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SO BINI, the all-female Pinoy Pop (P-Pop) group, got official recognition from the Senate of the Philippines for being the first Filipino …

I did not know there was an Agdao River (it is now a canal) and a Ma-a Spring (only the village remained) …

Recently, some troubling stories in Davao involving teenagers with special needs have been shared. One incident was with an adolescent with global …

The current Philippine debate on wealth tax among local economists is giving me a headache (and the super hot summer temperature is …

I always try to be present during the city’s commemoration of the “Araw ng Kagitingan” or Day of Valor every April 9th. …

AS I have shared in my previous column, I am transforming my life into a more circular and sustainable practice. I refuse …

I AM a recovering sachet user. I am not totally off sachet use yet because the Philippines is a sachet economy, but …

It looks like the world is ending. Again. In my more than half a century of existence, I have witnessed and experienced …

When the world is in the brink of another collapse, women do not just agonize, they organize. That’s what the Women Strong …

Every year (except for the three pandemic years) in Davao City since the Women Development Code was passed in 1997, women and …