The evangelical community is all abuzz about the appearance of Bro. Eddie Villanueva before the congregation of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy on February 3 for the group’s 25th anniversary. Much of the talk is unflattering to the presidential candidate, and if you log on to the Youtube posting of Villanueva’s speech and view the comments, you [...]
In the interest of clarity and accuracy, I took the effort to transcribe Bro. Eddie Villanueva’s message during the 25th anniversary celebration of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ The Name Above Every Name headed by Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy on February 3, 2010: Isang mapagpalang na araw, makasaysayang araw sa lahat sa inyo na nagmamahal na [...]
A fish out of water. That was me as I joined a group of reporters from Davao City and Cebu City to cover the final night of GMA Network’s Starstruck, a “reality-based artista search” that had a Davaoeño and a Cebuana in the final five. I received the call on Friday (February 19) that GMA [...]
I attended last Wednesday’s press conference of the Liberal Party (LP) here in Davao City, and before it started I headed for the percolator at the back of the venue to get some coffee. Upon getting there I was shocked by two things: first, the restaurant — one of the most popular in the city [...]
I wrote about Senator Noynoy Aquino’s plans for Mindanao the other day, and at the risk of sounding like I’m campaigning for him, I’d like to continue with the other things he said in last Friday’s early morning press conference here in Davao City. And since it is the campaign period, let me start with [...]
If I were a Manileño reading the Daily Tribune last Wednesday, I’d be worried about any relative I may have in Davao City. According to the newspaper, the city’s residents are living in terror because of the actions of communist insurgents who were being coddled by Mayor Duterte himself and his “boys” (what, no girls?) [...]
How would a Noynoy presidency tackle Mindanao? I was able to field this question directly to Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino during an early morning press conference last Friday (February 5) at a restaurant in Davao City. His mother, the late former President Corazon C.Aquino, was the one who restarted the peace initiatives in the island, [...]
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