SunStar Network News feed for General Santos, Philippines http://www.sunstar.com.ph en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:16:52 +0800 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:16:52 +0800 CONCEPTUALIZED to promote and support SMEs, Yaman Gensan works to disperse business opportunities, especially those engaged in the processing of raw materials into finished product, to as many local people as possible. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/oped/ben.sumog.oy.issues.and.views.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ben Sumog-oy Issues and Views PIKIT, North Cotabato -- In miserable condition, opportunity still abound. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/bus/business.thrives.in.times.of.trouble.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The bidding war for the world-class Tampakan copper and gold project continues to rage, with a consortium enhancing its takeover proposal on Wednesday that effectively placed major global mining player Xstrata Copper's in an inferior position. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/bus/consortium.enhances.takeover.proposal.for.tampakan.project.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified MINDANAO's youngest governor has been tossed to the limelight of facing Mindanao's oldest problem. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/time.to.crack.the.whip.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Edwin G. Espejo PIKIT, North Cotabato -- In this largely Muslim-dominated town that has seen four major wars since the late 1990s, thousands of homes in far-flung villages still await their owners, although the volleys of gun fire and bomb explosions weeks before have essentially "fallen silent." http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/refugees.still.suffer.in.centers.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Elements of the Army's 39th Infantry Battalion recovered on Thursday a high-powered firearm after they encountered a number of communist guerillas in a village in Davao City, belated reports from the 10th Infantry Division said. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/army.recovers.rifle.in.davao.4.rebels.surrender.in.sarangani.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified MAASIM, Sarangani -- Rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces that attacked Maasim suffered 30 casualties as government troops caught up with them Saturday, a military official said Sunday. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/maasim.attackers.suffer.30.casualties.army.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified PIKIT, North Cotabato -- In miserable condition, opportunity still abound. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/bus/business.thrives.in.times.of.trouble.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The bidding war for the world-class Tampakan copper and gold project continues to rage, with a consortium enhancing its takeover proposal on Wednesday that effectively placed major global mining player Xstrata Copper's in an inferior position. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/bus/consortium.enhances.takeover.proposal.for.tampakan.project.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified CONCEPTUALIZED to promote and support SMEs, Yaman Gensan works to disperse business opportunities, especially those engaged in the processing of raw materials into finished product, to as many local people as possible. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/oped/ben.sumog.oy.issues.and.views.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ben Sumog-oy Issues and Views MINDANAO's youngest governor has been tossed to the limelight of facing Mindanao's oldest problem. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/time.to.crack.the.whip.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Edwin G. Espejo PIKIT, North Cotabato -- In this largely Muslim-dominated town that has seen four major wars since the late 1990s, thousands of homes in far-flung villages still await their owners, although the volleys of gun fire and bomb explosions weeks before have essentially "fallen silent." http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/refugees.still.suffer.in.centers.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Elements of the Army's 39th Infantry Battalion recovered on Thursday a high-powered firearm after they encountered a number of communist guerillas in a village in Davao City, belated reports from the 10th Infantry Division said. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/army.recovers.rifle.in.davao.4.rebels.surrender.in.sarangani.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified MAASIM, Sarangani -- Rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces that attacked Maasim suffered 30 casualties as government troops caught up with them Saturday, a military official said Sunday. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/maasim.attackers.suffer.30.casualties.army.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified PIKIT, North Cotabato -- In miserable condition, opportunity still abound. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/bus/business.thrives.in.times.of.trouble.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The bidding war for the world-class Tampakan copper and gold project continues to rage, with a consortium enhancing its takeover proposal on Wednesday that effectively placed major global mining player Xstrata Copper's in an inferior position. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/bus/consortium.enhances.takeover.proposal.for.tampakan.project.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified CONCEPTUALIZED to promote and support SMEs, Yaman Gensan works to disperse business opportunities, especially those engaged in the processing of raw materials into finished product, to as many local people as possible. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/oped/ben.sumog.oy.issues.and.views.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ben Sumog-oy Issues and Views MINDANAO's youngest governor has been tossed to the limelight of facing Mindanao's oldest problem. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/time.to.crack.the.whip.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Edwin G. Espejo PIKIT, North Cotabato -- In this largely Muslim-dominated town that has seen four major wars since the late 1990s, thousands of homes in far-flung villages still await their owners, although the volleys of gun fire and bomb explosions weeks before have essentially "fallen silent." http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/refugees.still.suffer.in.centers.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Elements of the Army's 39th Infantry Battalion recovered on Thursday a high-powered firearm after they encountered a number of communist guerillas in a village in Davao City, belated reports from the 10th Infantry Division said. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/army.recovers.rifle.in.davao.4.rebels.surrender.in.sarangani.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified MAASIM, Sarangani -- Rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces that attacked Maasim suffered 30 casualties as government troops caught up with them Saturday, a military official said Sunday. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/maasim.attackers.suffer.30.casualties.army.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified CONCEPTUALIZED to promote and support SMEs, Yaman Gensan works to disperse business opportunities, especially those engaged in the processing of raw materials into finished product, to as many local people as possible. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/oped/ben.sumog.oy.issues.and.views.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ben Sumog-oy Issues and Views PIKIT, North Cotabato -- In miserable condition, opportunity still abound. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/bus/business.thrives.in.times.of.trouble.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The bidding war for the world-class Tampakan copper and gold project continues to rage, with a consortium enhancing its takeover proposal on Wednesday that effectively placed major global mining player Xstrata Copper's in an inferior position. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/bus/consortium.enhances.takeover.proposal.for.tampakan.project.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified MINDANAO's youngest governor has been tossed to the limelight of facing Mindanao's oldest problem. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/time.to.crack.the.whip.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Edwin G. Espejo PIKIT, North Cotabato -- In this largely Muslim-dominated town that has seen four major wars since the late 1990s, thousands of homes in far-flung villages still await their owners, although the volleys of gun fire and bomb explosions weeks before have essentially "fallen silent." http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/refugees.still.suffer.in.centers.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Elements of the Army's 39th Infantry Battalion recovered on Thursday a high-powered firearm after they encountered a number of communist guerillas in a village in Davao City, belated reports from the 10th Infantry Division said. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/army.recovers.rifle.in.davao.4.rebels.surrender.in.sarangani.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified MAASIM, Sarangani -- Rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces that attacked Maasim suffered 30 casualties as government troops caught up with them Saturday, a military official said Sunday. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/maasim.attackers.suffer.30.casualties.army.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified CONCEPTUALIZED to promote and support SMEs, Yaman Gensan works to disperse business opportunities, especially those engaged in the processing of raw materials into finished product, to as many local people as possible. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/oped/ben.sumog.oy.issues.and.views.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ben Sumog-oy Issues and Views MINDANAO's youngest governor has been tossed to the limelight of facing Mindanao's oldest problem. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/time.to.crack.the.whip.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Edwin G. Espejo PIKIT, North Cotabato -- In this largely Muslim-dominated town that has seen four major wars since the late 1990s, thousands of homes in far-flung villages still await their owners, although the volleys of gun fire and bomb explosions weeks before have essentially "fallen silent." http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/refugees.still.suffer.in.centers.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Elements of the Army's 39th Infantry Battalion recovered on Thursday a high-powered firearm after they encountered a number of communist guerillas in a village in Davao City, belated reports from the 10th Infantry Division said. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/army.recovers.rifle.in.davao.4.rebels.surrender.in.sarangani.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified MAASIM, Sarangani -- Rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces that attacked Maasim suffered 30 casualties as government troops caught up with them Saturday, a military official said Sunday. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/news/maasim.attackers.suffer.30.casualties.army.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified PIKIT, North Cotabato -- In miserable condition, opportunity still abound. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/bus/business.thrives.in.times.of.trouble.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The bidding war for the world-class Tampakan copper and gold project continues to rage, with a consortium enhancing its takeover proposal on Wednesday that effectively placed major global mining player Xstrata Copper's in an inferior position. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/29/bus/consortium.enhances.takeover.proposal.for.tampakan.project.html Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified KIDAPAWAN CITY -- A police official in this city does not agree with texted rumors that the explosive planted inside a public market on Thursday was meant to "neutralize" the soldiers manning the area. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/24/news/police.chief.bomb.not.meant.to.maim.soldiers.html Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified GENERAL Santos City scored big in the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Program (PCCRP), a flagship research undertaking of the AIM Policy Center, which seeks to identify the best cities in the Philippines in which to live, work and operate a business. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/24/news/gensan.is.most.competitive.mid.sized.city.html Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Nelson C. Bagaforo GENERAL Santos City scored big in the Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Program (PCCRP), a flagship research undertaking of the AIM Policy Center, which seeks to identify the best cities in the Philippines in which to live, work and operate a business. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/24/news/gensan.is.most.competitive.mid.sized.city.html Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Nelson C. Bagaforo KIDAPAWAN CITY -- A police official in this city does not agree with texted rumors that the explosive planted inside a public market on Thursday was meant to "neutralize" the soldiers manning the area. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/24/news/police.chief.bomb.not.meant.to.maim.soldiers.html Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified KORONADAL CITY -- A senior government executive in South Cotabato urged the Provincial Board members not to bow to pressure or to possible money offers in line with the crafting of the environment code that seeks to ban open pit mining in the area. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/23/news/pb.urged.to.decide.on.environment.code.squarely..html Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified KORONADAL CITY -- An estimated 7,000 residents in nearby Tacurong City, a component of Sultan Kudarat province, joined on Friday a rally against the controversial memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain (MOA-AD), a top official said. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/23/news/vendors.protest.against.territorial.deal.html Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified (Fourth Part) http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/23/oped/ben.sumog.uy.issues.and.views.html Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Ben Sumog-uy Issues and Views GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The Alcantara-led Conal Holdings Corp. appeared optimistic Friday it will be granted the environmental clearance certificate to operate a coal-fired power plant in Maasim, Sarangani. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/23/bus/conal.optimistic.to.get.permit.for.power.plant.html Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified LEADING wireless services provider Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) signed an agreement with the General Santos City government to be the exclusive telco partner of Gensan's forthcoming Tuna Festival. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/23/bus/smart.backs.tuna.festival.html Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The fish port complex in this city can now accommodate large fishing vessels with the completion of construction works for the deep-water docking facility, a development seen to help boost scarce tuna supplies for canned production, officials said. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/23/bus/fish.port.can.hold.large.fishing.vessels.html Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified KORONADAL CITY -- A fresh rift has flared up between the two foreign companies already at odds with each other due to ownership stakes at the huge Tampakan copper and gold project in South Cotabato, it was learned Tuesday. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/gen/2008/08/23/bus/foreign.firms.quarrel.on.copper.project.marketing.rights.html Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 Not Specified