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What is happening today inside the Bangsamoro government is no longer an ordinary cabinet controversy. It is no longer merely about an audit observation, a resignation demand, or a legal…
MATI CITY — On a Mother’s Day by the Sea, Ola Fernandez Carries Both Life and Loss, and Still Chooses Hope At dawn, when most of Mati City is still…
There is nothing “technical” or “routine” about what is happening to the Agus–Pulangi Hydropower Complex. Strip away the bureaucratic language—“rehabilitation,” “modernization,” “concession framework”—and what emerges is a familiar and deeply…
In the early days of American rule in the Philippines, when the echoes of the Philippine–American War had barely faded, a new and fierce front opened in Mindanao. It was…
A Paradise Under StrainIn Siargao, the image of a tropical haven is increasingly colliding with a harsher reality. What was once a symbol of community-driven tourism is now facing rising…
The Dangerous Illusion of DeterrenceThere is a dangerous illusion being sold to the Filipino people—especially to communities in Davao—that a proposed U.S.-linked fuel depot in the Davao Gulf will enhance…
A seven-year-old boy is dead—not from illness or accident, but from a brutal beating with a piece of wood because he allegedly took a few mangoes. In Baliguian, Zamboanga del…
There is a cruel irony unfolding in General Santos City—the so-called Tuna Capital of the Philippines. In a place where the sea has long been synonymous with livelihood, abundance, and…
DAVAO CITY — In a quiet passing that echoes loudly in history, Teofilo Gamutan—affectionately known as “Lolo Pilo”—died on April 3, 2026, at the age of 102, leaving behind a…
A Killing Field Disguised as Peace Five policemen are dead. Three more are wounded. Their patrol vehicle was ambushed in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur—an area that is supposed to…