The Battle is at the Barangay

By JOHN CARLO TRIA | RESURGENT.PH With 42,000 Barangays each having about 8 elected officials, the total “army” of elected local officials delivering critical services to communities, 336,000 directly accountable persons should have no problem delivering critical supplies to residents and monitoring those infected, and recovering from the coronavirus. We all know how responsive and… Read More The Battle is at the Barangay

A PROMISE UNFULFILLED AFTER 69 YEARS: HOW ILIGAN WAS CREATED AS A CITY

Just SayingArnold “Aji “Garbanzos When our leaders decided in 1949 to make Iligan a City, Iligan lack the land area requirements to be created – at 14,000 hectares plus only. The requirement then was 50,000 hectares. They therefore approach the leaders of the Mandulog District (who were mostly Maranaos and Lumads) requesting them to make… Read More A PROMISE UNFULFILLED AFTER 69 YEARS: HOW ILIGAN WAS CREATED AS A CITY

ISLAMIC EDUCATION AS A PROCESS TOWARDS PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE

Introduction         Islamic education as a process of development towards peaceful coexistence is a phenomenon that must be understood deeply from Islamic perspective using the Quran (words of Allah), the Sunnah (tradition of the Holy Prophet Muhammad), other available sources  and the existing realities as the framework of analysis.         This phenomenon, further, has been… Read More ISLAMIC EDUCATION AS A PROCESS TOWARDS PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE