In this column, Ray G. Talimio Jr reflects on the judiciary’s own challenges after Chief Justice Gesmundo said during Independence Day: “Our enemies today are not just foreign forces. They include the corruption and apathy we tolerate in our own backyard.”
I am a Filipino
For our Independence Day special, we are publishing this essay by the journalist and diplomat Carlos P. Romulo. It was first published in 1941.
Last flight woes: Laguindingan Airport leaves late-night passengers stranded
In this opinion piece, frequent flyer Ray Talimio Jr talks about almost getting stranded in his recent red-eye flight at the airport that has just been turned over via concession agreement to the Aboitiz Group.
Does Malaybalay know that mining is prohibited here?
Do the people of Malaybalay know that our City Environment Code legally prohibits mining? In this opinion piece, parish priest Fr. Reynaldo D. Raluto, who leads the Integral Ecology Ministry of the Diocese of Malaybalay, weighs in on both current and proposed mining activities in the city.
Traversing Mount Kalatungan
Prof. Sol Dinlayan recently attended Unesco’s International Workshop on Quality Nominations for World Heritage Sites. Mt Kalatungan (and Mt Kitanglad) have have been in Unesco’s tentative list since 2024. This column is a resharing of her old article about her 2014 Kalatungan climb.
Kaamulan through the years: Stories of peace-making in street presentations
The annual street dancing competition draws the biggest crowd in Bukidnon’s month-long annual festival, the Kaamulan.
Tagtigusan: Preserving culture through storytelling
Preserving traditions is not just about remembering the past but about making it relevant in the present. In this opinion piece, Johana Sawayan shares her experience in facilitating the Tagtigusan, a writing program for her university’s tri-people youth.
Bridging Leadership: A legacy in a book
Anthropologist and indigenous peoples’ advocate Ma. Easterluna Canoy pens a tribute to her peers in the Asian Institute of Management’s Bridging Leadership program as she received her copy of its legacy book.
Exploring conflict-sensitive communication in Duterte’s ICC case
Conflict is unavoidable, but how we talk about it determines whether we deepen divisions or open paths to peace. In his column, communication and economics professor Walter Balane weighs in on the public discourse following former president Duterte’s ICC arrest.