Two stations in both sides of the road , one is marked ‘PNP Station’ the other ‘COMELEC Law Enforcers’
Mindanao Journal’s editorial cartoon of the week (FEBRUARY 24- MARCH 2, 2025) Illustration by Lyle Ligan
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Presidential Insults (Editorial by Jun Ledesma)
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…
True story and fairy tale behind the Impeachment (EDITORIAL by Jun Ledesma)
It has now become obviously transparent that cousins Ferdinand R. Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez are behind the plot to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte. The indubitable proof surfaced with the signing of the articles of impeachment in the last few minutes before the House of Representatives adjourned to start off with the midterm elections…
Mindanao Journal’s Editorial cartoon of the Week (FEBRUARY 3-9, 2025 Issue)
VP Inday Sara vs Crocodiles in suit others with communist hammer and sickle emblem
Development Planning (Editorial by Jun Ledesma)
There is absolutely no argument Davao City has become a very dynamic highly urbanized metropolis. Its stable peace and economic growth are veritable beacons to investors who are taking advantage of its progressive developments. Thank you for the legacy of Duterte’s brand of leadership. The vibrant economy have given birth to more investment opportunities. There…
Traffic and Blanks (EDITORIAL by Jun Ledesma)
There are two incredible issues which made it to tge headlines and opinion pieces in both print and broadcast media. Davawenyos were jolted with the report culled from Tom Tom Traffic Index which showed that Davao City has the worst traffic congestion in the country and number 8 in the world. The critics of the…
The grand conspiracy must end (Editorial by Jun Ledesma)
The ambition of politicians to either land or cling to power has pushed the country to the edge. In Congress the incumbent leadership did nothing but waste time to remove VP Sara Duterte, the last impediments to their insatiable lust for power and greed for money. Pres. Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. vetoed some items in…
Catigan: another tourism destination (EDITORIAL by Jun Ledesma)
Do not mind the grossly misinformed and misdirected radio commentators that suddenly sprouted in the airlanes recently. It is election time and they are mouthing fake and distorted information that their candidates cannot muster enough courage to denigrate their political adversary. CNN travels recently exposed the truth: Davao City is one of the top 18…
2024 the banner year of HoR (Editorial by Jun Ledesma)
We used to come out with a litany of events, achievers and non-performing assets, losers and winners, tragedy and success and ironies as a year-ended. This year however the institution that made it on the headlines of the print and broadcast media is the House of Representatives. The year 2024 and what and how…
Priests, Reds, lawyers nurture the kleptocracy (Editorial by Jun Ledesma)
Among the many reasons why not a few decent men and women distance themselves from politics is the very cruel nature of the beast. They shun politics because their image gets tarnished by rabid attack dogs unleashed by their adversaries. Thus we end up having to choose the lesser evil. Ironically it is not an…