In local elections here in most of the parts of Midanao may not have that much fanfare like the Ate Vi -Ricky scenario, but nevertheless the political clans are lording it in their places.
Davao is bracing for the Duterte and his daughter taking over the top posts of City Hall. The Uy brothers are [...]
Family affair
Diet of the Philippines
For GMA, dieting means watching her weight and her health. But for the rest of the 80% of the Philippines, dieting simply means skipping meals.
Dieting as a solution to hunger? Who needs it here?
Outrage
This was the news on TV that greeted me in the early morning.
A minute later, I was feeling rage in my blood. How could this government become so bare-faced in its tyranny?
We are going back to martial law. And ironic is, here is the man Satur Ocampo, a political prisoner during those times, now facing [...]
myth of the Mindanao candidate
Cris Diaz of Sunstar Cagayan de Oro writes an incisive opinion on the failure of Mindanao politicians to fare well in national elections.
It is a tragedy that these Mindanao politicians, then and now, have not made a dent to carry Mindanao issues in their platforms. If they do, it is all talk, no action.
And if [...]
Heart for Mindanao?
By coincidence or by purpose, two Davao dailies last Saturday ran feature articles on the two military generals based in Southern Mindanao.
Sunstar featured Lt. General Rodolfo Obaniana of the newly created Eastern Command in Mindanao. Mindanao Times ran a cover story on Gen. Ernesto Boac of the newly created 10th Infantry Division, which operates in [...]
