Kris Crossing Mindanao

Bohol’s charms

Tagbilaran City—Here for a weeklong official business-related activity, I am once again awed by the…

Corruption as a way of life (2)

Among the top stories of last year was that of an alien who became an…

Corruption as a way of life (1)

Has corruption become so embedded in Philippine political culture that it has become like hardened…

‘All hell will break out’

Just a week before his expected inauguration for his second presidential term, United States of…

Grim political prospects for 2025 (2)

Cotabato City—Just as the New Year came in, the National Bureau of Investigation nabbed six…

Grim political prospects for 2025 (1)

General Santos City—Here at home on a short holiday break, I feel unease at the…

Is the 2025 national budget anti-poor?

On Dec. 11, 2024, the bicameral conference committee (House of Representatives and the Senate) approved…

‘Publish or perish’ (2)

My former colleagues at a state university here in Mindanao have always complained that with…

‘Publish or perish’

Today I digress from my usual weekly political commentaries to call attention to something that…

Academic research and BARMM’s development

Davao City—In a recent forum of private sector organizations in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in…