The word “myth” is used in the vernacular in various ways, but usually people take it to mean something that is commonly believed, but not true. This is the intended meaning of the word when people speak of urban myths. The word also is taken to mean religious stories that have little ...
As Typhoon Ondoy hit Metro Manila and the nearby provinces in Luzon, submerging entire cities in waters so deep Filipinos had to stay on their roofs for up to 12 hours exposed to strong rain and dangers of being swept away before rescue came to them, these political thoughts came to me:
The ...
We know war is our worse problem in Mindanao. But a natural catastrophy helped by a man-made disaster such as what is unfolding in Luzon, appears to be an even harsher foe.
Apart from thinking of gathering aid for our evacuees in our conflict zones, I believe it is also a just cause ...
Corn farmers from around Northern Mindanao are gathering in Cagayan de Oro City Friday for a protest rally against the Department of Agriculture over the corn price crisis and to demand the resignation of Agriculture Sec. Arthur Yap, organizers said. ...
Yes! The answer is in the survey conducted by Konsult Mindanao, a group created early this year as a research arm of the Bishops-Ulama Conference.
“Corruption poses a serious threat to the attainment of lasting peace in Mindanao, respondents to a Mindanao-wide survey believe so. They said that during a review of the ...
(First published at MindaNews.com) The Federation of Matigsalug-Manobo Tribal Councils, Inc. (Femmatrics) of the Matigsalug Manobo tribe has announced they are likely to go to court to force “illegal occupants” in their ancestral domain to a free and prior informed consent process (FPIC).
Femmatrics chair Datu Roelito Gawilan told this reporter they are ...
Christianity has been a dominant force in the shaping of western culture. How is it that this one religion became so dominant? What happened to the plethora of religions that had existed in the western world before Christianity became so widespread?
Most people don’t realize that most of the doctrines, rites, and ...
