Why Change the Constitution?

By Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno (ret.)

Centrist Democratic Forum on Decentralization and Political Reform among Local Leaders in Northern Mindanao

Grand Caprice, Limketkai Drive, Cagayan de Oro

14 May 2011

History repeats itself, so the adage goes. I hardly pay attention to this adage when I was young. As I grew older, I could not but marvel at the truth of the adage. If you look at our current news you will discover that they are repeats of past news, pe...

NATIONAL SECURITY AND PEACE IN MINDANAO

By Jose T. Almonte

Centrist Democratic Forum on Decentralization and Political Reform among Local Leaders in Northern Mindanao

Grand Caprice, Limketkai Drive, Cagayan de Oro

14 May 2011

Let me begin by stating my basic view of national security.

This may sound odd—coming from a professional soldier—but I do not regard weapon systems, however advanced, as the foundations of national security.

I’ve seen enough of conflict; and re...