In this column, Gustavo Enrique Mestre Cubillos, political activist and exiled social leader, reflects on the political career and...
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Read moreOver the past three decades, Colombia has managed to consolidate scientific capabilities that once seemed unattainable. Today it has thousands of...
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Read moreThe opinion column written by Karen Alejandra Vargas Galeano deeply questions the effectiveness of the current penitentiary system, arguing that...
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Read moreThe dispute over who should control the granting of party endorsements within Liberalism in Tolima opens a profound debate...
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Read moreThe hike in utility rates and the controversial property tax assessment trigger outrage in Ibagué, as questions mount regarding...
Read moreLiberal leaders and national figures backed Iván Cepeda's presidential candidacy following a meeting in Bogotá, consolidating a bloc...
Read moreThe cadastral update in Ibagué faces complaints over alleged irregularities, technical flaws, and legal questions, amid growing citizen discontent...
Read moreBy: JOSE BARUTH TAFUR G - Lawyer specializing in Political Marketing and Campaign Strategies - Master's candidate in Political Communication. Is this...
Read moreI have remained silent and endured for a long time, feeling the silence like a plastic bag suffocating my neck....
Read moreIn politics, memory is often the worst enemy of those seeking to portray themselves as moral victims. Recently, the secretary of...
Read moreThe question is recurring and painful: When will fireworks be effectively banned in Colombia? Today's editorial addresses a...
Read moreThe alliance between Álvaro Uribe Vélez and César Gaviria Trujillo to build a center-right coalition ahead of 2026...
Read moreThe Youth Council elections resulted in a turnout of 12.6% nationally and 14.8%...
Read moreBy: Edgar Romero Macías, FECODE Executive Member. Last Saturday, I attended discussions, one on popular environmentalism in Ibagué and...
Read moreEdgar Romero Macías, Second Vice President of FECODE. I write this column amid the national government's determination...
Read moreEdgar Romero Macías, Second Vice President of FECODE. We need a democracy of liberation. An ideal government with its powers of...
Read moreEdgar Romero Macías, Second Vice President of FECODE. The reform offers an opportunity to recognize decent working conditions, of...
Read moreThe political opposition is weaponizing the attack on Miguel Uribe to stall the government's reform agenda and place conditions on dialogue...
Read moreLa Otra Verdad clarifies that, as of April 22, 2025 (updated on June 9), there was no binding sanction...
Read moreEdgar Romero Macías, Second Vice President of FECODE. Last Wednesday, May 14, the Senate of the Republic voted down the...
Read moreIn Ibagué and Tolima, journalism faces a bleak landscape: without a strong trade association defending their economic rights...
Read moreBy: Jose Baruth Tafur G, Attorney - Specialist, U Externado, Master's Candidate in Political Communication, U Externado. Today, history repeats itself...
Read moreGiven the urgent need to speak the truth, today once again it falls to me, in a personal capacity, to take over this editorial. Clarifying that...
Read moreIn a world where opportunism prevails over gratitude, politics becomes an arena where few win...
Read moreBy: Edwin Soto Castro, Social Communicator - Journalist, Specialist in Digital Communication. The recent outbreak of yellow fever in the...
Read morePresident Gustavo Petro will declare an economic and health emergency in Colombia due to the yellow fever outbreak that has...
Read moreThe recent decision by the Council of State prohibiting the broadcasting of cabinet meetings via private channels sets...
Read moreMayor Johana Aranda finds herself at the center of controversy over multi-million propaganda contracts, deterioration in...
Read moreBy: Edwin Soto Castro, Social Communicator and Journalist / Specialist in Digital Communication. The contract awarded by the Ibagué Mayor's Office to...
Read moreEdgar Romero Macías, Second Vice President of FECODE. The second vice president of FECODE, Edgar Romero Macías, calls on the Government...
Read moreCitizens deserve clear answers regarding the use of public resources at Ibagué Limpia S.A., especially in the face of allegations...
Read moreEdgar Romero Macías, Second Vice President of FECODE. Popular consultations and social protest emerge as key tools to...
Read moreIndependent news outlet LAOTRAVERDAD.CO warns about the creation and spread of false content using its visual identity...
Read moreBy: Andrés Bohórquez Canisalez, Social Leader of the Corregimiento of Gualanday, Municipality of Coello, Tolima. After more than a decade of...
Read moreBy: Maryluz Biscue Urbano, Human Rights Defender in Tolima. If being a senator were a real job, Óscar Barreto would have already...
Read moreThe traditional media's offensive against RTVC Noticias reveals a media war in Colombia. The tenure of Hollman Morris...
Read moreEdgar Romero Macías, Second Vice President of FECODE. Healthcare is a fundamental human right that must be protected...
Read moreBy: Andrés Rodríguez Pena. The rice farmers' strike is valid, grounded in Colombia's political constitution, and critically necessary...
Read moreAdriana Magali Matiz urges the Ministry of Agriculture to define urgent measures to guarantee stability in the sector, including a...
Read moreBy Marco Prieto: Former Candidate for the Governorship of Tolima - Pacto Histórico. The rice strike in Tolima is...
Read moreBy: Marco Prieto, Former Candidate for the Governorship of Tolima, UP. The M-19, for more than 30 years, has been...
Read moreThe recent opposing draft opinion submitted to the Constitutional Court by Magistrate Jorge Enrique Ibáñez against the pension reform sparks...
Read moreBy: Edwin Soto Castro, Social Communicator - Journalist. Specialist in Digital Communication. The appointment of the new Strategic Projects Manager...
Read moreBy: Edwin Soto Castro, Social Communicator - Journalist, Specialist in Digital Communication. While the Mayor's Office, the Governor's Office, and the Chamber...
Read moreBy Efraín Gutiérrez Zambrano Email: efraguza@gmail.com The phrase "live without haste, for the common people are right when they claim in one...
Read moreBy: Marco Prieto, former candidate for the Governorate of Tolima - Historic Pact Wonder is the genesis of philosophical thought, and...
Read moreBy: Marco Prieto - Former candidate for the Governorate Historic Pact For consistency and respect for the constitutional order, we must...
Read moreJournalism faces one of its worst crises in the era of post-truth, where manipulation, opportunism, and...
Read moreIn an ironic and critical tone, a recipe is presented to prepare "Fachos," using ingredients such as corruption, indifference...
Read moreBy: Edwin Soto Castro - Journalist - Specialist in Digital Communication The controversy surrounding the murals reveals a deeper problem...
Read moreBy: Franklin Huertas – Territorial Planning Advisor representing youth organizations and university students More than...
Read moreBy: Edwin Soto Castro, Social Communicator – Journalist Specialist in Digital Communication While the city is scandalized by the appearance...
Read moreBy: Jeferson Camilo Sierra Leal, rural teacher - Language Area Collective. Children have the right to immerse themselves in the world of...
Read moreWater, the source of life, is scarce in Ibagué, and this affects us all. This article explores the stories of...
Read moreBy Efraín Gutiérrez Zambrano Email: efraguza@gmail.com The school year begins, and as teachers return to the tasks of grading...
Read moreThe use of the presidential plane in Colombia has been a subject of debate across various administrations. Recently, the government of Gustavo...
Read moreBy: Efraín Gutierrez Zambrano - efraguza@gmail.com Monsignor Miguel Fernando González, bishop of El Espinal, denounced the malignant relationship between drug trafficking...
Read moreBy: Liliana M. Jiménez Vásquez - Psychologist How do we define mental health, or better yet, how do we perceive it? For many...
Read moreBy Efraín Gutiérrez Zambrano Email: efraguza@gmail.com Throughout history, gastronomy has been a reflection of...
Read moreThe death of Stiven Baquero in an Ibagué police station is an urgent wake-up call to the national conscience....
Read moreThe Tolimense tamal, more than just a typical dish, is a symbol of cultural identity, history, and tradition that brings together...
Read moreBy: Camilo Andres Guzman - CEO LAOTRAVERDAD.CO Incredibly, and despite denying it several times, this is the first time...
Read moreJOSE BARUTH TAFUR G - Lawyer Specialist in Political Marketing and Campaign Strategies Master's Candidate in Political Communication What is happening with...
Read moreThe latest news that has emerged regarding this situation: the suspension of in-person classes in schools, the measures...
Read moreFirst of all, it is necessary to reflect on the immediate implications of shelving the reform. This decision represents a setback...
Read moreDear readers, as we close out this year and welcome 2024, we want to take a moment to reflect on...
Read moreThe political situation in Ibagué has left us with a troubling reflection: just how alternative is the so-called "alternative" really? It seems...
Read moreWe need politicians who dare to go beyond empty rhetoric and demonstrate a genuine commitment to the well-being of...
Read moreThe attack suffered by the campaign team of mayoral candidate for Ibagué, Marco Emilio Hincapié, is a...
Read moreFor the first time in the history of the municipalities of southern Tolima, this class action lawsuit is filed for a...
Read moreThe announcement by the Mayor of Ibagué, Andrés Fabián Hurtado, to build an elevated bridge in the city has sparked diverse...
Read moreHowever, once inside, one gains access to the service, which is undoubtedly the complex part for any user....
Read moreDangerously and sadly, certain sectors of Colombian society have been falling into the traps of absurdity. Fueled by not...
Read moreIn Colombia, a decline in new university enrollment has been recorded since 2016. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)...
Read moreThat according to Article 246 of the Penal Code, "Whoever obtains illicit benefit for oneself or for a third party,..."
Read moreIn recent days, the Ministry of Labor opened an investigation against the French multinational Teleperformance in Colombia for alleged...
Read moreThese days, discussions on the... are progressing quietly in the Joint Economic Commissions of Congress.
Read moreThe ministry that has fared the best is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. An area that traditionally, with exceptions...
Read moreEveryone remembers those images when a garbage truck was literally swallowed by a sinkhole, making news of...
Read moreAt the request of many friends and those who sent private messages following a previous column and the lecture on...
Read moreTremendous harm is caused when attempts are made to justify the unjustifiable by conveniently adjusting situations or flimsy hypotheses here and there. By...
Read moreExactly six years ago, a large part of the world, including Colombia, watched in bewilderment as the 'No' vote triumphed in the plebiscite...
Read moreSuch a phenomenon occurs in the most insular groups to delegitimize the rights of women who have been victimized and...
Read moreViolence is exercised not only in armed conflict, but also in cultural practices and political engagement,...
Read moreOne of the latest events in the city of Ibagué involved streets and avenues, as well as homes...
Read moreWe are witnessing political events starring the usual suspects (Roy, Prada, Benedetti...), doing what they have always done, while...
Read moreAfter a long 15-year wait, the more than 400,000 young people living in Tolima will finally have their own...
Read moreAndrés Hurtado would never have become mayor without the financial and electoral backing of the man now referred to as the most powerful in the department of...
Read moreThe appointment of jurist Iván Velásquez as Minister of Defense has caused a stir within the Uribista ranks. Senator Paloma...
Read moreBeing Mayor of Ibagué must be good business and quite lucrative; otherwise, there would no longer...
Read moreLike many historians, I agree that July 20th was merely the beginning of a process of dominance...
Read moreFrom the perspective of the three most prominent columnists in the Department of Tolima, the national landscape was discussed...
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