Category Archives: Politics

Initial List of Applicants/Nominees for ARMM OICs 2011-2013 – UPDATED!

Initial List of Applicants/Nominees received by the PMS and DILG Office of Assistant Secretary for Muslim Affairs and Special Concerns as of 23-Aug-2011 These are the initial list of applicants/nomineeswhose applications/nominations were received by the ARMM Screening Committee Secretariat before … Continue reading

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Making Sense about Development as a Path to Peace in Mindanao

(Author’s Note: Published in the December 2008 issue of the Bangsamoro Journal) Development is not the way to peace. It never is. It will never in any way whatsoever build the foundations of lasting peace in Mindanao. The reason is … Continue reading

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WHY I WILL NOT VOTE FOR CHIZ, KIKO AND MAR

In the beginning I really thought that these political mavericks really had what it takes to turn the Philippines around. I was wrong. Like all the rest of the lot, they have blinkers on their eyes and cannot see “outside … Continue reading

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Is the Moro Vote significant to a 2010 presidential candidate?

The 2010 presidential elections is already in the air… you can smell it. Even my students who are political naivete’s have all started commenting on the issue. As a scholar and intellectual, one cannot but help if indeed these politicians … Continue reading

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