DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 December) — “Gail! You’re not writing for us any more?” asked University of Mindanao President Willy Torres. UM owns Mindanao Times, a local daily that carries my wayward and fanciful column on MindaViews. I reminded Willy that
MALAYBALAY CITY (MindaNews/25 December) – While the whole nation was being glued to the news on the deaths and destruction caused by Tropical Storm Sendong in Northern Mindanao and parts of the Visayas, some other important events slipped past our
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 December) — OIC ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman has ordered a stop to the cutting of trees in Lanao del Sur as well as the transport of logs and flitches pending an inventory of logging operations in the
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/25 December) — They lost their little house by the river, they have been staying and sleeping under the flyover since Saturday, they have no money to prepare for even the simplest Noche Buena, but Merlyn
As we approach Christmas week and the coming of the new year, may I propose a Family-Adopt-a-Family program. Families unaffected by the flood can invite to their homes an evacuee family, especially those that have lost their homes or loved ones, for a few days or for a Christmas meal to share the spirit of the season. May the new-born child in the manger fill us with the spirit of solidarity in moments of adversity and hope in the sharing of love and life with one another. “Make us know the shortness of our life that we may gain wisdom of heart” (Ps. 90).
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/24 December) — After a ‘heart to heart’ talk with my DOD this afternoon when he came early from work, I discovered that we share a somewhat cynical view of Christmas. Not the entire concept, mind. We do
CAGAYAN DE ORO (MindaNews/24 December) — Amid the desperation and anxiety in the aftermath of the flood caused by Typhoon Sendong, the national government handed out Christmas packages containing beef ham and quezo de bola for the Noche Buena tonight
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/24 December) — Some churches in the city may not be able to hold Aguinaldo masses on Christmas Eve as these were converted into evacuation centers to accommodate some 36,000 families affected by the floods induced
MANILA (MindaNews/24 December) — The devastating flash floods that struck Northern Mindanao and killed at least 1,100 residents on December 17 can be repeated” in Southwestern Mindanao if the large-scale Tampakan copper-gold project of Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI) will be
