Failed intentions
By Manny Valdehuesa WE’RE often warned about the road to hell being paved with good intentions. Well-intentioned leaders promise deliverance from hellish conditions, offering their leadership to bring...
View ArticleBreeding like rabbits, change
By William Adan NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental––Catholics don’t have to breed like rabbits but should practice responsible parenthood. Speaking on pregnancy and family planning on his flight back to Rome...
View ArticleOn PNoy’s infamous speech
By Batas Mauricio IT was a classic case of a “tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye” response, really, that President Aquino dished out in his now-infamous Jan. 16, 2015-Malacanang Palace speech, when...
View ArticleDatus Bar & Lounge Posh Party!
It wasn’t a night like any other in Datus Bar & Lounge last January 9, 2015, where you simply drink and be merry with friends all night long; for Datu’s Bar & Lounge it was a special day a...
View ArticleKinaiyahan Film Festival 2015
From January 20 to 22, 2015, the Xavier University – Development Communication Department presented the 1st First Kinaiyahan Film Festival 2015 at Lim Ket Kai Center. A total of 11 documentary short...
View ArticleGovt linked Marwan to Maxandrea blast
By LITO RULONA, Correspondent ONE of the suspected terrorists who police tried to capture in Maguindanao on Sunday is one of those indicted in connection with the October 2012 Maxandrea Hotel bombing...
View Article‘Misencounter’ should not impede peace process, say Koko, Rufus
By BEN BALCE Correspondent A SENATOR from Mindanao and the chairman of the House ad hoc committee that’s working for the approval of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) yesterday said the bloody...
View ArticleCouncil asks military, police to present security plan for C de Oro
By NITZ ARANCON Correspondent COUNCILORS have asked Camp Camp Alagar and Camp Evangelista to show them their security plan for Cagayan de Oro and its neighboring areas in the wake of Sunday’s bloody...
View ArticleMamasapano clash: How to explain this tragedy
By CAROLYN ARGUILLAS of Mindanews DAVAO City––At least 43 members of the Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police were killed Sunday in clashes with the Moro Islamic Liberation...
View ArticleCity hall asks court to hold demolition order
By NITZ ARANCON Correspondent CITY hall on Monday asked a regional court to suspend the implementation of a writ of demolition that would mean destroying 56 houses in a property in Macabalan and Puntod...
View ArticlePhl posts US$2.9b BOP deficit in 2014
THE Philippines’ posted a lower-than-target deficit in its 2014 balance of payment (BOP) position after it registered a surplus last December. Data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)...
View ArticleFilipina finishes second in Hong Kong marathon
AT start of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong marathon Sunday, nobody paid any attention to a petite Filipina, who barely stood above five feet amidst a sea of foreign runners. But she was no ordinary...
View ArticleCity gov’t, stakeholders gear up for bigger 2015 Davao Fun Sale
THE Davao Fun Sale Executive Committee hopes to double record of the previous events with the expansion of participation among tourism industry players from malls, tour operators, restaurants, wellness...
View ArticleTim Sawyer: Anniversary party
The Black House Party Tim Sawyer’s anniversary party was beyond expectation, lively and vibrant with matching glow sticks to add a little bling to attendees; what else do you expect from one of CDO’s...
View ArticleSun Life marks 120th year in the Philippines
SUN Life of Canada (Philippines), the first and longest-standing life insurance company in the Philippines, is marking its 120th year in the country this year. “To last 120 years in any industry is not...
View ArticleCEB offers 100,000 piso seats after 100 millionth passenger milestone
CEBU Pacific Air (CEB) marks its 100 millionth passenger milestone by making more than 100,000 seats available for the base fare of only P1 (piso). “With this special seat sale, guests can take...
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PAF-TOG 10, various groups lead coastal cleanup activity
IN accordance with the AFP’s Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) “Bayanihan” which endeavors to engage all sectors in addressing environmental issues, the Tactical Operations Group 10 of the...
View ArticleEx-WBO Asian Pacific champion to fight in Tibay ng Pinoy 6 in Davao
FORMER World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asian Pacific flyweight champion Drian Francisco will fight against former Philippine Boxing Federation super bantamweight king Jason “Siaton Boy” Egera in the...
View Article3 of 44 slain commandos from Alagar
By Nitz Arancon THREE of the 44 Special Action Forces (SAF) commandos who were killed in Sunday’s clashes in Mamasapano, Maguin-danao were from Camp Alagar. Supt. Gervacio Balmaceda Jr., spokesman of...
View ArticleWill Purisima receive the reward?
By Batas Mauricio THERE was one intriguing question that surfaced, touching on the reported participation of suspended National Police chief, Gen. Alan Purisima, in the Maguindanao assault by elite...
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