(In the run-up to the 36th anniversary of People Power that ousted the Marcos dictatorship, let us remember what Mindanawons did to fight for freedom. This piece by Gus Miclat was among the essays featured in the book ‘Turning Rage Into Courage:
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 July) — A few years ago, an Ilongo settler working for a peacebuilding program in a parish in Central Mindanao told me an analogy of the Bangsamoro situation. His story has become more urgent in
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 May) — The stunning victory of the opposition in Malaysia’s recent parliamentary elections led by former strongman Dr. Mahatir Mohamad has left people ecstatic, bewildered or anxious. While it was generally welcomed by the Malaysian
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 April) – A lot of people including die-hard cynics must still be reeling from Goosebumps over the scenes of the momentous summit of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 Dec) — A pall of gloom continues to hang over the city. The fire that gutted the New City Commercial Corporation (NCCC) mall in Davao (NCCC Mall Davao) has cast a sad cloud over the
Pawikan (turtle) hatchlings race towards the sea as toddlers set them loose Friday afternoon, 29 December 2017 at Cleanergy Park in Punta Dumalag, Davao City. Photo by GUS MICLAT
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 May) — My candidate in tomorrow’s election is the Filipino people. And am pretty sure they will be the runaway winner. Notwithstanding the alarm hyped by some personalities including high government officials and leaders of
TITLE: O Susana! Untold Stories of Martial Law in Davao AUTHOR: 34 authors, edited by Macario D. Tiu Book design by Shaun Bonje Artwork by Nonoy Rodriguez Published by the Ateneo de Davao University Publication Office DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/20 Feb)
(Speech delivered by Gus Miclat, Executive Director, Initiatives for International Dialogue; Convener of All-Out Peace Campaign; Friends of the Bangsamoro; Secretary-General; Mindanao Peaceweavers. Martsa Rally ng Bangsamoro para sa Bayan, para sa Lahat, 11 May 2015) I am truly thrilled
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 May) — The votes have been cast. And the results are miraculously, but pleasantly, almost complete just a day after the elections. Is this really the Philippines, one may ask? What indeed went wrong and what went
