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The Provincial Profile of Compostela Valley The valley is an extensive flat alluvial plain hemmed by mountains along the boundaries with Davao Oriental and Davao provinces. Compostela Valley is part of the Davao Gulf Area Development Zone, which seeks to integrate the development of highly urbanized and industrialized centers with surrounding rural areas. Compostela Valley is primarily agricultural and continued investments in agriculture and agriculture related industries promise good returns. www.geocities.com /lppsec/pp/compostela.htm   (645 words)

Archived conservation news articles on Compostela The region is composed of the provinces of Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley and the cities of Davao, Tagum, Digos, Panabo... Compostela is an exhibition, which has been organised around ten individual projects by artists who share their use of photography and video, as well as a... It is bounded on the north by Kapalong, on the south by Kapalong and Asuncion; on the east by the province of Compostela Valley and on the west by Kapalong. conservation.mongabay.com /files/Compostela.htm   (11977 words)

WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Description   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Compostela Valley is blessed with nature’s magnificent work of art. To be in Compostela Valley is to experience a blend of sight and sound that defines a place and a people pulsing with life yet reserved in spirit. Classified as a first class province, Compostela Valley is comprised of 11 municipalities grouped into two districts. www.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=description&province=60   (274 words)

Conservation news articles for Compostela The University rector of Santiago de Compostela, Senen Barro, told reporters that the governing body of the school was revoking the degree because the dictator... The town economy of Nabunturan of Compostela Valley is perking up these days as thousands of participants and visitors have been arriving for the three big... DAVAO CITY -- Residents and officials of a village in Maragusan town, Compostela Valley province have banded together to block the inclusion of their area in a... conservation.mongabay.com /2006/Compostela.htm   (1585 words)

Compostela Valley » Blog Archive » Government troops seize illegally-cut logs in Compostela Valley Compostela Valley » Blog Archive » Government troops seize illegally-cut logs in Compostela Valley Government troops seize illegally-cut logs in Compostela Valley TUBORAN, Mawab, Compostela Valley Province —; Army troopers belonging to 73rd Infantry Battalion have confiscated five hundred fifty (550) board feet of illegally cut logs at Tuganay river, Sto Tomas, Davao del Norte last November 17, 2006. mindanao.com /compostelavalley/?p=35   (297 words)

Sun.Star Davao - Army soldiers disperse miners in Mawab anew   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) In a hysterical voice, Blucor Minerals Corporation manager for operations Ervyl Poblacion told the Davao media that around 11 in the morning Sunday the Army soldiers "violently dispersed" the miners who were said to be peacefully converging at the roadside. Compostela Valley Gov. Jose R. Caballero, on the other hand, said the action of the Army in violently dispersing the miners last Saturday is a gross disrespect to the government officials present in the area. It was learned that during the dispersal, Caballero along with Compostela Valley Vice Gov. Ruwel Peter Gonzaga was in the area negotiating with the miners and waiting for the arrival of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in his capacity as the regional peace and order chairman. www.sunstar.com.ph /static/dav/2002/08/12/news/army.soldiers.disperse.miners.in.mawab.anew..html   (430 words)

.:: NSCB RD XI - Provincial Profile >> Compostela Valley ::. These are District I ‑ Monkayo, Montevista, Maragusan, New Balaan and Compostela and District 2­ Laak, Mawab, Nabunturan, Maco, Mabini and Pantukan. The province of Compostela Valley is situated in Compostela Valley occupies a total land area of 4,667 square kilometers. www.nscb.gov.ph /ru11/prov_profile/comval.htm   (245 words)

Office of the President Website - Newsroom The local government of Compostela Valley likewise has a ten percent counterpart of the project cost, equivalent to thirteen point 3 million pesos. Mawab Mayor Samuel Ampayas said that the irrigation project is so far the biggest support extended to his constituents by the national government. Compostela Valley Governor Jose Caballero further added that the project assistance is a fruit of the farmers' unity and desire to improve their farm productivity and income. www.op.gov.ph /news.asp?newsid=10911   (340 words)

Manila Standard: The Future is Ours At least nine New people’s Army rebels were killed and four others were injured in four separate clashes with soldiers in Compostela Valley, officials said yesterday. The military is identifying the dead rebels and looking for their next of kin so they can be given a proper burial, he said. Army Col. Rodolfo Obaniana, the 404th Infantry Brigade commander, said the clash was the fourth of its kind between soldiers and rebels in Compostela Valley. www.manilastandardtoday.com /?page=police01_sept24_2004   (429 words)

Compostela Valley Resorts and Hotels, Compostela Valley travel guide and tourist destinations The approval of Republic Act No. 8470 on January 30, 1998, which was ratified through a plebiscite held on March 7, 1998, marks the birth of Compostela Valley. District 1 consists of Monkayo, Montevista, Maragusan, New Bataan, and Compostela; and District 2, Laak, Mawab, Nabunturan, Maco, Mabini, and Pantukan. Compostela Valley can be reached by air via the Davao International Airport. www.lakbaypilipinas.com /travel_compostela_valley.html   (444 words)

ANAKPAWIS LEADER KILLED IN DAVAO : LA IMC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) ANAKPAWIS, a militant group representing the urban and rural poor, will be spearheading an indignation rally in Mawab, Compostela Valley Wednesday to condemn the murder of their municipal coordinator, Ranbert "Alvin" Placencia. The suspects then accused Placencia of preventing the extraction of mine veins in a mine tunnel in San Isidro before he was shot dead. Anakpawis calls on the local government unit of Mawab, Compostela Valley to expedite the investigation of the case of Placencia. la.indymedia.org /news/2006/09/178515.php   (376 words)

ABS-CBN Interactive The strong presence of the NPA in Davao del Norte, Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental has prompted the Army to establish a new unit, the 10th Infantry Division, based in Davao City. At least five battalions have reportedly been moved to Davao Oriental, Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley, where many barangays are reportedly heavily influenced by the NPA. Boac said the realignment of forces, including the establishment of an advance command post in Mawab, Compostela Valley, is part of their stepped-up campaign against the communist rebels. www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=53961   (1065 words)

Mawab, Compostela Valley - Wikipedia Ang Mawab usa ka ika-upat nga klase nga lungsod sa lalawigan sa Compostela Valley sa Pilipinas. Sumala sa sensus sa tuig 2000, kini may populasyon nga 32,003 ka tawo sa 6,694 ka bubong. Ang Mawab nabahin ngadto sa napulo'g usa (11) ka barangay. ceb.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mawab,_Compostela_Valley   (54 words)

Compostela Valley » Blog Archive » Compostela Valley ARC coop grabs Business Excellence Award for SMEs Compostela Valley ARC coop grabs Business Excellence Award for SMEs Davao City (18 October) — An agrarian reform community cooperative in Mawab, Compostela Valley has been cited as the best small and medium enterprise (SME) in the region. Dizon Mawab Employees Multi Purpose Cooperative (DMEMPCO) was among the 11 SME Regional Awardees from only four regions cited nationwide. mindanao.com /compostelavalley/?p=11   (368 words)

Marsman-Drysdale This supplemental feeding program for children aged 0 to 6 that was started in Polomok was replicated in the Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley provinces. Since then, the barangays benefiting from the program have constantly been awarded and cited by their provincial nutrition offices for their success in minimizing the incidence of malnutrition in their respective areas. To date, close to 2,000 malnourished children from Polomok, South Cotabato, Mawab in Compostela Valley and New Corella in Davao del Norte have become beneficiaries of this feeding program. www.marsmandrysdale.com /foundhome.html   (954 words)

PHILIPPINES: Two men illegally arrested and tortured; civilian women illegally detained by the 60th Infantry Battalion ... Damalerio and Defiesta were arrested on 27 June 2004 by men of the 60th Infantry Battalion of Philippine Army alongside Evelyn Alicaba who had allowed the two men to stay at her house in Sitio Tagaytay, Barangay Mipangi, Nabunturan, Compostela Valley, Mindanao, Philippines, for one night. Evelyn was together with her six children and parents in law inside the house taking their breakfast when they saw some 30 heavily armed soldiers approaching. We urge for the immediate release of Alicaba, who is the breadwinner and the only one who look up for her children since her husband had not been home for a long time. www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2004/743   (1268 words)

Filipino.ca : Politics & Government : Message to the New People's Army December 7, Compostela Valley - NPA ambush kills a soldier and a Cafgu in Compostela Valley. An NPA squad disarmed paramilitary fanatics belonging to the Pulahan in Barangay Kamansa, Montevista, Compostela Valley. A team of the Alejandro Lanaja Command conducted a harassment operation against the 60th IB in Barangay LS Sarmiento, Laac, Compostela Valley at 3:00 in the afternoon. www.filipino.ca /forum/thread-view.asp?threadid=22269   (14306 words)

Marsman-Drysdale The plantation is located in the Municipality of Mawab, Compostela Valley Province which a one-and-a-half hour drive from the City of Davao. Encouraged by the plantation's success, the Alta Vista management team is eyeing another 250-hectare expansion in the next few years. The Alta Vista plantation is situated in the beautiful Compostela Valley. www.marsmandrysdale.com /agrialta.html   (263 words)

Sun.Star Davao - Army troops seize 'hot logs' in Mawab ARMY soldiers seized several board feet of lawaan lumber in Mawab, Compostela Valley on Tuesday during a hot pursuit operation against the rebels who killed four soldiers in Tagum City earlier that day. Army soldiers led by 1st Lieutenant Julius Villena intercepted a truckload of lawaan lumbers estimated at 2,700 board feet along the Mawab-Tagum highway. The hot logs are now under the custody of the Army's 404th Brigade while the arrested suspects were turned over to the Mawab Police for the filing of appropriate charges. www.sunstar.com.ph /static/dav/2005/12/23/news/army.troops.seize.hot.logs.in.mawab.html   (222 words)

Cagayan flood control plan gets P100M - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Bishop Ramon Villena, chair of the regional development council (RDC) in Cagayan Valley, said the fund release “only proves that the President means very well” when it comes to her administration’s development thrusts for Northern Luzon. She said another major highway would be built to link La Union, Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino, passing through Bauang town in La Union, Baguio City, Kayapa and Dupax del Sur towns in Nueva Vizcaya, and Nagtipunan town in Quirino. The development plan includes the upgrading of four airports in Cagayan Valley: Tuguegarao City in Cagayan, Basco in Batanes, Cauayan City in Isabela and Bagabag in Nueva Vizcaya. news.inq7.net /regions/index.php?index=1&story_id=75589   (568 words)

NPA rebels free detained comrade in Compostela Valley - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) NPA rebels free detained comrade in Compostela Valley - INQ7.net NPA rebels free detained comrade in Compostela Valley Communist rebels freed a comrade under government custody after they ambushed a vehicle of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology that was taking him to court in Mawab town, Compostela Valley around 9 a.m. news.inq7.net /common/email_story.php?index=2&story_id=13405&site_id=19   (110 words)

PHILIPPINES: Two more activists killed; missing activist found dead Alvin) of Mawab, Compostela Valley and Victor Olayvar (41) of Danao, Bohol were killed on September 4 and 7, respectively. According to a report from Karapatan (Alliance for the Advancement of Peoples' Rights) -Southern Mindanao region, Placencia was on his way to work on his motorcycle when seven unidentified armed men, wearing fatigue uniforms, blocked his way along Purok 8, Sta. Alvin) of Mawab, Compostela Valley and Victor Olayvar (41) of Danao, Bohol on September 4 and 7, respectively. www.ahrchk.net /ua/mainfile.php/2006/1960   (1976 words)

The Daily Tribune <<< Without Fear or Favor >>>   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels set ablaze a truck it flagged down along the national highway in Mawab town, Compostela Valley province on Friday, a report reaching the military’s Civil Relation’s Group (CRG) yesterday said. Jose Cuerpo, chief of the military’s CRG in Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMincom), said the truck was on its way to the southern part of Mawab when it was flagged down by an undetermined number of heavily armed NPA rebels in Tagmanok village. He said the truck’s driver, a certain Jojo Lanaban, was ordered by the rebels to alight before setting the vehicle on fire. www.tribune.net.ph /nation/20061125nat2.html   (527 words)

18 killed in 2 Mindanao road accidents - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) Morente said the driver of the van lost control of the vehicle, causing it to collide with the passenger bus before it swerved to the side lanes. On Wednesday night, a pick-up truck fell into a ravine in Barangay Tagamanok in Mawab, Compostela Valley killing seven persons on board and injuring 21 others. Senior Supt. Nestor Quinsay, Compostela Valley police chief, said the vehicle came from Davao and was bound for Monkayo town when the incident occurred news.inq7.net /regions/index.php?index=1&story_id=75589   (445 words)

Philippines However, the plantation owner reportedly claimed that the victims were farmers from Panay island who had come to Negros island in search of work. In August the bodies of four men, two of whom were confirmed NPA members, were recovered in Mawab in the province of Compostela Valley in Mindanao. Attorneys in legal reform and public defender groups reported that the most common forms of abuse during arrest and interrogation as "mauling," slapping, hitting with clubs, and using guns to poke suspects. www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/1999/303.htm   (8735 words)

Welcome to National Democratic Front of the Philippines The presidential Melo Commission, which Arroyo brags, after growing international pressure, as her initiative to probe into the killings has no credibility most especially among the families of the victims and is only intended to pre-empt the investigation by international human rights institutions. In fact, on the very day Arroyo was duping her European hosts in Brussels about the presidential probe her own death squads mowed down the municipal coordinator of the Anakpawis party-list group, Ranbert “Alvin” Placencia, in Mawab, Compostela Valley. Placencia is the 750th victim of extra-judicial killing by Arroyo’s assassination squads since 2001 when Arroyo came to power. home.casema.nl /ndf/statements/2006/statement0071.html   (569 words)

Open Directory - Regional:Asia:Philippines:Provinces   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) There are 11 municipalities: Monkayo, Montevista, Maragusan, New Bataan, Compostela, Laak, Mawab, Nabunturan, Maco, Mabini, and Pantukan. Isabela is the largest province in the Cagayan Valley Region. Quirino is one of the five provinces in Cagayan Valley. dmoz.org /Regional/Asia/Philippines/Provinces/desc.html   (1359 words)

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