We have just observed the Holy Week, a significant period when Christians commemorate the last week of Jesus Christ’s life, which led to his crucifixion and resurrection. In the Philippines, Christians like those the world over spent time for reflection, devotion, celebration and family reunion. We start with Palm Sunday. The Bible tells of Jesus entry into Jerusalem, which symbolize hope and…
Kidnap-for- ransom is on the rise and so are the other criminalities. Daily, we see in the social media urgent appeals for help to locate missing persons. Gang wars in dingy streets are back and the notorious “tanim bala” in the airports and tanim droga in the streets have come back with impunity. The Philippine…
The Commission on Audit strongly maintained its independence it just not only give the Office of the Vice President (OVP) a passing mark—it gave it a clear and straightforward certification of financial integrity. This simply means that every single centavo that passed through the OVP was accounted for, judiciously expended, and properly allocated. It also…
Some City Councilors have this sari-sari store mentality they thought having additional water utility in Davao City is a brilliant idea. The last time the City Council authorized Helpmate Inc. a water utility from Cebu, to operate in Davao City, particularly on District 2, it simply died a natural death by bankruptsy. Digging test wells…
Lost in the national consciousness following the kidnapping of former President Rodrigo Duterte is the pillage of the national treasury. The government coffers, have been hemorrhaging since the attempt to change the Constitution through peoples Initiative. That did not however prosper because of the public’s uproar but the Congress leadership learned the art of how…
Another survey results allegedly being undertaken by Social Pulse Philippines, have been peddled by election propagandists identified with the Nograles camp in Davao City. This despite the warning issued by the Philippine Research and Marketing Association Inc. (PRAMA) that the survey results are fake and that the firm is not registered. PRAMA President Anton Salvador…
During her term as Mayor of Davao City, Inday Sara Duterte embarked on an impressive ecotourism project that identified Eden, Tagurano and Catigan barangays as tourism triad. This was one of the hallmark legislations in Davao City and did not meet any objections, not even from from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The…
Mindanao Journal’s editorial cartoon of the week (FEBRUARY 24- MARCH 2, 2025) Illustration by Lyle Ligan
Pres. Bongbong Marcos snide remarks belittling the candidates of PDP-Laban is actually hurting more his candidates. Manny Pacquiao may have honed his solar plexus to sustain punches that his boxing opponents deliver, but Marcos supercilious “nagdeliver lang yata ng suka ay nabigyan na ng Certificate of Candidacy” is a stinging remarks on the poor boy…
