For our first road trip this 2025, our family stayed overnight at the Catigan Mountain Breeze Resort (CMBR). Glad we agreed to the invitation of my stepson, Dante. Discovering and experiencing this hidden gem of Catigan was a welcome treat for our family as we usher in the new year. About one hour drive from…
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…
In an unexpected development, Youth Leaders of Matalam town in my home province, asked my brother, Socrates, if they could visit my farm. Yesterday, I led a dozen Youth Leaders in a tour of my farm in Paco, Kidapawan City showing them the Soybeans trial plots, free-range chicken yards, upgrading of native goats and the…
A LIFE WITHOUT CELL PHONE? I remember the time, when one of my first Japanese friends kept on complaining, why I didn’t operate a cellphone. Believe me, during that time, sometime in 2000 or 2001, I was even typing my articles on an old typewriter from Germany. My Japanese friend then bought me a computer…
Before the filing of the Certificates of Candidacy October last year the political climate that pervades in Davao Region was uneventful and I exciting. The Duterte leadership was expected to be unchallenged with the declaration of Past President Rodrigo Duterte that he will run for Mayor. He had been egged by various sectors, including the…
Matud pa sa Bibliya kung unsa imong itanum imu pud ng anihon (What you sow you will reap) mao kini ang nahimong hisgutanan sa nahitabong dakong sunog sa Amerika. Nahimong kontrobersyal ang nahimong awards night sa Golden Globe Awards karon bulana. Nahimong trending ang host sa programa sa dihang iyang gipaka ulawan ug gibiay biay…
It’s again the time of the year when we set our annual goals, lay out our plans and craft our new year’s resolutions. We all feel excited and eager to start working on them. But same as last year, many of us, might again find ourselves, losing the steam midway. When we begin facing challenges…
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…
The backbone of the Philippine economy has collapsed. The Department of Agriculture has not come out with doable solutions from the start of the Marcos administration. There was euphoria from the farmers and fishermen when Pres. Bongbong himself took over the helm of the DA but the jubilant atmosphere died down and today the it is one…
I have been writing columns for several papers from all over the world since the early 1980’s. Since 1999, while residing in the Philippines for good, I experienced many ups and downs. Sometimes, while writing, I am indeed not in a good mood. I rewrote and rewrote… . Anyway, I will try my best. It’s…
