by Goy Candelario Just as we hope that the COVID19 pandemic will soon be over, the northern part of the country was ravaged by the Super Typhoon Rolly and foll...
by Goy Candelario Just as we hope that the COVID19 pandemic will soon be over, the northern part of the country was ravaged by the Super Typhoon Rolly and foll...
By Bobby Saberra "I don't mind the so-called new normal but why do I have to go home every time I forget to wear it?" says the office employee who walks out of the house only to return...
by Goy Candelario World-class talent and spectacular creations! These will be your experience in Butuan’s fashion scene comes May. After the success of last year’s The Resty Lagare C...
By Drexler P. Vallejo I came in contact with the old wooden bench while making myself comfortable. I glanced around me, delighted at the sight of people’s smiling, and familiar faces. ...
By Joshua Kim Barreda If I were a garlic, I’d bury myself deep into this hole. I would not mince my words just to compliment anyone. Neither would I ask for a sun-kissed glow. I wo...
By Saberra Cruz I could not help myself getting a bit emotional as I read the news on the massive forest fire in Victoria, Australia last week. I lived there the past couple of years an...
By Bryan Edulzura and Bernie Campos Yes, homegrown and Butuan-based artists and cultural workers made a difference, not only for themselves and their dreams but for the community, their wor...
By Erica Florentino I woke up with the sun flooding through my window, and the sound of the alarm beside my table. I stretched on my bed thinking for the day’s event, then I whispered a...
By Rod Madawat When I entered elementary in 1970s my parents enrolled me in a private school concerned only in mastering its pupils to speak English and think like an American. I grew up...
By Saberra Cruz Outside the movie house showing Angelina Jolie's “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil," I overheard an awesome conversation between a mother and teenage daughter. Daughter: I wo...