ILIGAN CITY/Mindanao Hour, August 15 (PIA)– Some 200 members of civil society organizations (CSOs) convened in a two-day conference at Celadon Pension House at Barangay Pala-o here to plan out…

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CSOs gear up with Marawi rehab, Construction

Leaders of internally displaced peoples of Marawi temporarily located in 15 evacuation sites in Iligan city converged on August 2, 2017 in a one-day leadership workshop to harness their capacities…

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IDPs harness capacities on evacuation management thru leadership workshop

Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte - "An average of three (3) times flooding in a year has been a trend here in our barangay and this drill is the first ever…

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Barangay San Antonio, Katipunan, ZaNorte in Drill to Reduce Disaster Risk

Regina “Nanette” S. Antequisa, Executive Director of ECOWEB (the Philippines, partner organisation of CIDSE member CAFOD) looks beyond the 2015 MDG Deadline pointing to the need for more accountability and…

Continue ReadingBeyond 2015: Regina “Nanette“ S. Antequisa (ECOWEB) on accountability and climate change

Beyond 2015: Regina “Nanette“ S. Antequisa (ECOWEB) on accountability and climate change

A 15-minute video documentary uploaded here in two parts. Watch here on how the Muslims residents helped their Christian neighbors during the day the MILF attacked Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte.…

Continue ReadingKolambugan: Rising from the Ashes

Kolambugan: Rising from the Ashes

The present Kota of Ozamiz is officially called Fuerte de la Conception y del Triunfo by the Spanish. It was built in 1756 after the victories of the Iligan-Panguil Fleet…

Continue ReadingFuerte de la Concepcion y del Triunfo or Fort of the [Immaculate] Conception and of the Triumph [of the Cross]

Fuerte de la Concepcion y del Triunfo or Fort of the [Immaculate] Conception and of the Triumph [of the Cross]

The earliest written record of Iligan (or Yligan) refers to the settlement situated at the mouth of a river bearing the same name. The Jesuits of Mindanao visited the settlement…

Continue ReadingFort Victoria, Mindanao Week of Peace Video Briefer

Fort Victoria, Mindanao Week of Peace Video Briefer