BusinessWeek Mindanao April 23, 2011 Exactly four weeks ago the whole Caraga region came to a standstill with surprise episode of a short lived hostage taking. News of the incident caught the attention of the national leadership that is sensitive to a hostage situation that it tries to avoid and handle like a plaque or [...]

Manila Standard Today Julito G. Rada April 18, 2011 GENERAL SANTOS CITY—The Tampakan mining project of Sagittarius Mines Inc. is expected to spur additional investments in the region from local and foreign companies once it becomes operational in 2016, a local official told reporters over the weekend. “This will definitely transform South Cotabato into an [...]

BusinessWorld Online April 14, 2011 GENERAL SANTOS CITY — A mission to the International Food Exposition (IFEX) scheduled to be held in Metro Manila next month is expected to generate P500 million worth of new investments for Central Mindanao, a regional Department of Trade and Industry official said here earlier this week. The economic development [...]

By Rudy A. Fernandez The Philippine Star April 03, 2011 LOS BAÑOS, Laguna , Philippines  — Four international agencies have joined hand to undertake a study on the biodiversity of Mt. Malindang in Misamis Occidental. Started last February, the two-year research and development (R&D) project is titled “Ridge to Reef: An Ecosystem-based Approach to Biodiversity [...]

The Philippine Star April 02, 2011 The Investment Priorities Plan for 2011 is off the press, so to speak, and is now up for approval in the Cabinet. The priority projects include Agriculture, Ship Building, Low Cost Housing, Development of Indigenous Energy Sources, Infrastructure, Research & Development, Green Projects (in terms of manufacturing goods and [...]