It’s day 20 of the 66-day campaign period for national positions in this year’s elections, but there’s no sign of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. An undisputed political heavyweight in the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Romualdez has not been coy about his intentions to succeed his first degree cousin. It is therefore strange that…
In politics and in other fields of endeavors there are doyens and there are novices. I find this subject quite relevant given the political climate we have these days. We are barely two month away from Election Day. In Davao City former City Mayor and President of the Republic of the Philippines is vying to…
Karon Midterm Eleksyon daghan napud ang mga nanggawas nga mga eleksyon survey sa mga kandidato nga mudagan sa national ug local nga election. Kung atong tan awun ang mga ilado nga survey firm sa nasud nga nagahimo ug survey kada eleksyon Sama sa SWS, PULSE ASIA, OCTA RESEARCH, PUBLICUS ASIA,TANGERE ug uban pa gawas sa…
North Cotabato is a land of ironies: It is a major producer of rice but the farmer’s palay is bought at P15 per kilo while the market price of rice, often imported, is P50 to P60/kilo. This is a perfect example of daylight robbery because the rule of thumb is price of palay multiplied by…
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…
Series of images or thoughts in the mind of a person asleep – the idle fancy, the vision, the aspiration, the yearnings… they are dreams that have interested, puzzled and frightened people for thousands of years. All kinds of strange explanations have been written about dreams. Interpreters of dreams have published innumerable books. I bought…
Last February 14, my husband treated me to a sumptuous lunch date at the Discovery Samal. This was our first time in this 5-star luxury resort and we liked what we saw and experienced…from start-to-end! The welcome guest center is clean, air-conditioned and spacious. It has wi-fi service and serves light snacks. They made it…
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
After two suspensions for grave abuse of authority and unauthorized use of government facilities Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib has not learned his lesson. In his series of campaign propaganda Jubahib, who is running under Partido Federal ng Pilipinas which is chaired by President BongBong Marcos, acted like a raging bull in a China…
