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Airport upgrade projects in Western Mindanao speed up (6/30/2009)
PAGADIAN CITY --- Priority airport projects in Western Mindanao that are intended for greater connectivity in the region are picking up pace as they are seen to be completed by yearend.

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ZAMBOANGA AIRPORT REHAB The Php428.5-million Zamboanga Airport development project includes runway improvement, rehabilitation of airport buildings and facilities is targeted to be completed by the end of the year, along with the upgrading of Dipolog and Pagadian airports. The airport upgrading projects are part of the Mindanao Super Region development strategy which provides critical infrastructure support in harnessing Mindanao’s agri-industrial potential.



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  • Mindanao students to get better job prospects with USAID-GEM project (Jun. 23, 2009)
    MARAWI CITY --- Mindanao students will get a boost in their chances at landing better, market-driven jobs with a new project that seeks to enhance students’ English proficiency skills and language training capabilities of Mindanao universities.

  • Party-list groups back MinDA bill (Jun. 23, 2009)
    QUEZON CITY-Elected party-list groups at the House of Representatives have recently forged support to the proposed legislative measure seeking the creation of a permanent Mindanao development body.

  • Australia increases official development assistance to the Philippines (Jun. 15, 2009)
    Australia’s official development assistance to the Philippines will increase to approximately A$123 million in fiscal year 2009-10, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines, Rod Smith, has announced.

  • 2 MEDCo staff granted long-term scholarships in Oz (Jun. 9, 2009)
    ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA --- For five months now, Maria Evelia “Yang” Ausa has endured the extreme heat and cold in this capital, south of Australia. But the changing climate is a minor adjustment, as compared to managing well the time for her studies and the demands of a school, miles away from home.

  • ACB invites photographers to zoom in on biodiversity (Jun. 8, 2009)
    Calling all professional, amateur and student photographers! The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) is now accepting entries to the First ASEAN-wide photo contest “Zooming in on Biodiversity”.

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JEEP Launching
KM Partnership
BOOKKEEPING TRAINING FOR NON-ACCOUNTANTS
GOODIES FROM SABAH
FISH TAYO SA MINDANAO.
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Mindanao Key Indicators  
Population (2007) 19,610,198
Projected Population (2010) 22,2380,700
Inflation Rate (%), All Items (2007) 3.10
Balance of Trade (2007, In million dollars) $ 1,439.72
Exports (2007, In million dollars) $ 2,592.56
Imports (2007, In million dollars) $ 1,152.84
Employment Rate (%) (2007) 95.86
GRDP (2007, In million pesos) PHP 242,013/td>
GVA in Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry (2007, In million pesos) PHP 85,664
GVA in Industry (2007, In million pesos) PHP 68,355
GVA in Services (2007, In million pesos) PHP 86,975
Download Mindanao In Figures (September 2008 Edition) for more key indicators...


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