Despite his looming defeat, EDWIN JUBAHIB, the ambitious former bus conductor who wants to be governor of Davao del Norte, has a future ahead of him. Ranged against Rodolfo “Rodney” […]
First District Rep. Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez is dead wrong if he thinks he can buy votes of Davao del Norte voters with a few kilos of rice. Ex-Speaker Alvarez, running […]
If there is one good thing from the early political fever in Davao del Norte, it was the battle of free medical clinics between two warring political groups. While Capitol […]
BY ROGER M. BALANZA As Typhoon Rosita battered parts of Luzon, the country prayed that it would come and go without the destruction and misery in the scale of the […]
BY ROGER M. BALANZA The junior of Davao del Norte’s veteran politician wants to surpass the performance of his father, Rodolfo “Dolfo” del Rosario, Sr. As a first step, Rodolfo […]
By ROGER M. BALANZA Appearing to be bitten by nationalistic bug, Leni of late said she is not closing her doors to the possibility of “uniting” with Digong “for the […]
THE DURIAN BEAT: Trililing on a warpath ONE-ON-ONE By ROGER BALANZA Senator Antonio Trillanes is on a shopping spree for issues just so he could get into the limelight. Think […]
The die is cast for Bong Go’s political future Before Malacanang, Bong Go ate governance, day in and day out, 24/7, for more than 20 years as then Davao City […]
By ROGER M. BALANZA NEVER mind that the mining industry is raising the specter of lost investments and revenues and massive unemployment if the government continues to look at the […]
NEVER mind that the mining industry is raising the specter of lost investments and revenues and massive unemployment if the government continues to look at the sector as something that […]
BY ROGER M. BALANZA President Rodrigo Duterte is racing against time to meet a deadline for the approval of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Congress itself is working overtime in […]
By Roger Balanza Would you believe that there are Muslims in Mindanao who hate being called “Moro”? But it is not because they want to be called by other names, […]
Women Power and the Calvary of Men By Roger M. Balanza We celebrate in the month of March two events: Womens’ Month and Holy Week. Women’s Month is, for […]
FAKE MEDIA & FAKE NEWS BY ROGER M. BALANZA Critics and political foes have impregnated their media machine with a horde of swindlers and racketeers in broadcast media, particularly the […]
The shining light in Mindanao’s dark tunnel BY ROGER M. BALANZA Of late, our lawmakers have given assurance that the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) may be approved by Congress by […]
MOST DESPISED, MOST HATED BY ROGER M. BALANZA Dengvaxia is the most hated and despised word today in the dictionary of the Pinoys. ALVAREZ, DENGVAXIAPHOBIA AND TERRORISTS The anti-drug vaccine, […]
Panama Disease aka Fusarium Wilt is a banana plant disease that a few years ago devastated hundreds of hectares of banana plantations in the Davao Region particularly the province of Davao […]
The last-minute vile attacks by lying amok Senator Antonio Trillanes will not stop presidential race front runner Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte from clinching the presidency in May. Trillanes, running […]
The acronym DDS is morbid, means the Davao Death Squad, the dreaded shadowy gunmen almost always blamed when a criminal is gunned down. Dabawenyos trumpet their city as one of […]
Mar dragging down Leni Liberal Party vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo is parting ways with her standard bearer Mar Roxas. That is in so far as campaign sorties are concerned. […]
