Low prices of squash have forced farmers to just let their harvest rot, as this photo taken on 5 August 2023 along the Alamada-Banisilan highway in North Cotabato shows. Since June, the Department of Agriculture said the farmgate price of squash in Alamada has dropped to as low as P2 per kilo. Photo courtesy of KALOY MANLUPIG
(Delivered at the Kusog Mindanaw Conference 2022 at the Waterfront Insular Hotel on 11 November 2022) DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 November) — Good afternoon everyone. I am Kaloy Manlupig, founder and president of Balay Mindanaw, a Mindanao-based, Mindanao-focused and
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 25 June) — In 1949, after the second world war, my Nanay Ina sailed from Bohol to Mindanao together with other young Bol-anons to find work as household helper or “maid.” My Nanay was
[Speech delivered by Charlito “Kaloy” Manlupig at the Baccalaureate and Investiture Ceremonies, 69th Commencement Exercises of the Notre Dame University in Cotabato City on 24 March 2018. This year’s theme is ”Transcending Cultural, Educational and Ethical Boundaries Through F.I.R.E.S.’ (Faith,
‘Bayanihan’ along Barangay Canitoan in Cagayan de Oro City on Sunday, 10 September 2017. Mindanews photo courtesy of KALOY MANLUPIG / Balay Mindanaw
A refreshing countryside scene on September 8, 2017 along the 240-kilometer Cagayan de Oro – Cotabato route via Talakag in Bukidnon, Amai Manabilang (Bumbaran) and Wao in Lanao del Sur, and Banisilan, Alamada and Libungan in North Cotabato. Travel to
(Delivered at the Kusog Mindanaw conference on Federalism on 30 November 2016 at the Waterf ront Insular Hotel in Davao City) I was privileged to be invited as a resource person during the Oslo 2nd round of talks between the
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/12 March) — Cabinet-level Departments, and their corresponding budget allocations, are indications of a government’s priorities. During this election season, we often hear presidential candidates promising to give the biggest slices of the national budget to
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/17 August) — I can never forget that night, and the days and weeks that followed. The first quake was the strongest and longest. The aftershocks were equally scary as they came with a weird sound
