Luna Ni KaLoi

THE fictional and reel Sister Stella L. may not have been an influence in her religious vocation, but she is sure that the life and passion of the martyred priest, Fr. Nery Lito Satur, of Pangantukan, Bukidnon, had an immense impact on her faith journey.

“I was always inspired by the sacrifice done by Father Satur. I always pray before his small memorial tablet at the altar in our church in Pangantukan,” she said. Father Satur, her townmate, was murdered on Oct. 14, 1991 while leading a massive… Continue

DESPITE THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC MELTDOWN, blame not the visitors coming to Davao City and its environs in Southern Mindanao if they get the impression that the region seems to be spared from the financial conflagration raging from the Americas to Zurich.

On the surface, such impressions apparently are not without basis. Take the case of Davao City. For years now, the city has positioned itself as a prime investment destination for the ICT/BPO (Information Communication Technology/Business Process O… Continue

IMMODERATE GREED AND CORRUPTION, no doubt, will become hallmarks of the present administration when it exits, hopefully, in 2010: from the agriculture funds used by Joc-Joc Bolante to “fertilize” the results of the 2004 elections, to the overpriced projects like the cancelled NBN-ZTE deal and, recently, with the “polished” script as to the real source of the stash money caught in the hands of one of the “euro generals.”

Greed and corruption, surely, are sins not of the original making of the Ar… Continue