(Author’s Note: The year 2023 marks a century since the bloody Colorum Uprising exploded on December 27, 1923 in Socorro, Bucas Grande Island, Surigao del Norte province. Nowadays, the same town is grappling with a serious problem of religious fanaticism
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BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 15 April) – “The number of fatalities increased so much that on Christmas Day [1883], there were 45 burials while there were days when the priest administered extreme unction to 30 persons…. When finally the Te
BUTUAN CITY (MindaNews / 14 April) – While we are currently dealing with the world coronavirus pandemic, it would be worthwhile to consider the great epidemics over the centuries. History provides us the proper perspective in coping with epidemics, and
