On July 27, 1946, a Davao group signed the articles of incorporation of Mindanao Colleges (MC), the first non-sectarian college (meaning no religious connection) in Mindanao. It was led by Guillermo E. Torres, a UP graduate who was no. 8 in the 1934 CPA exam...
From 1969 to 2010 we were Asia’s no. 1 and only saging exporter. There was no 2, 3, 4, etc. Davao City boomed. About 80,000 plus hectares were saging. Two laborers per hectare times 80,000 hectares equals 160,000 Laborers. Add the office staff, the packing...
The world’s 3 biggest banana producers are U.S firms: 1.United Brand (Fruit), 2. Standard Fruit, 3. Del Monte. In the 60s, they saw the markets being saturated, 1. African “saging” to Europe, 2. Central America (Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, etc.) to U.S. The biggest virgin...
Presidential elections will be on May 2028. Today some survey companies are already posturing to the Political Parties who have 2028 Presidential candidates. Imaginative talk between political party national chairman and survey firm chief. Q. How much will the survey cost? Answer: Money is not important for...
The 1958 novel The Ugly American written by William Lederer and Eugene Burdick was a 1958-59 bestseller. It was a wake up call to U.S. to improve its relationship with the new Asian nations. Inserted in a series of chapters/side stories were flaws of U.S./Asian...
Two Greek words, “Demos”, the people, “Kratein”, to rule. Democracy means the people rule, not the King, Queen, Emperor, and etc. Today, democracy has become an art of disagreement confusion between the party in power and the opposition/minority with the rest of the citizens (about...
There are about 150 nations, about 20 are pure or semi dictatorships. All claim to be democracies since all have elections. When World War II ended in 1945, European nations (U.K., France, Holland, etc.) owned 4/5 of the world (Africa, Middle East, Southeast Asia). The...
There are 220 plus cardinals. Only those below 80 years old can vote. On May 7 the cardinals will enter the Sistine chapel which can accommodate the entire main door will be locked from outside. It will be opened only if the Sistine chapel will...
Conclave is a Latin word. Con means with, Clavis means a key. It is used in connection with the meeting of cardinals in Rome’s Sistine Chapel to elect a pope. Once the door is closed, nobody can get in or out until a Pope is...
In 2013, Pope Benedict suddenly resigned though he was mentally and physically fit. Pope Francis was not expected to be Pope because there more senior Cardinals and more important, were Europeans. Strange indeed are the ways of the Lord. His election as Pope in 2013...