“…the kulintang may find itself reduced to a mere relic in a museum exhibit,its melody forever lost to future generations.” February is the National Arts Month, where regions around the country showcase […]
Of Cultural Heritage and Preservation
Of Madrasah and terrorism
The best defense of Islam is to practice it. Without madrasah, there would be no Islam. And if you suspect the madrasah to be moulding terrorists, you suspect that Islam is a […]
Morning After: A Way of Enriching Iligan
It had been said that after the closure of some industrial companies in Iligan, the city could have been reduced to a mere barangay of Cagayan de Oro had it not been of the Maranaos who fill the Mall, the department stores and food courts and even wet markets.
Philippine Muslim Today: Struggle for a share in the mainstream
Expected to come out on the web is a new media outfit, Philippine Muslim Today (PMT). Its forerunners said if all is well they would issue its weekly electronic paper on Friday, […]
Move for a ‘Failure of Election’ in Lanao Sur a political ploy
EDITORIAL | May 12, 2019 As the midterm election is coming closer, massive vote-buying is reported everywhere in the country. But while there are reports in the past that violators had been […]
Taking sides on the 2019 May 13 elections
As citizens of this Republic, we, in the Ranao Star Philippines, have not only the constitutional right of suffrage but also have the duty to choose the leaders whom we believe can […]
Alleged corrupt now with BTA?
Many are surprised how could the government include in the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) personalities whom the many believed were either corrupt or tainted with dubious reputations. One observer questioned the integrity […]
Understanding, compassion needed today
EDITORIAL | January 20, 2019 At the rate the number of violent events is increasing on a daily basis, the present legal, social, technological and cultural mechanisms, systems and frameworks that used […]
Understanding the BOL
On January 21, residents of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and the cities of Isabela in Basilan and Cotabato will decide whether or not to join the new Bangsamoro Autonomous […]
If not Federal, what about a RevGov?
If we still remember it, political dynasty after the 1972 Martial Law started at the time of the late President Corazon C. Aquino when the new Constitution was framed and ratified and […]
