Xavier Ateneo to consolidate two grade school campuses into Pueblo Basic Education Complex

Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan will be consolidating the Xavier University Grade School campuses at Macasandig and Pueblo de Oro into one. “The Grade School consolidation is good news,” said Xavier Ateneo President Fr. Mars Tan S.J. in his message during a recent XUGS convocation. “This plan will be carried out beginning in April …

Seaweed Industry Development agency for Bangsamoro pushed

Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament Bill No. 84 (also known as the Seaweed Industry Development Act,) seeks the creation of the Seaweed Industry Development Authority in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to support an industry that has already proven to be one of the region’s strengths.  Member of Parliament (MP) Amir Mawallil filed the proposed measure …

MDNN Digital Network launches 2021 station ID

There’s no stopping the continued innovations and technology updates made by Mindanao Daily Publishing Corporation President and Publisher Dante M. Sudaria, as part of the company’s massive growth to immerse itself with the 21st century’s emerging technology and the worldwide web. After the successful launch of its digital network MDNN Teleradyo, the Sudaria Group of …

Time Traveling Mindanao with Cucina Higala’s Heritage Dishes

Since March 13, 2021, it’s now possible to time travel the island of Mindanao, and in one sitting at that! That’s when Cagayan de Oro’s Cucina Higala introduces its latest Mindanao Heritage Dishes. If you’re up to it, you can travel in time in one sitting from Jolo, Sulu, straight to Maguindanao (formerly a part …

Region X public school teacher hailed 2020 Brightest STAR by DOST-SEI

A public school teacher from Region X has been cited by the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) for her exemplary work in STEM education with K-12 students. Honored as one of two Brightest Science Teacher Academy for the Regions (STAR) in an online ceremony on March 3, 2021 was Ms. Janice M. …

Flying the turbulent skies: Lance Gokongwei pilots Cebu Pacific with lessons from his dad

Sometime in the latter 1980s, the late John Gokongwei Jr. (a.k.a Big John) first toyed with the idea of starting his own airline.  He did not possess any experience in running an airline – yet this did not deter the older Gokongwei, nor did the prospect of going against an established goliath bother him. It was an upbeat period …

The Hineleban Coffee Story

Hineleban Coffee was the first endeavor under the Sustainable Disposable Income Crop (SDIC) section of Hineleban Foundation Inc. (HFI). Eventually, HFI was largely shaped by its experience with the coffee program in partnership with some Indigenous People’s (IP) communities of Bukidnon. Coffee was the initial crop HFI decided to grow with the IP’s for two …

LENTEN MESSAGE 2021—Year of Mission

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our observance of Lent. Once again the Church invites us to a sincere examination of our life, our works in the light of Faith. Jesus spent forty days and forty nights in the desert in prayer and fasting before he embarked on a …

MVIP faces further delay due to submarine cable damage

The Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection Project (MVIP) may extend beyond its adjusted December 2021 target completion due to the damage of several portions of its fiber optic cable connection. The submarine cable no.1 portion of the MVIP’s Dapitan-Santander 350kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) line between Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte and Santander, Cebu, which was completed only …