LATE BLOOMS: In the Dead of the Dark Night
Toppling monuments
in the dead of the dark night
to make us forget
those who stood up against might
so we’d again see the light.
Eric S.B. Libre
17 January...
LATE BLOOMS: Rock-Bottom Sad
Things just seem
so bad at times,
so bad we can’t help
but feel sad
rock-bottom sad
as everything we hold dear
fall apart
and we trudge on mindless
closer to the...
UPPER RIGHT HAND: Vulnerabilities of Lumad Communities in Mindanao
KIDAPAWAN CITY (Mindanews/17 January) With the Philippine government’s all-out war against the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New...
PANTAW A MAREG: This pandemic has brought back the old Meranaws in us
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 16 January) – I am not a plantita.
Being a “plantita” or the more “sosyal” name “plaunty” is a new concept....
TAUSUG IN DOHA: The greatest fear of an OFW
DOHA, Qatar (MindaNews / 16 January) -- Being physically and distantly apart fom your beloved family and those who are dear to you is...
QUARANTINE DIARIES: Nagka Covid man ako, may mga aral po akong natutunan, na ibinabahagi...
ISABELA CITY (MindaNews / 15 January) -- Confirmed na po na may UK variant nakapasok sa bansa. Ito po ay sinasabing 70% mas mabilis...
INTEGRAL ECOLOGY: The Ecology of the COVID-19 Pandemic
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 14 January) -- The series of deadly landfalling tropical storms (Siony, Tonyo, and Ulysses) in our country last...
LATE BLOOMS: Talking To A Rock
Talking to a rock
will not get you anywhere –
a rock has no ear.
Better get a jackhammer
or maybe a bulldozer.
Eric S.B. Libre
12 January 2021
A SOJOURNER’S VIEW: Biyaheng Pinoy – A Mindanao Travelogue
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 January) – Increasingly, more writers are now writing about Mindanao. Both those who are Mindanao-born or residing elsewhere but...
UPPER RIGHT HAND: Vaccine and the rule of law
SURIGAO DEL NORTE (MindaNews / 12 January) – The reported vaccination in the Presidential Security Group (PSG), of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) workers...
TURNING POINT: Stabbing the Heart of Democracy
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews /10 January) -- January 6, 2021 goes down history as another day of infamy in America and it could be...
OUR MARAWI: God Wants Marawi Back
(This piece, written by Suhaini Nasher D. Pagadilan, won first place in the Essay-Writing Contest sponsored by the Office of Provincial Board Member Jeff...
TULA: Ang “Rapist”
Wala nang maapuhap na katinuan
Ang katuwiran sa kaniyang kabaliwan
Na nagngingitngit na sumisigaw,
Tumatagos maging sa kaluluwa...
Mga salitang humihiwa at pumupunit
Sa mahalagang papel ng dangal,
Integridad, at...
UPPER RIGHT HAND: Legalizing murder in the Philippines?
DAVAO CITY (Mindanews / 8 January) – President Rodrigo Duterte in his most recent State of the Nation Address has renewed his push for...
LATE BLOOMS: Year 2021 Day 1
Praying for better
facing the uncertainties
of another year
Eric S.B. Libre
1 January 2021
COMMENTARY: Ditching New Year’s Resolution for Goal Setting
ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews / 01 January) -- Checking on my messenger the moment I woke up today, I was asked by a friend, "How...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: Pamalandong on eight hours session with MILF Chair Salamat Hashim
31 December 2020
We were three who visited Camp Abubakre, the MILF mother camp in Matanog, Maguindanao, on September 6 and 7, 1999: Dr. Carmen...
TURNING POINT: A Vaccine of Woe, Despair and Anger
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 30 Dec) – How come a COVID-19 vaccine has entered the country without passing the Bureau of Customs (BOC)...
TULA: Pag-uusig
(Para sa lahat ng biktima ng mga marahas na pagpatay)
Paano nga ba naisa-saling-wika
Ang panaghoy ng puso na dulot ng pait
Ng kabiguang hindi marinig, na...
REFLECTIONS: What is Christmas for a Muslim?
As a faithful follower of Islam, I cherish my friendship and good relations with Christians, and so I greet them Merry Christmas even if...
REFLECTIONS: Holy Family Sunday 2020: Shared Love
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews /27 December) -- As we celebrate today the feast of the Holy Family, we recognize and revere Joseph, Mary, and Jesus...
REVIEW: The Eighteenth Brumaire of Rodrigo Duterte
Film: A House in Pieces
Produced by Stories Beyond
Directors and Producers Jean Claire Dy and Manuel Domes
Sound: Venzan Mazmanyan
Music: Christopher Schlechte-Bond
Funded by DMZ International Documentary...
UPPER RIGHT HAND: The Anti-Terror Law, red tagging and culture of impunity
TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 27 December) -- In one small but important step, the Supreme Court conducted the preliminary conference on 26 November 2020...
INTEGRAL ECOLOGY: An Ecological Perspective of Incarnation and Salvation
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 24 December) -- Christmas is a special time to remember the drama of the birth of Jesus Christ....
TURNING POINT: Impunity on the Spread
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 23 Dec) – It was still broad daylight, a number of people apparently from the neighborhood who knew him,...
ALPSIDE DOWNED: An OFW Returns to Mindanao
BERN, Switzerland (MindaNews / 22 Dec) – Minda Teves is no ordinary OFW.
Aside from leading the Associazione Culturale Filippina del Piemonte or ACFIL for...
TURNING POINT: The ICC Scare: No Worry, Not Yet
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 20 Dec) -- The preliminary report of the International Criminal Court (ICC) released last Tuesday may have caused some...
‘Vicky’ causes heavy flooding in several Agusan del Sur towns
CAGAYAN DE ORO. (MindaNews / 18 December) -- Vehicular traffic in Agusan del Sur ground to a halt Friday after portions of the Maharlika...
COMMENTARY: Reimagining Human Mobility
By Gustavo Gonzalez and Kristin Dadey*
In these extraordinary times of a global health pandemic, we are reminded how interconnected the world has become---our health,...
REVIEW: Literature as Collective Memory: Reading ‘Mga Lumadnong Sugilanon nga Mahinuklogon’ as Historical Injustice...
TITLE: Mga Lumadnong Sugilanon nga Mahinuklogon
AUTHOR: Melchor M. Morante
Published by Aletheia Printing and Publishing House, Davao City
Virtual book launch on 30 December 2020 at...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (16). Epilogue...
16 of 16 parts
Epilogue 3
(Done in 1992 at Iligan City, published initially as two versions. First as the abbreviated edition published by The Minority...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (16) Epilogue...
1
6 of 16 parts
Epilogue 2
(Done in 1992 at Iligan City, published initially as two versions. First as the abbreviated edition published by The Minority...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (16)
16 of 16 parts
Epilogue 1
(Done in 1992 at Iligan City, published initially as two versions. First as the abbreviated edition published by The Minority...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (15)
15th of 16 parts
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS
Miguel A. Bernad, S.J., Tradition & Discontinuity: Essays on Philippine History & Culture (Metro Manila: National Book Store, Inc.,...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (14)
14th of 16 parts
Rudy Buhay Rodil
(Done in 1992 at...
TURNING POINT: Red-tagging is Terrorism
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 9 Dec) – As mayor of Davao City, Rodrigo Roa Duterte acknowledged the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (13)
13th of 16 parts
Rudy Buhay Rodil
(Done in 1992 at Iligan City, published initially as two versions. First as the abbreviated edition published by The...
ANGAY-ANGAYLANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (12)
MINDAVIEWS
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (12)
12th of 16 parts
Rudy Buhay Rodil
(Done in 1992 at Iligan City, published...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (11)
Part XI
Stemming the Tide of Tribal Opposition
In an attempt to stem the tide of growing tribal opposition, both the NAPOCOR and the PNOC have...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (10)
10th of 16 parts
(Done in 1992 at Iligan City, published initially as two versions. First as the abbreviated edition published by The Minority Rights...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (9)
(Done in 1992 at Iligan City, published initially as two versions. First as the abbreviated edition published by The Minority Rights Group, London entitled...
A SOJOURNER’S VIEW: Advocacy and the art of Story-Telling
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 December) -- Since the dawn of humanity’s presence in this planet, there has always been story-telling whenever two or...
TURNING POINT: A Matter of Time
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 05 December) -- There is no substitute to truth, justice and decency in governance. From these imperatives spring many...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (8)
8th of 16 parts
(Done in 1992 at Iligan City, published initially as two versions. First as the abbreviated edition published by The Minority Rights...
PEACETALK: Do we really need an extension or not?
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 03 December) -- The issue of extending the transition period for another three years is now the subject...
LATE BLOOMS: Pale Moon
Borrowed brightness gone,
pale moon in western sky
clinging tightly on
as sunrise breaks through the east
bringing true brightness on earth.
Eric S.B. Libre
3 December 2020
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (7)
7th of 16 parts
(Done in 1992 at Iligan City, published initially as two versions. First as the abbreviated edition published by The Minority Rights...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (6)
(Done in 1992 at Iligan City, published initially as two versions. First as the abbreviated edition published by The Minority Rights Group, London entitled The...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (5)
(Done in 1992 at Iligan City, published initially as two versions. First as the abbreviated edition published by The Minority Rights Group, London entitled...
ANGAY-ANGAY LANG: The Minoritization of the Indigenous Communities of Mindanaw and Sulu (4)
(Done in 1992 at Iligan City, published initially as two versions. First as the abbreviated edition published by The Minority Rights Group, London entitled...