GENERAL SANTOS CITY ? Two local executives in Central Mindanao lauded the setting up of Mindanao Halal Authority (Minha), Inc. here Wednesday.
Mayor Pedro Acharon Jr. was optimistic the establishment of Halal certifying body in the city would further boost the local economy, particularly fishing industry and other firms involved in food processing.
Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon and Jemaah Islamiyah bomber Omar Patek eluded government troops who raided their lair in Talipao town in Sulu before dawn Monday, military reports said. The…
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10 April 2007
EAGA maps out 2007 action plan for transport, infra and ICT development
PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN?The four governments of Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area(BIMP-EAGA) are now heading full gear towards an enhanced transportconnectivity, infrastructure and ICT development across the sub-region
as they are mapping out flagship transport, infrastructure and ICTprograms and projects at the 4th BIMP-EAGA Transport/Infrastructureand ICT Development Cluster Meeting.
Mothers feeding their infants with condensed milk. A flea from a buffalo is considered a cure for toothache. The sick crossing rivers and climbing mountains to get to a nearest hospital. Most pregnant women not being able to see a midwife, let alone a doctor. These are the stories from poor communities that a health group gathered in its attempt to diagnose the state of people’s health in Mindanao.
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? The conventional wisdom is that, poverty being so widespread in the Philippines, the state of health of poor Filipinos leaves much to be desired. In Mindanao, where most of the country?s poorest provinces are located, the problem is particularly more acute.
A recent survey conducted by the nongovernment health group Community Based Health Services Association (CBHSA) affirmed many of the sad realities of the Philippine health care system, particularly in Mindanao. Many of the afflictions Mindanaoans suffer were preventable, the study found out, but these diseases became chronic and incurable because of the widespread poverty and lack of health services.
That's according to UK Minister of State Dr. Kim Howells, in this report. ?Mindanao is really also geographically very convenient for them [terrorists] because it's very close to a number…