The unrest brewing in the district of Caraga (Tandag) in the first decades of the 17th century, quickly spread to Davao Oriental. To the village chiefs of Baganga, mistrust towards the Spanish authorities was mounting. They volunteered to join forces with Gonzalo Portillo, the new...
Among the remarkable individuals honored as part of the Archdiocese of Davao’s Diamond Jubilee is Sir Eduadro Pacana, a lay leader whose dedication to serving God and the Church has spanned over three decades. For Sir Ed, service is not about recognition but about fulfilling...
“Dear God, will someone ever love me for being me?” Way back as a teenager, falling in love felt like my real-deal pursuit. My heart beat for the thrill of romance, which I believed would bring me closer to God. I had always longed for...
Aside from their ecclesial duties, Spanish missionaries were mandated to follow certain obligations, administrative in nature, covered by edicts issued by the Royal Crown. In fact, accounts of clerics becoming founders of pueblos are well chronicled. In Davao region, many of the colonial names assigned by...
During my college years, the "Daily Bread" program at Ateneo, designed to assist students struggling financially, caught my attention. My limited budget made the program incredibly appealing, yet I hesitated. I wrongly assumed its low profile meant it was outdated. I dismissed the program, assuming...
[gallery link="file" columns="2" size="full" ids="46783,46784"] Whenever there is a calamity, the normal thing to do is to evacuate, find a safe place, and wait for the proper agency to announce a safe return home. However, Rhoderick G. Hernandez does the exact opposite: whenever disasters occur, he...
Religious events such as fiestas have largely been unchanged in the last 150 years. The fan-fare that usually attends the annual feast in honor of a patron saint remains, and this is due to the fact that over a century of dynamic practices has become...
Advent, derived from the Latin word adventus, meaning “coming or arrival,” has the basic nature of a time of preparation that spans a period that always has four Sundays. In fact, it always begins on a Sunday, the First Sunday of Advent, and concluding at...
Davao’s 1848 conquest in the hands of the Spanish-led expedition was a turning point to the history of Catholicism in Davao. The significance of this event betrays the expectation of a region to be forever subjugated and controlled by colonial grip. Two key facets, however,...
Dear Ate Emz, MARRIED na po ako, mag 3 years na. Duna kami 1yr old baby sa akong asawa. Happy and contented. Kaya lang ang akong asawa may pagka Mom’s girl. She cannot get over with being dependent to my in-law. Halos tanan iyang ginaasa. Ang...