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  • Mindanao Firms Draw Global Buyers at U.S. Food Show

    Philippine seafood companies operating in Mindanao showcased their world-class products—including fresh and frozen tuna, pompano, canned sardines, and frozen squid and octopus—at the  2011 International Boston Seafood Show held recently in Massachuse...
  • Better Shelter Means Crisper Greens

    Farm-fresh vegetables and fruits are sold by local farmers every tabo (market) day at the Barangay Mahanub Trading Center in Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte.This infrastructure, which includes a communal toilet, was built through a partnership between the mun...
  • Roomy Landing for Cargo, Passengers

    These fishermen in PoblacionTabina, Zamboanga del Sur, have ample docking space from which to unload their agricultural and marine products, now that this 32-meter-long reinforced concrete boat landing was completed through a partnership between the Tabin...
  • Transformational Tawi-Tawi Runway Upgrade Draws Business Travelers, Tourists

    BONGAO, TAWI-TAWI— More travelers are visiting this province for business and leisure, helping to transform the local economy, after the airport's main runway was upgraded through a U.S.-Philippines partnership. “It’s now quite easy for business pa...
  • Mindanao Fruit and Vegetable Growers to Establish Links with Visayas Buyers

    DAVAO CITY—Mindanao’s fruit and vegetable producers will be seeking to expand their market reach when they meet with prospective buyers during the 1st Visayas-Mindanao Fruit and Vegetable Market Encounter in Cebu City, on May 19. Organized by the Nor...
  • Tawi-Tawi Runway Draws in Business, Tourists

    A 77-seat commercial aircraft prepares to take off from the Sanga-Sanga (Bongao) airport runway. The runway was recently improved and extended from 1,608 meters to 1,920 meters, and widened from 18 to 30 meters, as part of an airport infrastructure partne...
  • Confidence through JEEP

    These college students at Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) are among the 400 who recently completed the two-year course of the Job Enabling English Proficiency (JEEP) Project implemented by WMSU in partnership with USAID’s Growth with Equity in ...
  • Three Top JEEP Achievers

    The three best students of the 400 who recently completed the two-year Job Enabling English Proficiency Project (JEEP) in Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) in Zamboanga City are (l-r): Kent Jestoni Gabo, Joe James Alob, and Evanessa Villacrusis. Wi...
  • Mindanao Tuna, Sardines Showcased in EU Seafood Show

    DAVAO CITY--Following their participation in the 29th International Boston Seafood Show last month, Mindanao seafood traders are now reaching out to new markets in the European Union (EU). Ten Mindanao seafood companies will be joining the Philippine del...
  • Mindanao Firms Highlighted at IFEX 2011

    DAVAO CITY—More than 70 Mindanao-based food producers will participate in this year’s International Food Exhibition (IFEX), to be held from May 12 to 14. IFEX, the country’s biggest and most important food exposition, will feature more than 300 exh...
  • JEEP “Riders” Rewarded for Hard Work

    The ten best students of the 400 who recently completed the two-year Job Enabling English Proficiency Project (JEEP) in Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) in Zamboanga City show off their completion awards. USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (...
  • Bridge of Opportunity

    Residents in Sitio Seaside, Brgy. Poblacion, Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay, can travel safely to markets and schools using this concrete footbridge built by USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program under its Barangay Infrastructure Project (BIP...
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