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By Nitz Arancon ARCHBISHOP Antonio Ledesma on Friday urged Mayor-elect Oscar Moreno and other winners in last week’s elections to go over the eight concerns raised by the civil society group Managsilingan Ta and address these.

By Irene Dayo THE health department has recorded 16 cases of Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) in northern Mindanao during the first quarter of this year alone.

By Mark Francisco OUTGOING Mayor Vicente Emano became active in Cagayan de Oro politics in the ’90s. He was elected to the highest position here in 1998 and never let go until he was constitutionally barred from seeking reelection in 2007. He gave way [...]

By Carolyn Arguillas of Mindanews COTABATO City––“Where the leaders are safe.” This was Maguindanao Gov. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu’s response when asked at his proclamation as reelected governor, where he and Vice Governor-elect Lester Sinsuat [...]

By Nitz Arancon MAYOR-ELECT Oscar Moreno yesterday led a clean-up drive that was seen as a glimpse of what Cagayan de Oro would be like under the new leadership.

By Vanessa Almeda of Mindanews SAN JOSE, DinagatIslands––Geraldine “Jade” Ecleo, who lost to her reelectionist mother Glenda in the tightly contested gubernatorial race, will not contest the outcome of the elections although she was “shocked” [...]

By Nitz Arancon A BARBER was killed while two others were wounded in two shooting incidents in Gusa, this city, on Thuesday night.

By Nitz Arancon THE city will have to deal with the infrastructures and vehicles that have been  painted with the favorite color of Mayor Vicente Emano for awhile.

By Mark Francisco PROVINCIAL board member Geodeguil Ursal, a critic of the Moreno administration, was preparing for his reelection in late 2012.

By Walter Balane of Mindanews VALENCIACity—After losing in 2007 and 2010, former mayor Jose  Galario Jr. has regained his old post from two-termer Leandro Jose Catarata, candidate of the Bukidnon Paglaum Party led by the Zubiris.

By Vanessa Almeda of Mindanews SAN JOSE, Dinagat Islands––Despite having one family member lose the race for DinagatIslands’ lone congressional district, the Ecleo family has remained the dominant political force in this island province.

By Froilan Gallardo of Mindanews A COMBINATION of community issues centered on his handling of the Typhoon Sendong relief efforts ended the magic of Mayor Vicente Emano whose political dominance in this city and the province of Misamis Oriental spanned [...]

By Mark Francisco and Ben Serrano BUTUAN Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. won a fresh mandate, defeating Rep. Jose Aquino II by some 23 thousand votes.

By Ben Balce MISAMIS Oriental Vice Gov. Norris Babiera yesterday virtually conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose in the province’s gubernatorial race.