Kris Aquino plans to develop resort in Sarangani
By Allan Nawal
Kris Aquino announced here on Thursday she planned to buy a beachfront property in Glan, Sarangani, after falling in love with the place during a recent visit.

Kris Aquino announced here on Thursday she planned to buy a beachfront property in Glan, Sarangani, after falling in love with the place during a recent visit.

Communist rebels admitted they have in their custody a policeman and a soldier, who went missing in North Cotabato and Compostela Valley last week.

Businessman Antonio Tiu of AgriNurture Inc., the first and only purely agricultural company listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), must really know what he was talking about when he said that there’s money in agriculture.

The National Democratic Front in Southern Mindanao on Sunday said it has ordered the release of Police Officer 3 Ruben Nojapa, who was “arrested” by New People’s Army rebels on March 18 during a raid on a village of Nabunturan, Compostela Valley.

The brownouts of up to nine hours plaguing Mindanao for weeks now will be solved soon but it will be temporary and quite costly, Malacañang’s arm in the south, the Mindanao Development Authority or Minda announced on Thursday.

Malacañang is looking into the possible release of political prisoners, particularly those serving as “consultants” to communist rebels involved in negotiations with the government, in the hope of reviving the scuttled peace process, a government spokesperson said Thursday.

Eid Kabalu, a former spokesman for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), believes the Sulu sultan’s insistence on reclaiming Sabah is part of a plot to derail the peace process between the government and the rebel group.
South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Pingoy Jr. on Wednesday downplayed the issuance of an environmental compliance certificate (ECC) to mining giant Xstrata’s Sagittarius Mines Inc. (SMI), saying the provincial government ban on open-pit mining stays.
DAVAO CITY—Forgot to buy your cigarette or did you suddenly run out of a stick to light? Think twice before mooching a stick from a friend because the answer will most likely be: “I ran out of a cigarette myself.” The days of smoker generosity are disappearing and the new Sin Tax Law [...]

Some 150 motorized boats, decked in colorful decor seen only in Moro areas and carrying about 2,000 people, will greet President Benigno Aquino when he visits the city on his way to the main camp of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in nearby Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao on Monday.

Police authorities finally admitted to the Philippine Daily Inquirer on Saturday that they have in their custody a man who went missing in Basilan on Thursday after his family and militant groups claimed he was abducted by state agents.

Still dying for a smoke? Either you kick the habit now or you chew gum for a week. Hopefully by then, your favorite stick will be back in the market—except that it will cost you more.

Cigarette smokers continue to find it hard to buy their favorite brands here and in other parts of Southern Mindanao as of Thursday as most wholesalers and retailers claim there was still scarcity of supply.