Sulog to lead anti-coal plant rally at DENR today
By Nitz Arancon with Paola Gaabucayan and Shiela Mae Butlig THE environmental coalition Sulog would spearhead demonstrations at the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural...
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Over 6,000 marijuana plants go up in smoke
By Nitz Arancon THOUSANDS of uprooted marijuana plants were burned at Camp Alagar yesterday morning. MARIJUANA BURNING. Marijuana leaves go up in smoke at Camp Alagar yesterday. Philippine Drug...
View ArticleCivil society groups propose COWD reforms to city hall anew
CIVIL society groups in the city have presented proposals to Mayor Oscar Moreno to revitalize the Cagayan de Oro City Water District (COWD) in their offer to help improve the water system and its...
View ArticleMisuari’s henchman falls at Oro terminal
By Froilan Gallardo of Mindanews A JOINT Philippine Army and Philippine National Police team arrested an alleged henchman of Moro National Liberation Front founding chair Nur Misuari, in the city at...
View ArticleDarimbang says some of Moreno’s consultants ‘undeserving’
By Ben Balce A POLITICAL ally of Mayor Oscar Moreno has expressed disappointment over some of the consultants contracted by city hall, saying they were “unfit” and “undeserving.” Councilor Candy...
View ArticleAgain, Pacquiao for President?
By Batas Mauricio WITH his convincing 12-round victory over Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios Sunday at The Cotai Arena at the Venetian in Macau, calls for Manny Pacquiao to become President of the Philippines...
View ArticleEconomics and religion
By Fr. Roy Cimagala THE other day, a posting in the social network caught my attention. It was an article lifted from a prestigious American magazine. It talked about the economic situation of our...
View ArticleDaddy’s traffic was a mess
By Egay Uy MY high school batch, timed with the Xavier University High School homecoming, will hold an all-XUHS ‘70 fellowship night at the VIP Hotel Casa Real on Friday, November 29, starting at 5 pm....
View Article‘Yolanda’ victim’s experience
By JETHRO UY Typhoon “Yolanda”victim THE real adventure of life is not living the day-to-day routine by which our lives go around, but living the moments that turn our lives around. There aren’t very...
View ArticleWater challenge
By Ben Contreras ALEX Jimenez of the Environment Management Bureau said Sulog and other concerned groups can send him a petition against the coal-fired power plant projects and he would pass it on to...
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Around the corner
Christmas lanterns are now on sale in the streets of Iligan City. PHOTO BY ERWIN MASCARIÑAS
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Govt allowed hydro plants to deteriorate, says consumers’ group leader
By Nitz Arancon MINDANAO’S hydroelectric power plants would have been enough to meet much of the power demand in the country’s second largest island if only the government took care of the plants....
View ArticleSalcedo sounds alarm over toxic wastes in water source
COUNCILOR Enrico Salcedo has called for an investigation into the alleged chemical contamination of Rio Verde Water Consortium’s water source. Rio Verde has been contracted by the Cagayan de Oro Water...
View ArticleSulog starts signature drive, threatens to sue DENR
By Nitz Arancon and Rey Zaldy Serna THE environmental watchdog Sulog yesterday launched a signature campaign against the plans of Filinvest Development Corp.-Misamis Power Corp. and the Mindanao Energy...
View ArticleFake Saros common in the DBM?
By Batas Mauricio IS it true that there were government officials who flew to Macau to personally watch the Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios fight last Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013? Is it true that these officials...
View ArticleBeware of spins
By Fr. Roy Cimagala WE will always have differences of views and opinions due to our differences of backgrounds, preferences, visions, etc. In a way, this is good, to be expected, and, in fact, also to...
View ArticleHow much, really?
By Egay Uy LAST Monday evening, OHD-RTA and the Clean volunteer deputies operated along the national highway in the vicinity of the Nazareno Church, while last Tuesday evening OHD-RTA and the CRCD...
View ArticleWhat caused ‘Yolanda’?
By Erick San Juan THE “tragedy” has become a talking point at the Warsaw international venue on Climate Change (Nov. 11 to 22) under the United Nations auspices. The plight of Typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan...
View ArticleShoring up hardiness
By Gail Ilagan DAVAO City –– The Ateneo de Davao University, through its Integrated Humanitarian Emergency Logistics Protocol (i-Help), designates the Center of Psychological Extension and Research...
View ArticleMoreno should reconsider
By Churchill Aguilar WE have never really learned that the only development we can afford is sustainable development, any other form is like a time bomb coated with chocolates––sweet at first lick but...
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