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On World Environment Day 2026, cities around the globe are celebrating sustainability, climate action, and responsible environmental stewardship. Ironically, in Davao City—long regarded as one of the cleanest and most…
The indefinite suspension of Bangsamoro Interim Chief Minister Abdulraof “Sammy Gambar” Macacua as Chief of Staff of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)…
If the confirmed sale of part of Bugias Island within the Onse Islas area is truly legal, then perhaps the greater question is no longer legality — but morality, accountability,…
The growing controversy surrounding the proposed joint venture between South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II) and IGNITE Power is no longer just a corporate or legal issue. It has…
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…
The recent decision of the Regional Trial Court in Koronadal City affirming the extension of the Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) for the Tampakan Copper-Gold Project has once again…
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…