Just because you don’t like your neighbor’s politics…
By Uno Misa Ayala DAVAO City–I support Mayor Duterte’s campaign for President, no doubt about it. I am glad that in this regard, I am joined by a great many others in support of him. That said, it’s...
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Patricio Diaz GENERAL Santos City–Moro Islamic Liberation Front chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal is right, “If you look at the process, it looks like they (the Congress) can no longer deliver… I’m no...
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Fr. Roy Cimagala THAT’S what I think is the significance of the celebration of the solemnity of the Dec. 8 Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is to remind us that God had intended us...
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Churchill Aguilar I AM an alumnus of Xavier University College of Law. Although my law school was abruptly stopped following my transfer to Cebu, nevertheless I feel like I have somehow been part of...
View ArticleLow pressure area turns into cyclone near M’nao
A LOW pressure area (LPA) near Mindanao has intensified into a tropical depression, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in a weather bulletin...
View ArticleFire destroys nine houses; 14 families homeless
By NITZ ARANCON Correspondent FIRE broke out and destroyed nine houses in Macanhan, Carmen, this city, on Thursday night. Officials said the fire took place at Phase 1, Macanhan, at around 6:30 pm,...
View ArticleState auditor files raps vs COA execs over report ‘omissions’
By CONG B. CORRALES Associate Editor A GROUP of officials of the Commission on Audit (COA) are in hot water after one of their own slapped them with a string of administrative and criminal charges...
View ArticleUN to govt: Disband armed groups sowing fear in Lumad communities
By H. MARCOS MORDENO MALAYBALAY City – Government must fulfill its commitment to disband and disarm armed groups that are sowing fear in indigenous peoples’ communities and bring to justice those who...
View ArticleMilitary operations trigger evacuation
By BEN SERRANO Correspondent BUTUAN City–Hundreds of indigenes fled their homes in Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte, and Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte since last month as the military stepped up its...
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