John Butiu and other homegrown stories

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/11 July) – Around this time last year, in a conversation with then Davao Archbishop Fernando Capalla, I asked him what “secularistic” meant. He answered that it roughly… »

COMMENTARY: More than anything, it’s now government’s call

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/25 October) — The state will hunt them down. That’s what the President promised the bereaved kin of the slain soldiers last Friday. Stopping late at night at… »

COMMENTARY: The ghosts of presidents past. By Nikki Rivera Gomez

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/01 July) — In 1986, when the country was bathed in the yellow glow of hope and happiness, I joined Cory Aquino’s government upon the invitation of Marriz… »

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