Please stay at home

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 03/27/2020

  The world is facing a blank wall. The sky is very dark. Fear is seen in everyone’s eyes. But we cannot allow this deadly virus, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), to finish us all. We need to…

Spreading the good news in the digital age: A challenge to the youth

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 04/26/2019

It is very timely that Cebu has been chosen as the place where the National Youth Day (NYD) is held as the Philippine Catholic Church will be celebrating the 500 years of the arrival of Christianity in…

STRAIGHT TO THE POINT: Why does Jim Paredes’ scandal go viral?

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 04/05/2019

I would like to venture to say that ordinarily, no one is interested to watch a scandal involving a senior citizen. No one is engrossed to watch a 67-year-old doing masturbation in a recorded video. I guess…

Where are you going Angkas/habal-habal?

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 12/20/2018

Until such time that motorcycles-for-hire are legalized, after undergoing heavy and thorough debates in Congress, franchise may be obtained, and there will be insurance for the riding public. The motorcycle-for-hire, locally known as habal-habal, had operated in…

Duterte, not anti-church, after all

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 12/13/2018

America’s effort in returning the bells is a sign of respect for our sovereignty. This is another good thing not only for the state, but also for the Catholic Church being the original owner of the said…

Duterte’s marijuana joke

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 12/06/2018

Such joke will support his claim that again he was just shaking the tree. How can he use marijuana when he is not even smoking? The first time I heard President Rodrigo Duterte joking and cussing was…

Is WT Construction Capitol’s all-time favorite?

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 11/29/2018

Knowing the not so pleasant construction record of WT, why is there a repeat order? Is CICC, a low-rise building, not enough manifestation of WT’s not impressive performance? The Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) categorized many contractors…

Duterte’s practical, win-win approach towards China

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 11/22/2018

There is a principle in International Law called “Pacta Sunt Servanda,” which means that agreements must be kept. It is based upon the principles of good faith. Chinese President Xi Jinping just concluded his two-day state visit…

‘Santo Rodrigo’

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 11/15/2018

No one can assure that Duterte will go to hell or heaven. Who knows if he is really aspiring to go to heaven like every God believers do, hence he calls himself, Santo Rodrigo? I know of…

Cebu’s Zona Libre: Who has the advantage?

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 10/25/2018

If Davide, a loyal LP member, ran for governor, Inday Sara would have not declared Cebu a free zone. But with Magpale, a relative of the Dutertes, it would be a different story. The Cebu’s gubernatorial race…

Sliding down: Davide, Rama and Chiong

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 10/18/2018

They have different unique reasons in reaching such a decision. People can sense that there are reasons for private consumption and there are also those calculated ones for purposes of public discussion. There are at least three…

Are Naga landslide victims at fault? Wow!

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 10/04/2018

All those responsible, directly or indirectly, of the quarry operations in Tinaan, Naga, Cebu, that triggered a landslide killing innocent people denied having committed any wrong doings. They washed their hands off like Pontious Pilate in modern…

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