By Ali G. Macabalang The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will present to its funding partner, the Development Bank of the Philippines, a P280-M loan program to finance an expansion program for Cassava production farms in the poor towns of Lanao del Sur. In a meeting in Mataling, Malabang lately, MinDA officials and officers of the Matling… Read More P280M loan pushed for Lanao Sur cassava farmers
By ALI G. MACABALANG TARAKA, Lanao del Sur – “This poor town beside the vast Lake Lanao will soon build six solar-powered irrigation projects for its rice farmers and a huge potable water system for its residents,” Minadanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chairman Manny Piñol announced. The projects will be funded with a P218-M development loan… Read More Taraka to implement multi-million solar water projects
By Ali G. Macabalang DAVAO CITY – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol underscored anew the need for the Local Government Units (LGUs) in Mindanao to be self-reliant as the country grapples with the effects of COVID-19. Sec. Piñol renewed his advocacy during a Management Committee (ManCom) Meeting he presided over for his… Read More MinDA pushes for self-reliance as key to recovery from COVID-19
DAVAO CITY: The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), a member of the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program, has completed a series of consultations with local government units (LGUs) and regional directors of line agencies for the implementation of the program in Mindanao. In a statement on Sunday, MinDA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said that after their trip… Read More MinDA completes ‘Balik Probinsya’ consultations
By Ali G. Macabalang The government’s Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program (BPBPP) has not covered any person afflicted with coronavirus (COVID-19) disease yet, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) averred today. “The fact is not a single family has yet moved out of Metro Manila and returned to their provinces under the ‘Balik Probinsya Program’ in… Read More No COVID-19 case in ‘Balik Probinsiya’ program – MinDA
Planting Season is here! As rains start to fall in many parts of Mindanao, MinDA chair Manny Piñol said it is a good indication that the planting season has begun early for at least two of the major crops of the island – rice and corn.“ DAVAO CITY: Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol… Read More Ease up lockdowns in Covid-free Mindanao areas
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