EDITORIAL: Tree farming
A new farming trend is spreading in many lands across the country and it is not an ordinary trend. It is a trend worth...
URBAN STREETGAZER: Who plans Davao City? Developers or planners?
The current surge of developers ranging from basic public housing to multi-storied condominiums to shopping gourmet, theme parks and resorts developments in Davao city have been a phenomenon since the turn of the 21st century.
THINK ON THESE: Marriage: To be or not to be
Through the years, I have collected some quotable quotes on marriage. Here are some of them – some are fascinating, others are thought-provoking,...
EDITORIAL: Good news and bleak prospects
Two realities were recently revealed by reports published by the reputable forbes.com.
First, the good news. The Philippines is the 10th fastest growing economy in the...
FAST BACKWARD: Hero of the ‘small town of Mandog’
World War II, for all it was worth, created heroes, most of them dead.
The Davao conflict, for instance produced two American Medal of Valor...
THINK ON THESE: The truth of the matter
There was this story of a mother of an American president. She had set up an interview with an aggressive woman reporter who made...
EDITORIAL: Socially relevant laws
The recent ordinance -- “An Ordinance Requiring Primary and Secondary Tourism Enterprises as well as Government Offices that Provide Frontline Services to Effectively Assist...
SPECKS OF LIFE: Tatay Digong
In my childhood days when I became politically conscious, I have never heard nor read of a Philippine president who displayed as much fatherly...
THINK ON THESE: Battle against land degradation
Last June 17, the international community celebrated the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. Here, in the Philippines, it was welcomed without...
EDITORIAL: Not an easy battle
So it's drug money that fueled the firepower of the extremist Maute Group that sieged Marawi City. The battle with government forces has been...
