The Dangers of Weak Leadership (Mindful by Jay Ledesma)
On the other hand, weak leadership poses a grave threat and is detrimental to any team’s or organization’s growth and success. Weak leaders are disengaged, lack clarity and accountability, and are poor in communication and collaboration. As weak leaders employ negative strategies to achieve their goals, they usually create a culture of fear and intimidation…
BSP Davao withholds millions of miners’ money
The gold mining cooperatives in Davao de Oro had broken their silence over the delay of the release of multi-million pesos retained by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas [BSP]representing 3.5 percent of the total value of gold they sold to BSP on a weekly basis. By rough estimates about ₱42-million is retained for every 200 kilograms…
Kitty Duterte shares dad’s message to the family
By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, the youngest child of former President Rodrigo Duterte, recently took to Instagram Stories to share touching messages from her father addressed to their family. In her post, Kitty shared her father’s warm and supportive words directed toward her, her mother Honeylet Avanceña, and her siblings—Vice President…
Sen. Bong Go keeps lead in all senatorial surveys
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has steadily climbed to the top of the 2025 senatorial race, as shown by a consistent five-month upward trend in Social Weather Stations (SWS) surveys. From 32% in December 2024 to 45% in April 2025, Go’s continuous rise in voter preference affirms his growing national appeal and signals strong grassroots support…
Rice to buy votes? (Editorial by Jun Ledesma)
When the prevailing price of rice hovers in the vicinity of ₱45 to ₱60 per kilo and someone sells rice at ₱20 per kilo it’s either the quality had badly deteriorated or the economic advisers are prepared to lose substantial amount of money for after all it’s peoples money and not from their pockets. It’s…
LETTERS FROM DAVAO by Jun Ledesma
[I am giving way to the essay written and posted on Facebook by a scholar and university professor on the burning issue today] The ₱20 Rice Illusion: A Populist Scam Paid for by the Middle Class By Harvey Malmis Niere It…
Vote Buying Intensifies! (FOOD FOR THOUGHT by Manny Piñol)
With informal surveys showing our team way ahead by proverbial miles, the other party has started massive vote buying operations with each Barangay Chairman receiving P10,000 during every meeting. Those occupying lower positions, including Purok Chairmen, received P2,000 to P5,000 every time they are summoned or visited in their areas. This is on top of…
Koordinasyon bahin election pasi-ugdahan sa DCPO
Gipangunahan sa Davao City Police Office (DCPO) ubos sa direktiba ni Police Colonel Hansel Marantan ang usa ka komprehensibong 3 ka adlaw nga coordination meeting kauban ang tanang 182 ka barangay kapitan sa tulo ka distrito sa dakbayan diin kiini ang gipahigayon kaniadtong Abril 14-16, 2025 sa DCPO Compound Sumala pa ni Davao City Police…
Davao Light patas-an ang singil sa kuryente
Nagpaguwa og abiso ang Davao Light and Power Company nga mabatian sa tanang residential customers niini ang dugang 94 centavos nga singil karong buwan sa Abril. Base sa gipaguwang customer advisory sa Davao Light, adunay mahitabong pagsaka sa singil sa kuryente gikan P8.60 per kilowatthour og karon ang mahimo na kining P9.55 /kwh. Sumala sa…