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Core rebirth
Traffic woes persist

The war for peace

Jessica Soho challenges 2025 UP Diliman graduates to ‘be disruptors for good’

Can you read my mind?

The hangover after the hype

In the zone
Water woes and more
WATER everywhere except in our faucets. It's quite comedic that Cagayan de Oro is abundant with surface water (when it rains) and yet its water distribution utility, the COWD, apparently lacks the balls to fill its pipes with potable water.

GSD: 36 years of service and counting

Purpose-driven lifestyle

Too much information
BEFORE anything else, I sincerely apologize for the TMI — too much information — details in this column. At least you will now know the challenges that a carnivore faces daily.
