Legal implications of tree cutting
By William Adan ILIGAN City––The recent cutting of 30-year-old Narra, Mahogany, Ilangilang and other trees at the Mindanao State University (MSU) Naawan if carried out without authority from the...
View Article‘Distrust’
By Patricio Diaz GENERAL Santos City – In the last issue, we related our personal knowledge and experience to put in proper perspective the perceived Muslim-Christian distrust as propounded by...
View ArticleIs peace an objective or just a tactic?
By Manny Valdehuesa THE signing of the annexes to the proposed Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB)—presumably the terms and conditions for peace in Mindanao—have set the stage for effecting...
View ArticleSMART runs first successful LTE multicast in Southeast Asia
Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has recently conducted the first successful video multicast over LTE (Long Term Evolution) connection in the Philippines. When fully developed, the technology will...
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The SM Store Women’s Wednesday Sale Great news to all Women!
In celebration of the Women’s Month this March, The SM Store is giving away extra 10% discount on all items for a minimum P3,000 worth of your shopping using SM Advantage, SM Prestige, BDO Rewards or...
View ArticleCayetano can be a good President
By Batas Mauricio REP. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, president of the Lakas Christian Muslims Democrats, is right. Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. continues to be a very viable candidate for president in...
View ArticleOur paths will not meet
By Egay Uy THE first three days of Project Divisoria proved to be stressful not only for Task Force Hapsay Dalan (TFHD) but also for the organics of the Roads and Traffic Administration. For some,...
View ArticleCan a conversation contribute to peacemaking?
By Manny Valdehuesa I HAVE likened the imminent signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) as a “shotgun wedding,” doing so somewhat facetiously. But in fact I was deadly serious....
View ArticleOscar
By Netnet Camomot FOR the first time since the 2013 campaign season, I heard the name Oscar and didn’t think of Cagayan de Oro city mayor Oscar Moreno. It was time for the Oscars again last Monday and...
View ArticleWhen Philhealth becomes failed health (1)
By Jay Valleser THE total Philippine population is 92.3 million. From the same census, Misamis Oriental has 803 thousand while Cagayan de Oro has 602 thousand total population. With an average member...
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The Oscars 86th Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club Best Costume Design: Catherine Martin, The Great Gatsby Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Adruitha Lee & Robin Mathews, Dallas Buyers Club Best...
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Matigsalog tribe, AboitizPower start forest rehab of ancestral land
The Matigsalog tribe’s nursery in Marilog. A solar lighting program was also given out to beneficiaries in Marilog. Therma South employees join Matigsalogs in a tree-planting ceremony last year. A YEAR...
View ArticlePhl to roll out 6 PPP projects
THE government expects to roll out six more public-private partnership (PPP) projects this year. PPP Center executive director Cosette Canilao said it will roll out two projects while four more are up...
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FDC Misamis sponsors livelihood training program
More than 200 pupils of Don Fernando Elementary School in barangay Dayawan, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental, availed of free haircut services offered by the graduates of the basic cosmetology livelihood...
View ArticleOrchard captures maiden title
BACOLOD – John Kier Abdon anchored a swashbuckling finish, shooting a two-over-par 72 worth 34 points to lead Orchard to its first Men’s Championship division title in the PAL Interclub at tree-lined...
View ArticleNewer sustainable development paradigms
By Ike Seneres FOR so many decades now, our education officials have been complaining that our public education system needs more classrooms, more teachers and more textbooks. This is actually a...
View ArticleAnother cop nabbed for trying to sell PNP firearm
By Lito Rulona ANOTHER member of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) is in hot water after he was caught allegedly selling a National Police-owned gun in Carmen on Tuesday night. Chief Insp....
View ArticleCouncil still undecided on veto of Emano consultancy ordinance
MEMBERS of the city council majority are carefully studying the reasons cited by Mayor Oscar Moreno for vetoing ordinances that authorized Vice Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas to contract the consultancy...
View ArticleSteag’s power plant to remain down this summer
THE Steag State Power Inc. won’t be able to generate power for Mindanao for 12 weeks at most because of the Mindanao Coal-Fired Power Plant’s damaged turbines. Jerome Soldevilla, Steag communications...
View ArticleWho benefits?
By Erick San Juan AFTER the meeting of Trans-Pacific Partnership Ministers in Singapore in December 2013, the parties have not advanced significantly in working out the agreement on TPP. The US...
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