Day: July 10, 2011

MALAYBALAY CITY (10 July) — Whether the nature of the donations, in cash or in cars, from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office to various dioceses has violated the principle of separation of church and state, is not the issue that

Troubled Odyssey was my odyssey. When I outlined it in October 2009, I said I would finish it by June 2010. I finished it in June 2011. My original plan was to write mainly about the GRP-MILF peace negotiation. I would use a bit of Moro history and the MNLF phase of the rebellion as backgrounders. The comments I had written on the Government-MILF negotiation, I figured out, would make the writing of the book easy. But as I wrote Part II, I realized that the Bangsamoro pursuit of their right to self-determination started after they had lost to the Americans the political independence they had defended against Spain. The odyssey is that of the entire Bangsamoro nation, not just of the MILF.

In the countryside, story-telling is the medium of communication. You are most likely to be understood by your audience if you use stories to convey your message. I found out it is also true even in the metropolis. Indeed, story-telling is a powerful way of sending a message. It’s based on human experience which makes it easy for your audience to relate. It’s a particular experience but carries a universal message.

The habalhabal is a motorcycle with wooden extension behind its body to serve as extra seats, with or without a roof to protect the passengers from sun and rain. Along with its big brother the “Skylab,” which has extensions protruding

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews/09 July) — We are living in a fascinating and dangerous age.  This is the age of computers and internet.  In a matter of seconds distances seem to disappear.  People and communities are immediately interconnected via satellites.  And