CAGAYAN DE ORO City, Sept. 8, 2010—The 19th staging of the Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) here next week will focus on three priority concerns in Mindanao: energy, mining and agriculture.

CAGAYAN DE ORO City, Sept. 8, 2010—The current crisis gripping the capital brought by the bloody hostage-taking incident presents a very big opportunity to showcase Mindanao, especially Northern Mindanao and this regional center to the rest of the Philippines and the world, the organizer-group of the upcoming 19th Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) said.

CAGAYAN DE ORO City, Sept. 7, 2010—The Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division “is firming up” its partnership with Balay Mindanaw Foundation Inc. (BMFI), a peace and development non-government organization, and the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro (ACDO) to promote peace in Mindanao.

DAVAO City, Sept. 4, 2010—Full disclosure of local government transactions will lead to a meaningful partnership between local government units and the private sector towards a more transparent and accountable governance, a government official said.

DAVAO City, Sept. 4, 2010—Local and Interior Government Secretary Jesse Robredo has joined at least 20 civil society organizations (CSOs) in Mindanao, together with officials of The Asia Foundation (TAF) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in taking the ambitious, bold and historic first step towards a more transparent and accountable governance in the region.

TACLOBAN CITY, Sept.2, 2010—The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo is promoting religious vocations with a campaign that includes going to various schools.

The archdiocese launched the campaign yesterday as church officials kicked off its month-long observance of the Vocation Month.