DOTC resets airport transfer to June 15
By Froilan Gallardo of Mindanews THE Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has reportedly decided to reschedule the opening of the LaguindinganAirport to June in response to requests...
View ArticleHe sang ‘Green, Green Grass of Home’ with his eyes closed, recalls Guialani
By Nitz Arancon and Ben Balce “HE sang ‘Green, Green Grass of Home’ with feelings and with his eyes closed.” Former Taglimao barangay chairperson turned whistle blower William Guialani said this of the...
View ArticlePCOS and cheating
By Batas Mauricio WHAT is this I heard that more and more computer and information technology (IT) experts are taking up the challenge of the Commission on Elections to prove they can hack its Precinct...
View ArticleUp for grabs
By Fr. Roy Cimagala PRECISELY because of our freedom, everything is up for grabs. We can choose to be a hero or a heel, a saint or a demon, to go north or go south. It’s really up to us. Our freedom is...
View ArticleA Jesuit Pope: What it may mean (4)
By Fr. Leo Pabayo Fourth part A FRANCISCAN, a Dominican and a Jesuit were having a conference one evening when suddenly the lights went off. The Dominican reacted by expounding on the theology of...
View ArticleP10-million payoff is peanuts
By Peter Clarete WHAT businessman Jacky Ching and former barangay chairperson William Guialani exposed as payoffs to the city officials could very well be just the tip of the iceberg. City hall...
View ArticleMy experience with Jesuits, UST and UP (3)
By Mariano Carrasco Third Part ONE time, I raised my hand and asked the XU professor-priest—why is it that despite the Parity Rights Amendment to the constitution which gave the Americans equal right...
View ArticleCustomary
By Netnet Camomot PHILIPPINE Daily Inquirer’s front page on April 13 was about the billions: the P12-billion Aman Futures pyramid scam and the P1.2-billion smuggled rice. In its inside pages was this...
View ArticleClown-cilors at their worst
By Butch Bagabuyo “Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. (Don’t overdo it!)”––Lao Tsze PARLIAMENTARY rules, to me, are the lifeblood of democratic sessions by legislators, be it...
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Barba is ‘Tom Jones’; Ching names Emano, too
By Nitz Arancon NEW Wishing Star Trading Corp. president Jacky Ching has identified Councilor Adrian Barba as the owner of controversial China Bank Current Account no. 2610679913 in a sworn statement....
View ArticleMy experience with Jesuits, UST and UP (4)
By Mariano Carrasco Conclusion I STOOD up, and shouted back at the abusive UP Professor, saying: “Why should I? I have lost my respect for you after what you did to us in the Legal Theory! You are...
View ArticleRebels abduct four militiamen
By Ben Serrano and Edwin Iyo BUTUAN City––Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels abducted four militiamen at Km. 19, Barangay Don Alejandro, San Luis, Agusan del Sur on Monday. The San Luis police...
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Emano challenges Ching to prove bribery claims
By Ben Balce “USA lang ka butang ako isulti, kung kana si Jacky Ching ug kanang iyang mga kauban makapagawas karon nga nakahatag sila nako’g kuliro, naka-deposito sila kwarta sa akong bank...
View ArticleA model for disputes
By Menardo Wenceslao HOPE springs eternal. For as long as the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and the government are talking there everybody can look forward that the efforts towards finding a permanent...
View ArticleGeohazard mapping done for 19 Soccsksargen areas
GENERAL Santos City— Government geologists have completed during the first quarter of the year the detailed geohazard mapping of two more municipalities in Region 12, bringing to 19 the number of...
View ArticleArmy visibility high 10 days before election day—official
By Lorie Ann Cascaro of Mindanews DAVAO City––Military personnel in the Davao Region and parts of Southwestern Mindanao (Region 12) will be visible around the vicinity of polling places 10 days before...
View ArticleSleeping with the enemy?
By Peter Clarete WAS I seeing double when I saw posted on Facebook a picture of a candidate for councilor of the Liberal Party sitting beside candidates of opposing groups in a forum of an organization...
View ArticlePope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis
By Fr. Leo Pabayo ST. Benedict was greatly appreciated for the rules that he composed for monastic life which are of great value until now even for the non-monks. There was a time, however, when he met...
View ArticleCry wolf?
By Erick San Juan THE world is in the wait and see mode (again) as the new “bully” in the Asia-Pacific region has announced its string of threats against Washington through its allies in the region....
View ArticleRunners remember Boston Marathon victims
By Vanessa Almeda of Mindanews SURIGAOCity––Surigaonon runners gathered at the Surigao Provincial Grandstand at 5 pm Wednesday to express their solidarity, support and condolences to the victims of the...
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