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A look back at EDSA ’86: The theater kids who helped keep democracy alive

Before the stories fade: How Cagayan de Oro is preserving its living heritage

Beyond Tikoy: Lunar New Year goes citywide since 2016

‘Valentine’s should not be toxic’

Will Bulua NHS’ new four-storey building ease overcrowding for students?

Why local art still matters in a scrolling culture

Xavier Arts fest opens with Cebuano “Frankenstein”

Routing out the predators from the routers

Explainer: What the media-citizen council means for news consumers

On Thursday, January 22, the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) convened key stakeholders to form a media-citizen council—an initiative designed to promote responsible journalism and give the public a formal platform to raise concerns about news coverage.

Rumor vs. reality: What you really need to know about leptospirosis

LEPTOSPIROSIS often resurfaces in public conversation during moments of alarm — after flooding, when messages circulate online, or when illness is quickly blamed on markets, streets, or workplaces.

Bukidnon teacher credits faith, poverty for success

POVERTY, faith, and family defined the journey of Mylene Jane Gamayon De La Cruz, but they did not define her limits.

The invisible border: The heavy cost of the cheapest ride in Oro

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — In the narrow arteries of a rapidly modernizing city, the trisikad driver trades sweat for coins. For drivers like Lourderico “Rico” Pedimonte and Ferdielito “Nong Lito” Sinag, the three-wheeled cycle is not just a livelihood—it is a "debt machine." While the city implements "urban order" through strict RTA enforcement and digital payment programs like Paleng-QR Ph, the men pedaling the interior alleyways of Barangay Lapasan and Cogon find themselves squeezed into a shrinking cage of prohibited routes and insurmountable impound fees. A single P1,500 citation for plying the national highway often becomes an economic death sentence for families living on ten-peso fares. This deep-dive explores the human cost of Cagayan de Oro’s race toward the future and asks: how does a city move forward without running over those pedaling hardest to keep up?