UPDATED as of 7:20 a.m. 14 Jan 2015 DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 Jan) – Mindanao’s lone Cardinal is grateful to the surviving members of the 1986 Constitutional Commission (ConCom) that drafted the 1987 Constitution for their “timely, remarkable and positive support
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 January) — “Bangsamoro is about the development of people, not about the constitutionality of words,” surviving members of the 1986 Constitutional Commission (ConCom) that drafted the 1987 Constitution, said in a statement. The seven-page statement and two-page
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 Jan) — The Davao City Council on Tuesday honored a Dabawenyo who was elected president of a university in New York last year. In a resolution, the council honored the achievements of Conrado “Bobby” Gempesaw, who in July last
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/13 January) — Luwaran, in its editorial of January 1-7, 2015, referred to “2015” as “the year of reckoning vis-à-vis the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).” Expressing anxiety: “Its fate is hanging in the balance. We should watch
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/13 January) — A few days before Pope Francis’ visit in our country, I reflect on the significance of this visit in terms of interreligious dialogue and peacebuilding in Mindanao. It is indeed an opportune time to find
PRESS RELEASE: Zamboanga-Basilan Integrated Devt. Alliance, Inc./PAZ Would Pope Francis during his visit to the Philippines this week (January 15-19) endorse the ongoing hot-topic Mindanao peace process, particularly the passage of a new organic law for a Bangsamoro autonomy? This
Liberte, égalité, fraternité. Liberty equality, brotherhood- these were the rallying cries of the French revolutionaries which have resounded beyond the streets of Paris and reverberated the world over, sparking independence movements across continents. The Paris barricades and the French
The Al Qalam Institute together with our partners, CONDEMN and DENOUNCE, in the strongest terms, the deadly shooting attack on the office of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. This brutal attack has no place in Islam. The proliferation of uneducated, self-taught and self-righteous followers
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews/13 January) — “It’s the weather,” says a sustenance fisher in an interview. “A bad weather is our worst problem. It forbids us from fishing. If we cannot fish for three days all of us will go
