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Ravanera: The highest form of worship

Orlan Ravanera / from August 13, 2019

HE WAS then lying on his deathbed; in fact, he would die five days later of bone cancer. But for Mr. Antonio “Nong Tonyo” Salcedo, a 65-year-old fisherfolk leader in Macajalar Bay, cancer had no match against his will to protect the remaining forest in the watersheds of Lake Lanao ...

An open letter to Fr. Robert Yap, S.J.

/ from August 13, 2019

DEAR Fr. Yap,"We can't stay in the past."I'm surprised you made this statement in your press conference regarding Xavier's downtown campus as an iconic heritage site and your sale of 67 percent of this hallowed ground.While heritage sites might come from the past, they are an important and invaluable part ...

Remembering Archbishop Tuquib (1930-2019)

James Edgar Sia / from August 10, 2019

JESUS Balaso Tuquib, the third archbishop to serve the Catholic Church of Cagayan de Oro and the first diocesan and Filipino clergyman to do so, was finally laid to rest at the St. Augustine Metropolitan Cathedral last Wednesday. He is fondly remembered for leading the opposition to the plan to ...

Luczon: Fiesta feels

Nef Luczon / from August 3, 2019

WHAT started out as a religious Catholic celebration in honor of a patron saint, St. Augustine, since the beginning of Cagayan de Oro, it has become a diversified annual event for everyone, calling it “Higala-ay Festival” - a celebration of history, diversity, food, and bounty.There were activities for the public ...

Ravanera: What difference do cooperatives make?

Orlan Ravanera / from July 30, 2019

“THE existence of cooperatives positively influences the over-all quality of life of the community and the members enjoy better economic position.”This is according to the research study entitled, “What Difference Do Cooperatives Make” by the International Cooperative Research Group of the U.S Overseas Cooperative Development Council which has been supported ...

Letter to the Editor: Freedom of expression in the time of Duterte

/ from July 23, 2019

OVER three years ago, the nation has been promised: change is coming. And change did come, but things took a turn for the worse.As the nation marks President Rodrigo Duterte’s third year in power, we look back in sheer dismay over the unprecedented attacks perpetrated primarily by the state, with ...

Ravanera: Cooperativism: paving the way out from crises

Orlan Ravanera / from July 23, 2019

FORMER Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations said, “Our world is under strain. Poverty continues to plague communities and families. Climate change threatens lives and livelihoods. Conflicts are raging. Inequalities are deepening. These crises will only worsen unless we change course.”Unless we clearly understand the root of the problem, ...

Ravanera: The empowered women advancing peace in Mindanao

Orlan Ravanera / from July 22, 2019

IT WAS then the height of the Marawi crisis on May 23, 2017 when some 44 officers and members of a cooperative were trapped in Ditsaan, Ramain, a barangay near Marawi for bringing food and assistance.For what? For their efforts in helping the internally displaced persons (IDPs) as many were ...

Oro fans: Punch to the belly in 10th saves Manny from disgrace

Lynde Salgados / from July 22, 2019

PHILIPPINE boxing hero Manny "The Pacman" Pacquiao rode on the crest of a first round knockdown en route to handing the much younger and formerly unbeaten American Keith Thurman of his first ever ring defeat on Saturday (Sunday PH time) at the MGM Grand.But while the knockdown dealt by a ...

Statement of SunStar Cagayan de Oro on red-tagging reporter PJ Orias

/ from July 13, 2019

THE Editorial Board of SunStar Cagayan de Oro stands with its reporter, PJ Orias, who happens to be the current chairperson of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines-Cagayan de Oro Chapter.The people behind the Facebook page "Quiet No More" that dragged PJ's name, including Davao-based columnist, Margarita Valle, ...

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