Opinion

End of an Era: Victoria Plaza closes, taking with it 32 years of Davao’s shared memories

DAVAO CITY (January 1, 2026)— At exactly 5:00 p.m. on December 31, 2025, the lights dimmed, and the doors quietly shut at Victoria Plaza, ending a 32-year chapter...

Bucana Bridge and the Battle for Power in Davao

DAVAO CITY (January 1, 2026) -The opening of the Bucana Bridge is more than an infrastructure milestone. It...

Victoria Plaza CEO Bids Farewell as Davao’s First Mall Closes a Chapter

DAVAO CITY (December 31) — “But there are dreams that cannot be… and there are storms we cannot...

Senate ratifies ₱6.79-trillion 2026 budget—big boosts for education, health, agriculture, but questions linger

MANILA  (December 30) — The Senate has ratified the proposed ₱6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, touting large allocations...

NIA’s strong 2025 scorecard: real reform—or a rebound still under scrutiny?

MANILA  (December 30) — After years of stalled projects, cost overruns, and public distrust, the National Irrigation Administration...
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Corruption is another pandemic

Critics will always be critics, they say, but some quarters believe when there’s smoke there’s fire. There is no need to argue about it, the...

Pandemic affects media community

Thousands of my colleagues in Mindanao press from electronic to broadcast, down to the print media, have lost their jobs as their respective companies...

Importation harms local farmers, defies ‘Malasakit promise’-Alvarez

By: Cong. Pantaleon D. Alvarez  To begin with, it is recognized (in the ideal world) that the logic of free markets, at first instance, makes...

RevGov call during pandemic, irresponsible-Alvarez

Davao City --- Davao del Norte First District Congressman Pantaleon D. Alvarez shares his opinion on the current move by some quarters calling for...

Davao coughs out attraction of the NPAs

DAVAO CITY --- The Davao region may have coughed out the attraction of the rebel New People’s Army for good. Nowhere is this more manifested...

Coronavirus : Kills but Heals

I was inside my room, when I saw a big diving bird and playing around the neighborhood, enjoying the space and silence, it was...
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