars and birdies for a 76 and a 10-stroke victory in the boys’ 16-18 of the ICTSI JPGT Mindanao Series I at Apo Golf and Country Club yesterday.
New LPA spotted off Mindanao
(UPDATES) THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Friday said that a new low-pressure area (LPA) was sighted 1,035 kilometers east of southeastern Mindanao, but its effect will not be felt in the country for the next 48 hours. «It was forecast to unlikely affect the country in at least over the next 48 hours, but it would bring rain in some areas,» Pagasa weather specialist James Daniel Villamil said. Monsoon rains brought by the southwest monsoon are affecting the Ilocos Region, Batanes and Babuyan Islands. It could bring occasional rains over Bataan, Zambales and Pampanga, the state-run weather agency said in its 5 a.m. advisory.
PAGASA monitoring new LPA east of Mindanao
MANILA, Philippines — State weather bureau PAGASA has spotted a new low pressure area east of Mindanao, a day after Typhoon Carina (international name: Gaemi) left the Philippine area of responsibility.
Mindanao armed groups funded by smuggled Indonesian cigarettes
ARMED groups in Mindanao are financing their activities through smuggled cigarettes, mostly originating from Indonesia, a security expert said in a recent forum.
ICTSI Junior Mindanao Series I: Tamayo, Saban triumph
DAVAO – Brittany Tamayo overcame a dramatic finish to clinch the girls’ 10-12 category title in the ICTSI Junior Mindanao Series I, salvaging a par on the 18th and edging Kimberly Barroquillo in sudden death at the Apo Golf and Country Club course here Wednesday.