Ang Aking Ama, Lola At ICC Batch 86 Ni Mark NavalesMonday, December 31, 2007 04:44:54 PM
 | | Isang araw ay sumagi sa aking isipan ang lugar ng Ozamis City na kung saan ako ay nagtapos ng highschool sa Immaculate Conception College. Nasa Ozamis rin kasi ang aking mahal na lola na siyang kumupkop at nagpaaral sa akin. Naging pasaway din kasi ako sa aking mga magulang noon kahit na ako’y sagana sa luho noon.
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Is It War On Terror Or War On Civilians Or Simply Paranoid? US Military Reprimanded In PhilippinesMonday, December 31, 2007 12:27:58 PM
SULU ISLAND, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 31, 2007) – The Philippine military ordered US troops away from a government hospital after they forcibly closed it down in the southern province of Sulu.
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Atheism and The Golden Compass By Norodin M. Makalay Sunday, December 30, 2007 11:27:47 AM
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — The international protests staged by various groups against public exhibition of the movie The Golden Compass may be winning.
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Letter By The Commander-in-Chief, Fidel Castro Ruz, To The Cuban National AssemblySunday, December 30, 2007 11:26:11 AM
Comrades of the National Assembly:
You have no easy task on your hands. On January 1st, 1959, surrounded by the accumulated and deepening grievances that our society inherited from its neo-colonial past under U.S. domination, many of us dreamed of creating a fully independent nation where justice prevailed. In the arduous and uneven struggle, there came the moment when we were left completely alone.
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Suspect In Journalist Slay Arrested In South RPSunday, December 30, 2007 09:04:25 AM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 30, 2007) – Police have arrested one of two men linked to the murder of a Filipino broadcaster in the southern port city of Davao.
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US Troops Losing War For Hearts And Minds In SuluSaturday, December 29, 2007 11:12:40 PM
SULU ISLAND, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 29, 2007) – Philippine authorities have began an investigation into disturbing reports that US troops deployed in Sulu province had ordered the closure of a government hospital in the town of Panamao.
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The Mindanao Examiner Photo: Zamboanga City Government Vehicle At Night!Saturday, December 29, 2007 07:26:14 PM
 | | A vehicle of the Zamboanga City's General Services Office with license plate
SGT-868 is parked Saturday, Dec.
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For Sale Framed Photos of magnificent Tulay Mosque and Bud Daho in SuluSaturday, December 29, 2007 04:37:19 PM
 | | For Sale Framed Photos of Tulay Mosque and Bud Daho in Sulu.
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Malaya Pa Nga Ba Ang Pahayagang Pangkampus? Unknown AuthorSaturday, December 29, 2007 10:38:57 AM
Sa nakalipas na mga dekada, kinilala ang mga pahayagang pangkampus bilang siyang pinakamalayang midyum ng impormasyon at pagpapahayag.
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The Mindanao Examiner Photo: Famed Mexican Director Gustavo Loza Friday, December 28, 2007 05:59:07 PM
 | | "Al Otro Lado" director Gustavo Loza poses for the Mindanao Examiner during a week-long workshop on film making attended by more than 40 directors, film makers and cinematographers in Manila. The workshop is sponsored by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in cooperation with the Embassy of Mexico and Mowelfund Film Institute (MFI) with support from the President’s Social Fund (PSF).
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The Mindanao Examiner Photo: The Cigar Vendor Friday, December 28, 2007 05:36:52 PM
 | | An old cigar vendor sleeps on a roadside in Manila's Quiapo District.
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The Mindanao Examiner Photo: Child Abuse In Southern PhilippinesThursday, December 27, 2007 11:46:17 AM
 | | A Filipino girl hits her brother after the child refuses to go with her to beg for alms in the busy streets of Basilan province on Wednesday, December 26, 2007.
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The Mindanao Examiner Photo: ARMM Chief Joel Goltiao Briefs Men On Hunt For Ex-Poll OfficerWednesday, December 26, 2007 10:41:55 PM
 | | Chief Superintendent Joel Goltiao, chief of police forces in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, briefs his officers in Camp S.
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Muslims Rally In Basilan, Seek Justice For Slain LawmakerWednesday, December 26, 2007 06:27:15 PM
 | | BASILAN ISLAND, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 26, 2007) - Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday in the southern Filipino province of Basilan and demanded justice for the murder of a Muslim lawmaker.
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Troops Foil New Bombing In South RPWednesday, December 26, 2007 06:20:27 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 26, 2007) – Government forces heightened security in Sulu province, south of Manila, after soldiers detonated a homemade bomb planted by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants, officials said Wednesday.
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Philippine Police Clueless On Murder Of JournalistWednesday, December 26, 2007 06:14:53 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 26, 2007) – Police are still facing a blank wall in the killing of a Filipino broadcaster in Davao City in Mindanao.
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Informant Gets P10 Million Reward Tuesday, December 25, 2007 01:20:16 AM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 24, 2007) – The Philippine military rewarded ten million pesos to a Muslim villager who provided troops with information that led to the killing of a top Abu Sayyaf leader.
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Reporters Sans Borders Calls On Philippines To Resolve Killing Of BroadcasterTuesday, December 25, 2007 01:10:35 AM
Reporters Without Borders calls for energetic measures from President Gloria Arroyo to quickly track down the murderers of Ferdinand Lintuan, a radio programme host and well-known critic of local officials, who was gunned down this morning just after leaving his radio station, DXGO Radio, in Davao City (on the southern island of Mindanao).
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Militants Attack Southern Philippine VillageTuesday, December 25, 2007 12:41:38 AM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 24, 2007) – Suspected Abu Sayyaf militants attacked a remote village in the province of Sulu, about 950 kilometers south of Manila, officials said Monday.
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3 Hurt In Southern RP BombingMonday, December 24, 2007 11:55:47 PM
 | | COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 24, 2007) – A homemade exploded on Monday in the southern Philippines and wounding at least 3 people, police and military said.
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Another Journalist Killed In Southern PhilippinesMonday, December 24, 2007 11:44:58 AM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 24, 2007) – Unidentified gunman shot dead a radio broadcaster in a daring broad daylight attack in the southern Filipino port city of Davao, police said.
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Police Arrest Ex-Lawmaker After Daring Prison WalkoutSunday, December 23, 2007 02:40:12 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 23, 2007) – Police rearrested a former Filipino lawmaker who walked out of prison in Manila and flew by plane to his hometown in Zamboanga del Norte province.
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3 Muslims Killed In Sulu FightingSunday, December 23, 2007 01:48:04 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 23, 2007) – Three civilians were killed and eight more wounded after soldiers and rebels clashed fiercely on a remote village in the southern Philippine province of Sulu.
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Ex-Zambo Solon, Nakabalik Na Sa MindanaoSaturday, December 22, 2007 11:20:25 PM
MAYNILA, Pilipinas (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 22, 2007) – Napuno kagabi ng ligaya ang daan-daang mga supporters ni dating Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Romeo Jalosjos matapos itong dumating mula sa halos 13 taong pagkakapiit sa kasong rape.
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First-timers, Topnotch Leaders By Samira GutocSaturday, December 22, 2007 08:17:45 PM
Teng, Adel, Shah. Young, Muslim, professional, leader. All three are making waves in their fields of endeavours, without much fanfare.
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Fighting Erupts In Southern PhilippinesSaturday, December 22, 2007 12:35:57 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 22, 2007) – Fierce clashes between government soldiers and rebels erupted Saturday in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, leaving a still undetermined number of gunmen dead and wounded, officials said.
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IDP Forum, Peace Caravan Held In Basilan IslandThursday, December 20, 2007 10:53:34 PM
 | | BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 20, 2007) – Hundreds of people joined a peace caravan in the southern Philippine island of Basilan, where a manifesto was also signed by peace advocates, led by the Consortium of Bangsamoro Civil Society (CBCS).
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Hunt Is On For Al-Qaeda Operatives In South RPThursday, December 20, 2007 10:03:50 PM
 | | COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 20, 2007) – Filipino authorities were searching for more foreigners with ties to the Saudi terror group, al-Qaeda, after security forces arrested an Arab missionary suspected of being a terrorist.
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Keynote By Paulyn SicamThursday, December 20, 2007 09:34:50 PM
Like most people, I first heard about UNSC Resolution 1325 only early this year when an international organization I belong to, the Peace Women Across the Globe, gave its members a heads-up on this little known seven-year-old instrument which highlighted the role of women in peace building, conflict prevention and conflict resolution.
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Watch Indie Film "Selda" Screening In ManilaThursday, December 20, 2007 09:26:01 PM
True to form to their themes of love and its different vagaries, filmmakers Paolo Villaluna and Ellen Ramos follow up their highly-acclaimed debut film ILUSYON (Rated A 2005, Cinemanila IFF 2006, Pusan IFF 2006) with the tragic tale of 3 characters in Selda. The film stars Sid Lucero, Emilio Garcia and Ara Mina.
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"Sa Pagdapo Ng Mariposa" Soundtrack Now AvailableThursday, December 20, 2007 09:15:13 PM
Following the success of its debut film Compound, HUBO Productions
Inc. does a first in independent cinema circuit by embarking on a
search for fresh music to complement its second offering.
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Cuban Leader's Letter To TV Program HostThursday, December 20, 2007 12:34:49 AM
LETTER BY THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, FIDEL CASTRO RUZ, TO THE CUBAN TV PROGRAM “THE ROUND TABLE”.
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Philippines: Abu Sayyaf as a ScapegoatThursday, December 20, 2007 12:30:35 AM
The December 15, 2007 killing of Abdul Mubin Sakandal, a leader of the Philippines' Abu Sayyaf militant group, was essentially unimportant to the overall insurgency in the southern Philippines.
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Troops Hunt Sayyaf In Basilan IslandWednesday, December 19, 2007 11:51:15 PM
BASILAN, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 19, 2007) – Security forces on Wednesday searched for Abu Sayyaf militants blamed for the killing of two soldiers in the southern Filipino province of Basilan, officials said.
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RP Authorities Detain Egyptian Preacher In SouthWednesday, December 19, 2007 11:43:46 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 19, 2007) – Philippine security forces arrested an alleged Egyptian al-Qaeda operative after storming his apartment early Wednesday in Cotabato City in Mindanao island, south of Manila.
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Gabriela Seeks Inquiry On X-Rated Political FilmsWednesday, December 19, 2007 12:23:10 AM
Gabriela Women's Party Representatives Liza Largoza Maza and Luz
Ilagan led the filing of a resolution seeking to look into the Movie
and Television Review and Classification Board's "X" classification of
at least three productions: "Rights", "Mendiola" and "A Day in the
Life of Gloria".
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Children Victims Of Human Rights Hold DialogueWednesday, December 19, 2007 12:15:05 AM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner /Dec. 18, 2007) - Children, who were victims of human rights violations from different parts of the Philippines, trooped Tuesday to the office of the Commission on Human Rights to present their plight resulting from militarization of their communities.
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The Unversality Of The Rule Of LawWednesday, December 19, 2007 12:07:10 AM
The Unversality Of The Rule Of Law.
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Human Rights Watch Film Fest Calls For Submissions Wednesday, December 19, 2007 12:03:34 AM
Call for Submissions HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH.
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Eid Without Mahid By Samira GutocTuesday, December 18, 2007 11:54:49 PM
The missionary and “guro” (teacher) who rose to be the country’s most powerful Muslim religious leader and Lanao’s longest and highest-serving politician was an uncle, a husband to five wives and father to many poor Muslims.
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History Will Say Who Is Right...Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:47:19 PM
History Will Say Who Is Right.
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Two Kidnapped Filipinos Escape In Sulu ProvinceTuesday, December 18, 2007 10:54:13 PM
 | | SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 18, 2007) – Two Filipinos seized in the southern province of Sulu had escaped from their captors and security forces on Monday mounted fresh operation to capture Abu Sayyaf militants tagged as behind the kidnappings, officials said.
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US Chopper Attacked In Southern PhilippinesTuesday, December 18, 2007 10:33:44 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 18, 2007) – A helicopter transporting US soldiers came under fire while flying over the southern Philippine island of Basilan, where local security forces are battling Abu Sayyaf militants, officials said on Tuesday.
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Blast Kills 1, Injures 2 In Sulu ProvinceMonday, December 17, 2007 12:28:46 AM
 | | SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 16, 2007) – One person was killed and three others wounded, including a government soldier, when a grenade exploded late Sunday in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, police said.
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Zamboanga Del Norte Awaits For Return Of Freed Ex-SolonSunday, December 16, 2007 04:28:44 PM
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 16, 2007) – Supporters of a freed former Philippine lawmaker were eager to see him return to his hometown in the southern province of Zamboanga del Norte where they prepare a huge party to welcome the politician.
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Zamboanga Norte, Sabik Sa Pagbabalik Ni Ex-Rep. Romeo JalosjosSunday, December 16, 2007 03:51:43 PM
DIPOLOG CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 16, 2007) – Sabik na sabik na umano ang marami sa Zamboanga del Norte sa muling pagbabalik ni convicted child rapist at dating congressman Romeo Jalosjos matapos itong mapalaya mula sa New Bilibid Prison (NBP) sa Maynila.
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Muslim Rebels Appeal For Patience As Peace Talks FailedSunday, December 16, 2007 02:32:50 PM
SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 16, 2007) – The Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), appealed for patience as peace talks with Manila stalled over demands for a separate Muslim homeland in the strife-torn, but mineral-rich region of Mindanao.
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Sayyaf Man Killed In South RP ClashSunday, December 16, 2007 01:06:05 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 16, 2007) – Security forces killed an Abu Sayyaf militant in a clash in the remote southern Philippine province of Tawi-Tawi, officials said Sunday.
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Teachers' Migration Highlights Assembly In PhilippinesSaturday, December 15, 2007 11:08:53 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 15, 2007) - As countries all over the world prepare to celebrate International Migrants’ Day next Tuesday, elementary and high school teachers from all over the Philippines came together to highlight their pressing concerns particularly on the issue of continued outmigration of Filipino teachers to work abroad.
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The Mindanao Examiner Photo: Dangerous JobSaturday, December 15, 2007 06:37:10 PM
 | | A boy stands dangerously Saturday, December 15, 2007 at the edge of a handle bar of this passenger jeep driven by his father in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines.
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Manila Reneged On Agreement, MILF Peace Talks Stalled AnewSaturday, December 15, 2007 05:16:32 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 15, 2007) – Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels accused Manila of reneging to its commitment after peace talks were stalled Saturday in Malaysia.
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Special Polls Peaceful In South RPSaturday, December 15, 2007 05:04:42 PM
 | | SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 15, 2007) – Special polls in the southern Philippines were generally peaceful as elections in seven provinces ended Saturday without bloodshed, security officials said.
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Filipino Pilgrim Dies In Saudi, Woman Held In JeddahSaturday, December 15, 2007 02:27:29 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 15, 2007) – A Filipino Muslim from the southern port city of Zamboanga had died from stroke in Saudi Arabia while on his way to the annual pilgrimage in Mecca.
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Now Accepting Sponsorships, Ads For TV, Cable Debut Of Documentary Film "Sulu"Saturday, December 15, 2007 11:55:47 AM
 | | Mindanao Examiner Productions are now accepting sponsors for the television and cable television premiere of the documentary film “Sulu,” which will be shown in January in Zamboanga City and Sulu province.
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Pinoy Piligrim Dies In Makkah: Arab NewsSaturday, December 15, 2007 09:23:44 AM
JEDDAH — One of the Filipino pilgrims who have arrived recently in the Kingdom to perform Haj has died of stroke in Makkah, Philippine officials said yesterday.
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Peaceful Polls Assured In Sulu ProvinceFriday, December 14, 2007 06:40:28 PM
 | | SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 14, 2007) - Authorities have assured of a peaceful special elections in the southern Philippine province of Sulu.
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Teachers' Group To Hold News Conference On Situation In PhilippinesFriday, December 14, 2007 06:21:38 PM
 | | State teachers will hold a press conference on December 16, 2007 regarding their stand on the education budget, the continued outmigration of teachers and its impacts to basic education in the Philippines and the situation of migrant workers, among other issues.
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4 Mindanao Filmmakers Join Workshop By Mexican DirectorFriday, December 14, 2007 05:55:41 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 14, 2007) – Only four filmmakers from the southern Philippines were chosen to participate on a 4-day intensive workshop on filmmaking under Mexican director Gustavo Loza.
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Zamboecozone Woos Korean Investors: The Seoul TimesFriday, December 14, 2007 04:26:14 PM
 | | A business delegation from Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines flew into Seoul on Dec. 11 to attract Korean investors to the Zamboecozone and Freeport, emerging trading hub of Southeast Asia.
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Death of a Journalist: The Irrawaddy News Magazine OnlineFriday, December 14, 2007 03:56:59 PM
 | | The shooting of a Japanese cameraman by Burmese security forces shocked the Japanese public and government, but what about official foreign policy?
It was painful to witness the images broadcast worldwide on September 27. Japanese cameraman Kenji Nagai was lying on his back on a street in Rangoon. Then there was the piercing sound of a bullet fired from the rifle of a soldier.
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The Mindanao Examiner Internet Broadcast News: Delayed Salaries, Unpaid Wages Hound Southern RP TeachersFriday, December 14, 2007 02:56:41 PM
The Mindanao Examiner Internet Broadcast News: Delayed Salaries, Unpaid Wages Hound Southern RP Teachers.
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Muslims Celebrate Shariff Kabunsuan Festival In MindanaoFriday, December 14, 2007 11:18:27 AM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 14, 2007) – Thousands of people are expected to flock in the southern Philippines Saturday to witness one of the grandest Muslim festival in Mindanao, the annual Shariff Kabunsuan Festival.
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Transport Strike, Inakong Tagumpay Ng KMU, MilitanteFriday, December 14, 2007 10:47:29 AM
 | | QUEZON CITY, Pilipinas (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 14, 2007) – Inako ngayon ng Kilusang Mayo Uno at iba pang mga militanteng grupo at transport organizations na malaking tagumpay ang naganap na protesta kontra sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng langis at iba pang bilihin sa bansa.
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The Mindanao Examiner Photo: Dangerous TripFriday, December 14, 2007 09:33:44 AM
 | | A boy, who uses no crash helmet, hangs on tight to the motorbike driver as they pass a road in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines on Thursday, Dec.
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Kine Sine Book Launch All SetFriday, December 14, 2007 08:06:39 AM
KINO-SINE: Philippine-German Cinema Relations.
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Christmas for the LumadsThursday, December 13, 2007 07:08:16 PM
A Solidarity Campaign Project of the Solidarity Action Group for Indigenous Peoples (SAGIP)PASAKA Confederation of Lumad Organizations in Southern
Mindanao.
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Ateneo Burglar Jumps From Police Building, Breaks HeadThursday, December 13, 2007 06:03:44 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 13, 2007) – A young man arrested on burglary charges is in serious condition after jumping from a police building in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines.
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2 Men Seized In Southern PhilippinesThursday, December 13, 2007 05:30:38 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 13, 2007) – Unidentified gunmen seized two people on Thursday in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, officials said.
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Church Leaders, Groups Write US Congress About RP's Human Rights Situation Thursday, December 13, 2007 03:20:08 PM
A Letter to Members of the United States Congress from Church Leaders, Non-Governmental Organizations and Citizen Groups Regarding the Human Rights Crisis in the Philippines.
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US Faith Leaders Urge Restrictions On Military Aid To PhilippinesThursday, December 13, 2007 03:12:20 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. - At least 277 leaders of faith-based organizations, labor rights groups and Filipino-American associations have sent a letter of concern to members of the US Congress protesting human rights abuses in the Philippines and calling for restrictions and conditions on all military aid in the Omnibus spending bill currently before Congress.
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Poll Officer's House Bombed In South RPThursday, December 13, 2007 01:16:55 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 13, 2007) – A homemade bomb exploded in front of the house of a regional elections official in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, but the attack had killed no one, police and military said on Thursday.
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Problems, Woes Top Teachers' Agenda At National Assembly In PhilippinesWednesday, December 12, 2007 06:58:14 PM
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 12, 2007) - Each day about 3,000 Filipinos leave the country to work overseas. And many of these migrant workers are young women educators seeking greener pastures abroad, leaving the country with a shortage of talent and a worsening education crisis.
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Philippine Congress Doubles Subsidy For Islamic SchoolsWednesday, December 12, 2007 06:47:51 PM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 12, 2007) – Sulu provincial Governor Sakur Tan lauded the Philippine Congress for doubling the allocation for the government’s Basic Education Madrasah Program.
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Militant Groups Itching To March, Protest High Prices In RPWednesday, December 12, 2007 06:35:50 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 12, 2007) – A broad alliance against privatization and commercialization of basic services in the southern Philippines said it would join the nationwide strike Thursday by transport groups to protest the rising cost of commodities and worsening poverty in the Philippines.
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Solar Energy To Power Homes In Zamboanga ProvinceWednesday, December 12, 2007 06:14:53 PM
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 12, 2007) – Hundreds of villagers in the southern Filipino province of Zamboanga del Sur are expected to benefit from solar energy that will be used to power their homes.
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Moro Groups Lead Rights Day, Assail RP's Violation Records Wednesday, December 12, 2007 05:04:36 PM
 | | DAVAO CITY, Philippines - The Suara Bangsamoro and the Kawagib Moro Human Rights Organization led the commemoration of the 59th year of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in different cities in Mindanao.
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Muslims To Get Own Homeland In Southern PhilippinesWednesday, December 12, 2007 03:41:04 PM
 | | MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 12, 2007) - Muslims in the southern Philippines may soon have a separate homeland, an aspiration they have longed for centuries, as the seven-year old peace talks between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the Arroyo government may finally end in a treaty that will bring unity and harmony in the strife-torn, but mineral-rich region of Mindanao.
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Negros, Lalahok Sa Nationwide Transport StrikeWednesday, December 12, 2007 12:42:35 PM
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 12, 2007) - Pinaghahandaan na umano ng transport sector ang isang malaking rally bilang protesta sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng gasolina, diesel at iba pang produkto.
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SMART's 4th SWEEP Awards Kicks Off With Online Quiz Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:11:55 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 12, 2007) - This early, the 4th Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program (SWEEP) Innovation and Excellence Awards promises to be exciting and fun.
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Cuba To Sign 2 UN Covenants; Joins Celebration Of Human Rights DayTuesday, December 11, 2007 08:53:14 PM
STATEMENT BY MR. FELIPE PÉREZ ROQUE, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA, TO THE LOCAL AND FOREIGN MEDIA, AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
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The Mindanao Examiner Photo: Sulu Mountain Tuesday, December 11, 2007 06:24:10 PM
 | | A mountain in the southern Philippine province of Sulu.
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Parak, Patay Sa Cebu Raid Tuesday, December 11, 2007 04:33:45 PM
CEBU (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 11, 2007) – Isang parak ang napatay matapos itong pagbabarilin ng isa umanong suspek sa likod ng maraming patayan sa Cebu.
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2 Sayyaf Men Captured In Zamboanga CityTuesday, December 11, 2007 04:01:37 PM
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 11, 2007) – Security forces captured two suspected Abu Sayyaf militants in a raid on a hideout in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, police and military said.
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Manila Indie Film Fest Winds Up, Mindanao Films To Be Shown In Japan, Canada And Indonesia Tuesday, December 11, 2007 01:07:25 PM
Grant Us Our Ancestral Domain, Tribal Leader Asks Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:33:30 AM
KABASALAN, Zamboanga Sibugay (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 11, 2007) – A tribal leader said granting the indigenous people’s legitimate claims for their ancestral domain would be an effective tool for empowerment.
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Army General's Short Story Is Mindanao Film Fest Big WinnerTuesday, December 11, 2007 11:08:21 AM
A film based on a short story written by a Philippine Army general was declared as the Best Picture during the 3rd Mindanao Film Festival Awards in Davao City in Mindanao.
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Surface The Desaparecidos! Tuesday, December 11, 2007 10:15:24 AM
Surface the desaparecidos!–Filipino Musicians. New songs featured in a concert for the disappeared
"Narinig nyo na ba ang Huling Balita tungkol kay Mang Kardo isang Manggagawa? (Have you heard the latest news about Mang Kardo the worker?) This is the first line in a classic song 'Huling Balita" written by poet and singer-songwriter Jess Santiago depicting the story of Mang Kardo and many other countless victims of forced disappearances during the dark days of Martial Law.
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Piling Obrang VidyoTuesday, December 11, 2007 09:49:46 AM
UP CINEMA presents PILING OBRANG VIDYO 2007, an inter-school short video festival.
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Transport Groups Protest Oil Price Hikes In South RPMonday, December 10, 2007 10:49:19 PM
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 10, 2007) - Militant transport groups in the southern Filipino port city of Davao said it would join national strike this week to protest continued hikes in oil prices.
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GMA Sinisi Sa Kahirapan, Pagmamalupit Sa BansaMonday, December 10, 2007 09:43:46 PM
MAYNILA, Pilipinas (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 10, 2007) - Kahirapan pa rin ang umano'y ugat ng pinakamatitinding paglabag sa karapatang pantao ng mamamayang Pilipino, ito'y ayon kay Elmer Labog, Tagapangulo ng Kilusang Mayo Uno(KMU.
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Missing British Pastor Found Dead In Southern PhilippinesSunday, December 09, 2007 12:19:58 PM
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 10, 2007) – A British missionary who went missing in southern Philippines was found dead, reports said Sunday.
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Med Transcriptionist Now 2nd Highest-Paid Health WorkersSunday, December 09, 2007 11:42:51 AM
MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 10, 2007) - Medical transcriptionists are now the second highest-paid workers in the health sector, after medical doctors, according to the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).
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Mandatory Implementation Of Alternative Fuel Should Start Now By Quirico M. Gorpido,JrSunday, December 09, 2007 11:35:17 AM
The unabated rising prices of crude oil and other petroleum products in the international market is now unbearable to the millions of Filipinos, rich and poor.
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Korea-Philippines IT Center To Launch Unified Animation Program In 2008Sunday, December 09, 2007 11:32:16 AM
Korea-Philippines IT Center: The New Moving Force In The Original
Content Animation.
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Philippine Prison ProjectSunday, December 09, 2007 11:24:17 AM
BIBLES FOR WORSHIP AND STUDY, CHAIRS FOR WORSHIP, STUDY, FELLOWSHIP AND MEALS. HELP SUPPORT MINISTRY TO PRISONERS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
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Poll Office Bombed In South RPSunday, December 09, 2007 10:58:42 AM
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 09, 2007) – A homemade bomb exploded at the Commission on Elections ahead of a special polls in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, officials said Sunday.
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Tampakan Holds Largest Copper Deposits In South East AsiaWednesday, December 05, 2007 04:26:55 PM
Xstrata Copper announces that the Mineral Resource estimate for the world-class Tampakan copper-gold project in the Philippines has been increased by over 10% in both tonnes and contained copper, consolidating Tampakan's position as one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits in South East Asia.
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"Sulu" Premieres In Manila December 6, 2007Wednesday, December 05, 2007 12:10:53 PM
"SULU" - 2007 / Documentary.
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Mindanao Tribesmen Assail Military OffensiveTuesday, December 04, 2007 05:48:38 PM
SURIGAO DEL SUR, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 04, 2007) – An umbrella organization of indigenous tribes assailed Tuesday ongoing military operations in the southern Philippines, saying, it has effected more than 1,500 natives in Mindanao.
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The Mindanao Examiner Wins AwardTuesday, December 04, 2007 05:09:43 PM
 | | The Mindanao Examiner Newspaper wins the Pueblo Chavacano and Zetan Cultural and Historical Society 2007 Awards in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines.
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Sulu Teachers Continue Protest, Demand Unpaid SalariesTuesday, December 04, 2007 04:11:07 PM
SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 04, 2007) – Disgruntled government teachers continued their protest Tuesday in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, demanding salaries that remain unpaid for months now.
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President Gloria Arroyo With Spain's King Juan Carlos ITuesday, December 04, 2007 03:01:01 PM
 | | Philippine President Gloria Arroyo offers a toast Dec.
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Repression Or Paranoia? Filmmakers Cry Foul Over Short Films' 'X' RatingMonday, December 03, 2007 06:47:11 PM
Filmmakers and activists screened two films banned by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), "A Day in the Life of Gloria" and "Mendiola", in protest of what they called "repression" by the Arroyo administration.
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Subanon Rice Terraces, Hailed In South RP Monday, December 03, 2007 04:10:10 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 03, 2007) – Subanon native Fernandez Anda’s face lit up when he saw us emerged from the bushes and clump of trees and into the clearing. He eagerly welcomed us to his thatched hut and waited for us to catch our breath after an hour’s trek to the steep and rugged mountains of Gulangan. He was thrilled to tell us his story.
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Zamboanga Sibugay Hosts Coastal Resource Management SummitMonday, December 03, 2007 03:11:42 PM
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 03, 2007) - “It is exciting and full of thrill,” said municipal agriculturist Edgar Apao, of Ipil town.
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Disgruntled Teachers In Sulu Hold Protest Rally, Classes SuspendedMonday, December 03, 2007 12:21:45 PM
COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 03, 2007) – Hundreds of disgruntled government teachers walked out of schools Monday in the southern Filipino province of Sulu and threatened to barricade themselves unless their salaries have paid.
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REACT Philippines Appeals For Donations To Aid Calamity VictimsMonday, December 03, 2007 09:37:35 AM
REACT Philippines, a nationwide organization providing emergency assistance and communications support in times of disasters and calamities, have asked its members nationwide to solicit relief items and help in the relief and rescue efforts in the aftermath of typhoons Lando (Hagibis) and Mina (Mitag) which devastated many parts of the country.
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The Mindanao Examiner Front Page - No To Splitting Of SuluMonday, December 03, 2007 08:25:26 AM
 | | Advertise with the Mindanao Examiner, the fastest growing and one of the largest independent weekly newspapers in Southern Philippines.
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Pinoy Indi Film "Foster Child" WinsSunday, December 02, 2007 06:58:31 PM
Brillante Mendoza's FOSTER CHILD won the Prix de la Fiction at the Festival International du Film d'Environnement 2007 in Paris, France held from November 21-27, 2007.
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Tirador Philippine Gala PremiereSunday, December 02, 2007 06:55:15 PM
The UP Film Institute is most proud to hold the Philippine gala premiere of Brillante Mendoza’s Tirador (international title: Slingshot, 86 minutes) this Monday, 3 December 2007, at 7 p.m. as the opening film of Cine Veritas Human Rights Film Festival.
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Photo: Philippine Bomb Experts Defuse IED In Cotabato CitySunday, December 02, 2007 06:47:39 PM
 | | Bomb experts inspect a motorcycle rigged with explosives in Cotabato City in southern Philippines.
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Hunt Is On For Cop KillerSunday, December 02, 2007 06:29:08 PM
 | | COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 02, 2007) – Police forces searched Sunday for gunmen who shot and killed a policeman in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato, officials said.
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"The Long Road To Peace," A Book By Salah Jubair Is Launched In Philippines: LUWARAN Sunday, December 02, 2007 01:16:46 PM
 | | SHARIFF KABUNSUAN, Philippines - “The Long Road to Peace: Inside the GRP-MILF Peace Process,” the book that deals with the over a decade-old peace gambit between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was launched at Camp Darapanan in Sultan Kudarat town in Shariff Kabunsuan.
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Photo: Zamboanga City Hall At NightSunday, December 02, 2007 12:39:29 PM
 | | The century-old Zamboanga City Hall, a former base to American and Spanish forces, glitters with colored lights at night.
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RP Troops Hunt Down MilitantsSaturday, December 01, 2007 06:15:27 PM
 | | ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 01, 2007) – Philippine troops on Saturday mounted fresh operations to flush out suspected Jemaah Islamiya militants and rebels blamed for the killing of five marines in the southern province of Sulu.
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