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Backgrounder on the Mindanao Conflict
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Bernice P. Varona |
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On November 23, 2009, news of the Maguindanao Massacre spread across local and international scenes. Undeniably among the vilest of atrocities in Mindanao in recent history, the massacre left almost 60 people dead, including at least 30 journalists. |
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Behind the Veil: Islam and Women’s Rights
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Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta |
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A woman’s face peering from underneath a veil or hijab, mysterious and impenetrable, has come to represent everything misunderstood and maligned about Islam. |
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Man Up or Die: Making sense of rido
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Rod P. Fajardo III |
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Non-Muslims may be unfamiliar with the intricacies of rido, but the little they know is enough to elicit terror. The term’s synonyms are equally evocative of fear—morka (curse), balaula (scandal), and pagbanta (retribution). |
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The Role and Mission of UP Mindanao
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Rene A. Estremera |
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UP Mindanao has devoted its first 15 years to developing course programs and research endeavors geared toward science and technology, particularly the fields of biology, biotechnology, food technology, applied mathematics, computer sciences, and agribusiness economics. |
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It is widely believed that economic growth and development have bypassed the southern regions of the Philippines. This is seen as the cause of the serious political problems that now plague Mindanao.