DPWH turns over Philippines’ largest mosque to BARMM The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) turned over documents transferring the management of the Sultan Hajji Hassanal Bolkiah Masjid (mosque) to the leadership of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in a ceremony held in Cotabato City on Wednesday, January 8. The DPWH was represented … [Read more...] about Pen Pointers
Opinion
The fight against oligarchs continues
The year 2019 has been, to say the least, a rollercoaster ride. And a bit too bumpy for oligarchs --- President Rodrigo's favorite targets that beyond the latter's constant harangue, are sailing rough waters with the ensuing shifts in government's policies against unfair contracts and trade practices. Arguably, water firms Maynilad and Manila Water are leading the pack of this … [Read more...] about The fight against oligarchs continues
The Villager
Setting standards for Public Buildings The recent earthquakes do not only expose sub-standard materials and poor construction among private buildings. Worse, it exposed how government structures fail to follow the government’s building standard. Look! The municipal halls of Magsaysay, Padada and even City Hall Digos City, all in Davao del Sur The Town Hall of Makilala North … [Read more...] about The Villager
Christmas in evacuation centers
Just as some Mindanaoans thought their travails are over, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked Cotabato and Davao provinces again. The tremor was powerful than the three that struck late October that it was felt as far as Cagayan de Oro, Surigao, and Lanao areas. Steel reeling from the previous quakes, hundreds of families in Davao del Sur and Cotabato areas had to evacuate again … [Read more...] about Christmas in evacuation centers
MIPC : Maguindanao Massacre verdict fair and just
DAVAO CITY --- The Mindanao Independent Press Council (MIPC) Inc. finds the verdict against suspect in the bloody Maguindanao Massacre fair ad just. In a statement released by the Mindanao-based journalists it stated: Finally! Justice is served to the victims and the families of the bloody Maguindanao Massacre which claimed 32 journalist and media workers. The … [Read more...] about MIPC : Maguindanao Massacre verdict fair and just
