One Percent of Hope: Ola Fernandez and the Mothers of Dahican Who Protect Life Between the Waves
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…
Power for Profit, or Power for the People? Mindanao Must Resist the Silent Sell-Off of Agus–Pulangi
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…
Padang Karbala: Remembering the Battle of Bayang and the Roots of Moro Resistance
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…
Siargao Is Not for Sale: When Hospitality Becomes Surrender
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…
A Fuel Depot or a Bullseye? Why Davao Must Resist Becoming a Strategic Target
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 Child Killed for Mangoes: When Property Matters More Than Life
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…
Fuel, Fish, and Failure: How a Distant War Is Sinking the Philippines’ Tuna Capital
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…
Last Salute: Davao’s Oldest World War II Veteran Teofilo “Lolo Pilo” Gamutan Dies at 102
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…
Blood on a “Peace” Corridor: How Many More Must Die Before Accountability Arrives in the Bangsamoro?
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…
Power, Money, and Betrayal: The Unraveling of SOCOTECO II
A Cooperative in Freefall The crisis engulfing the South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II) is no longer a matter of internal concern—it is a public emergency unfolding in plain…