mindanaokini | Mindanao Writers' Blogs - Part 3
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The Ferment of Change: A Case for Maharlika

By Eddie U. IlardeAstonishment and wonder were the unfavorable reactions of our peers in the Interim Batasang Pambansa when we filed Parliamentary Bill 195 on August 14, 1978 seeking to change the name Philippines to Maharlika. It was as if to say “some members have lost their marbles to even ...

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The Modernization of Islam and the Creation of a Multipolar World Order

NEW BOOKDr. Susmit Kumar's fascinating work on the modernization of Islam and the creation ofa multipolar world order is out.Dr. Kumar writes engagingly and with easy authority on the causes of Islamic fundamentalism, the collapse of American economy, and demonstrates the excellent ...

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Economic democracy

By P.R. SarkarThe first requirement for economic democracy is that the minimum requirements of a particular age -- including food, clothing, housing, education and medical treatment -- must be guaranteed to all. Not only is this an individual right, it is also a collective necessity, because the easy availability ...

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What is PROUT?

PROUT is a complete socio-economic theory based on an integrated view of life and comprising a wide spectrum of human activity, propounded by Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar (1921-1990) in 1959. At the time it presented an undeniable challenge to the outdated Marxist and capitalist theories whose falls it predicts. Based ...

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Panaghugpong Mindanao host PROUT introduction seminar

The PROUT introduction seminar was successfully conducted last June 21, 2008 at the conference hall of Baba Foundation, Inc in Davao City. This is the first PROUT seminar hosted by the Panaghugpong Mindanao to provide alternative socio-economic paradigm for the young professionals, students, artists and women groups.The Panaghugpong Mindanao ...

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Sarangani Bay Festival 2008

KIAMBA, Sarangani (May 14, 2008) – Woodbridge Beach Resort in Kiamba will host the 10am. opening program of Sarangani Bay Festival on May 16 with simultaneous competitions in land and sea.Pawikan release: Local officials led by Governor Migs Dominguez (4th from right) and ...

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Hatag Kalinaw project grant winners

British Council Philippines in partnership with UK Philippines Partners for Peace granted three winning organisations PHP 100,000 each for the 2008 Hatag Kalinaw Project Grant Competition. Hatag Kalinaw is a youth-led project grant competition for school and community-based youth organisations in Mindanao on how the ideals of peace can be achieved through ...