DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 7 August 2026) – Every State of the Nation Address (SONA) is part legislative report, part carefully choreographed theater. In his latest address, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presented a sleek portrait of national progress—highlighting anti-corruption raids,
There is a vast, ocean-wide chasm between performative bravado and lived courage. This chasm was laid bare during the Senate impeachment proceedings of Vice President Sara Duterte. Under the bright lights of the chamber, Senator Robin Padilla casually declared, “Komunista
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 July 2026) — As the expression goes… “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” The language coming out of our state agencies is shifting, and on paper, it sounds beautiful. Recently, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 30 June 2026) – Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez’s claim misdiagnoses the problem, overlooking structural realities that research consistently identifies as the true drivers of youth offending. The Claim and Its Flaws Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 June 2026) — The tragedy in Tacloban, where two teenagers were implicated in a gun killing, is not an isolated event. It reflects deeper social fractures: impaired discernment among adolescents, social disability rooted in poverty
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 June 2026) – When minors commit acts of violence, such as the tragic gun killing in Tacloban, the instinctive response is often punitive: punish the offender, deter others, and restore order. Yet punitive justice alone
For healthcare professionals and social workers alike, the daily reality of our practice is defined by a frustrating truth: the worst pathologies we encounter rarely originate in the human body. They originate in poverty, substandard housing, structural exclusion, and unequal
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /18 June 2026) — In medical school, we are taught anatomy, ethics, and patient care. But my most profound education did not come from a lecture hall — it came quietly, at the bedside, watching my mentor.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /12 June 2026) – The death of a student is a quiet horror every educator dreads. In the medical school where I teach, our institutional reflex to tragedy is swift, quiet, and unconditioned by blame: when a
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /01 May) — In 2017, the Inclusive Development Index was introduced to measure progress beyond the narrow confines of gross domestic product. This framework recognized that economic growth alone cannot capture the lived realities of marginalized communities.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 9 April) — In times of crisis, Filipinos have always turned to bayanihan—the spirit of solidarity and mutual help. This was vividly seen during the COVID-19 pandemic when the first community pantry appeared on Maginhawa Street
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews /02 April) — Abortion debates under neoliberalism deprive women of moral agency by isolating their choices from structural conditions, while simultaneously absolving corporations of moral responsibility for environmental toxics that cause involuntary abortions. This moral asymmetry reflects
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 March) — Violence against women remains a pressing issue in the Philippines. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, 17.5% of women aged 15–49 have experienced violence from an intimate partner, while thousands of rape cases
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 18 February) — The appointment of Lt. Col. Jovily Carmel Cabading as the first female Infantry Battalion Commander in the Philippines (60th IB in Asuncion, Davao del Norte) in February 2023 and her completion of her
(Tribute delivered by Dr. Jean Lindo on 22 May 2023, the last night of the wake for Dr. Jose M. Tiongco at the Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes along Cabaguio in Davao City) DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 23 May) — Ting is Dr.
(Presented during a panel discussion on April 2 with professionals and academics, expanding on the social and human dimensions of global health. ‘The Pandemic as Portal: Exploring the Need for People-Centered Health care” was the theme of the discussion initiated
(This talk was delivered during the Webinar of the Philippine Medical Students Association last March 6, 2021 in observance of the International Day of Working Women). Doctors, soon to be, greetings of solidarity. It is with honor and deep appreciation
(Dr. Jean Lindo delivered this speech at the “Kumusta Ka Tano?” webinar on Peasants’ Health Programme on 31 October 2020, organized by the Philippine Medical Students Association). DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 02 November) — Good afternoon! I feel honored to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 08 October) — When I joined the people’s movement, I was not the usual naive neophyte waiting to be indoctrinated. I had purpose. I did not have the gall to confront the authorities in the streets.
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 19 July) — Drug addiction is an epidemic. It is public health issue and should be addressed accordingly. Drug addicts are not criminals. They are sick, and in fact there are vulnerabilities. There may be biological
(Speech delivered at the opening of the two-day Association of Philippine Medical Colleges Student Network Regional Convention hosted by the Davao Medical School Foundation on November 6, 2015). DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/09 November) — It is with great honor and pride
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/19 Nov) — I have chosen to write a personal note on a great man and a good friend, Francis Morales. It took me days to start writing because he was somebody close. He was Tatay Francis to
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 September) — The Department of Environment and Resources (DENR) in partnership with Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) initiated a tree-planting activity dubbed Treevolution, where .6 million trees are supposed to be planted in Mindanao’ six regions from 8:30
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/05 December) – November 25 was the commemoration of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. But it was a big day for Biodiversity in Davao City. While the women held a commemorative activity fighting gender-related
