Independence means freedom from the control of another. It could be symbolical or factual. There are 6 dates we can call Independence Day. April 27, 1521 when Lapu-Lapu refused to surrender to Spain and killed Magellan in the Battle of Mactan. It was the first...
I am now 85 years old. This is my unexpurgated version of how Davao became a City. In the 1850s trade between Asia and Europe increased because of the palm oil, rubber, TIN, tea plantations in India, Burma, Malaya, Borneo, (UK) Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos (French),...
The 40-day Lent Season starts on February 18 (Ash Wednesday) and ends on April 5 (Easter Sunday). It is a somber time focused on prayers, meditations, fasting (very little food) and abstinence (no food). Europe was a pagan region until it was Christianized. However, Europeans...
Amihan is a mild weather period starting late December to August. The wind blows from the east (Siberia, China, Japan) down to South China Sea, Indonesia and Philippine Archipelagos. It is a safe time to travel. Because maybe of climate change, the late December 2025...
Italian, Valentino, Latin Valentinus. St Valentine is a third century saint honored in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Christian Orthodox on July 6. Though associated with love, he is also the patron saint of beekeepers and those sick of epilepsy. He was...
The 2014 Ebola pandemic offered many lessons but perhaps none more apparent than the need to shift responsibility for public health from nations to the cities within them. The outbreak became a pandemic when the virus gained a foothold in cities, including Monrovia, in Liberia, Conakry,...
Chemicals known to Davao City to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm are contained in and around oil fields, service stations, refineries, chemical plants, transport and storage operations, including pipelines, marine terminals and tank trucks other facilities and equipment that manufacture produce, process,...
Time magazine made a survey asking people involved in helping others what they think of the future. Three focused on the youth and 2 dealt with environment and bringing people together. There are 5 namely: 1. Ketanji Brown Jackson - “Young people are my hope for...
One of the highlights of the November 9, 2025 Feast of the dedication of Rome’s Lateran Basilica was a special commemoration of 7 Filipino martyrs. First, Fr. Rhoel Gallardo of the Isabella de Basilan Prelature along with teachers and students of the Claret School in...
Love of God between husbands and wives, between parents and children are the most important parts of the culture and beliefs of all people worldwide. Honoring and remembering our dead ancestors, relatives and friends is a beautiful aspect of human life. The TAJ Mahal mausoleum was...