In his inspiring commencement address, Junmerth Cretecio Jorta, a Metrobank Outstanding Filipino awardee urges BukSU graduates to be bridges between tradition and transformation—leading with empathy, innovation, and faith to uplift communities and shape a more inclusive future through smart education.
Shaping the future of community development education
In this First Person piece, Eileen Ortega-Gamo reflects on her decades of experience to call for praxis, data-driven training, and character-building as core elements in shaping relevant community development education.
A call to the bench: Integrity, urgency in the judiciary
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.
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.
Panendan Ta Sakub: The lore behind Malaybalay’s sacred site
Artist and musician Erlow Talatala retells the folklore behind the Sakub, Bukidnon tribe’s historical landmark near Malaybalay’s Sawaga River.
Datu Makapukaw: In memoriam
Anthropologist and indigenous peoples’ advocate Ma. Easterluna Canoy pens a short tribute in remembrance of Datu Makapukaw Adolino Saway, overall chieftain of the Kitanglad Council of Elders who passed last year.