Kris Crossing Mindanao

‘Sulexit’—a pyrrhic victory? (1)

Cotabato City—A bombshell literally shook the entire Bangsamoro autonomous regional leadership on Monday, Sept. 9.…

Rumblings in an otherwise peaceful city (2)

General Santos City—Weak land governance systems have spawned many violent conflicts in the Bangsamoro region…

Rumblings in an otherwise peaceful city (1)

General Santos City—My family and I have resided in this progressive, peaceful, and economically vibrant…

Politicizing the VP’s budget?

Government officials are expected to set good examples of behavior even when they are put…

‘Your children are not your children’

The title is from the poem, “On Children” by one of the world’s most quoted…

Enhancing local governance (2)

Cotabato City—As mentioned in my column last week, the Ministry of the Interior and Local…

Enhancing local governance (1)

Cotabato City—Here in the heart of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), several…

On climate justice and human rights

The United Nations Development Programme explains climate justice as “putting equity and human rights at…

Keeping indigenous traditions alive

Upi, Maguindanao del Norte—Last Thursday, July 18, was a historic day for the indigenous Teduray…

The golden rule

Throughout both ancient and modern history, the aphorism that exhorts all human beings how to…