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Most residents of this island-province in the Sulu archipelago depend on water taxis like this for daily commutes to school or work. This particular banca ferries passengers from the mercado pier in the provincial capital of Bongao to the Barangay Lagasan...
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Farmers (left) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) harvest ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) while Abdulsatar Salik (right) of Upi municipality’s Business Development Center sorts through a shipment on its way to Davao City. Recently, th...
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SURIGAO CITY— Business leaders in Caraga, which is already known as a world-class surfing destination, say the region is drawing more investors into its fisheries, agriculture, mining and eco-tourism sectors.“The region has great potential for large-s...
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A student of Manili Elementary School in Carmen, North Cotabato, takes a sneak peek into a box filled with new books and assorted reference materials provided by Manili’s parent-teacher community association (PTCA), with the help of an educational match...
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ZAMBOANGA CITY—Mindanao exports of seaweed may have doubled this year, but the region can’t afford to slacken its efforts to ensure the long-term competitiveness of the seaweed sector, say industry leaders.In January to October 2008, exports of proces...
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U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney speaks with an evacuee at a camp for internally displaced persons in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao. She was briefed on the USAID-supported program for health outreach and the World Food Program (WFP) food assistance bein...
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U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney shares a light moment with children in Santa hats at the Cotabato City Mega Square. The shopping and entertainment center, operated by D.C. Invest, Inc., occupies a 15,000- square-meter complex built by USAID’s Growth w...
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U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney chats with a vendor as she shops at the Cotabato City Mega Square. With her (in back) are Mayor Muslimin Sema and his wife Bai Sandra Sema. The Mega Square shopping and entertainment center, operated by DC Invest, Inc., o...
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DAVAO CITY—The halal food industry is getting a boost as Mindanao’s private sector takes a more active role in charting the industry’s development. At the Mindanao Halal Industry Stakeholders Forum held here last week, local businessmen proposed t...
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COTABATO CITY—As investment destinations go, this city is one of Mindanao’s best-kept secrets, says businessman William Lima. “Going by profit margins, Cotabato is the place in which to invest,” says Lima.This Davao native puts his money where his...
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U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney and Akmad Nur, Sr.(with scissors), Municipal Treasurer of Datu Odin Sinsuat, cut the ribbon at the launch of the Awang Trading Center (right) built by USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program in partnership ...
