Speak out: Is education democratic in our country?
IT HAS been said that education plays a crucial role in the preservation, sustenance and improvement of the society. One main tasks of education in a democratic society is the proper preparation of young citizens for the roles and responsibilities they would be taking when they reach maturity....
Wenceslao: A choice has to be made now
PUERTO Princesa River had been drawing about 160,000 tourists. Last year, when this was listed as among the finalists in the world’s new seven wonders of nature, the number of visitors ballooned to 425,000.
Amigo: Losing steam
WHAT happens when a steam ship loses steam upstream?
Adaza: Slow impeachment
THE Divine Mercy Hills where the one-hectare Archdiocesan Shrine of the Divine Mercy is located is part of the Divine Mercy Hills but it’s presently owned by the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro and where three parties managed it, the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, The Congregation of the Marian...
Wenceslao: Another year of waiting for a peace agreement to be signed
SO NEAR and yet so far…
Speak Out: Charge vs Sabio belated but a welcome dev’t
THE Commission on Election (Comelec) resolution en banc ordering the filing of a charge against Atty. Gina Sabio, Comelec city head, for failure to safeguard the election paraphernalia that were found dumped at the city landfill is belated but a welcome development.
Atty. Sabio was the...
Affairs of the heart: Battle of the Exes
IT BEING month of hearts, we shall digress from our usual political fodder in this corner for the moment.
Quilisadio: Censured!
SENATOR Miriam Defensor Santiago should inhibit herself from the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona. She is not fit to be a senator-judge.
Dureza: Rationalize, not kill, mining (Third part)
“LET’S not kill mining. Instead, we should rationalize it.”
The mining industry today is at a crossroad. Both for small-scale and large-scale mining. Anytime this month, President Benigno Aquino will announce his administration’s “new” mining policies.
My sources told me that the...
Vugt: The mystery of life and death
TROPICAL Storm Sendong that hit Cagayan de Oro before Christmas has taught us Cagayanons several lessons about the mystery of life and death.
Dureza: Enchanted Mount Diwata (First part)
(NOTE: This is the first of a series of articles that the author will publish about Diwalwal, small scale mining and mining as a whole. He revisited the area a few days ago with some friends and prospective investors)
MONKAYO, Compostela Valley -- A few days ago, I revisited...
Amigo: Another test for Sec. Llamas’ grit
PRESIDENT Noy thundered in his inaugural speech: “Kayo ang Boss Ko!”
Editorial: Who's to blame?
MALACAÑANG has reportedly ordered Mayor Vicente Emano to answer the administrative complaint filed by the members of Save CDO Movement for his alleged failure to protect the residents of Cagayan de Oro from the wrath of “Sendong” in December.
Vugt: History repeats itself
RECENTLY, I was reading the Acts of the Apostles chapter 4.
In summary, I want to describe here what happened in the early Christian community in Jerusalem.
It was shortly after Pentecost that the wonderful event happened where the Holy Spirit of God came down over the Apostles and...
Amigo: Unlucky Aquino admin ‘mascot’
RONALD McDonald, the mascot of McDonald’s, is living up to expectations as the fastfood chain’s lucky charm per literal meaning of the word “mascot.”
Vugt: The Mystery of Good and Evil
ONE of the most intriguing questions that can be asked of us Christians is: just look around at all the misery that is happening in the world, if God exists, why does He not do anything about it? If God is all good and almighty, how is it possible that there is evil in the world, in the first...
Dureza: Come home, Joma
MORE MEDIA THREATS. I got word that another media man in General Santos City, Boboy Mascardo got threats after he emotionally delivered an eulogy at the funeral of the recently assassinated Publisher Chris Guarin a few days ago. A text message told him that he was so bold in that speech and he...
Van Vugt: The Incarnation
AT CHRISTMAS we celebrate the feast of the Incarnation. The word incarnation is derived from the Latin word caro which means flesh. It expresses the stark truth of what happened on that first Christmas day when the Child Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem. That child was God Himself...
Emata: The future of the Philippines
THE economy of the country is quite bad and unless the present administration hit the right direction, chances are, we dive to the lowest level of poverty. So many problems that have been there remained untouched and still the things that trouble us so much. All these things seem neglected...
Amigo: ‘Ooops…I did it again!’
PRESIDENT Noy’s political adviser in Sec. Ronald Llamas, who happens to be a good friend of this corner, simply did it again.
Wenceslao: The iniquity of ignorance
CLANS conflict in Cotabato, family feud in Maguindanao and turf war in Basilan. Noticeably, the troubles that beset the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao have nothing to do with separatist agenda. As we can see, the encounters are no longer between the government and the secessionist fronts....
Amigo: P-Noy’s leadership brand
ONCE again, President Noy’s no-mercy, no-second-chance brand of leadership came into play with the recent sacking of a top honcho at the National Bureau of Investigation.
Speak Out: Negatively Charged
PRESIDENT Noynoy Aquino admonished the Filipinos in his second state of the nation addressed (SONA) delivered last July 25, 2011 to end the culture of negativism. It was so couched in Filipino language to be more emphatic and personal. The admonition went on this way:
“Tapusin na po natin...
Dureza: Critical period for peace talks
PEACE TALKS UPDATE. I read the joint statement issued by the GPH and MILF panels after last week’s latest round of talks in Malaysia. As expected, it was positive and in general terms with motherhood statements.
Emata: In excess of politics
MANY years ago during the time of Presidents Roxas, Osmeña, Quirino, Magsaysay and Garcia, excessive and dirty politics were unknown. Good and qualified people ran for various positions with nothing in mind but to serve. There was no vote-buying, no dirty campaign, no personal attack and other...
