Marcos brushes off criticism he played down corruption

Reuters 05/06/2023

WASHINGTON—President Marcos dismissed criticism during an interview on Thursday that his presidential campaign played down the corruption and extravagance the Marcos family was known for during his father’s rule. Marcos told Reuters at the end of a five-day…

Alex Gonzaga slammed for smearing cake icing on waiter’s face in now-deleted IG post

Hannah Mallorca 01/18/2023

Alex Gonzaga is once again at the receiving end of criticism from netizens after a now-deleted video showing her smearing icing on a waiter’s face during her birthday celebration goes viral on social media. In a video…

Tom on constructive criticism, T2 design

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/08/2018

THE beauty of the facade of the airport that stands today is a product of his constructive criticism. Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said this on Friday amid allegations highlighted in a paid advertisement in a local…

Osmeña justifies criticism on Duterte’s relationship with China

Morexette Erram 04/04/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña hits back Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, Michael Dino in a lengthy statement on his Facebook page posted on Wednesday afternoon (April 4). The statement came after Dino slammed the mayor for…

Mourinho takes swipe at Scholes over Pogba criticism

Inquirer.net 01/02/2018

LIVERPOOL, England — Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has hit back at club great Paul Scholes for his criticism of midfielder Paul Pogba. While working as a TV pundit, Scholes said after United’s 0-0 draw with Southampton…

BINISAYA shines light on Visayan films

07/11/2017

NOW on its 7th run, BINISIYA Film Festival sets its eyes on bringing the artistry and depth of Visayan-made films to the Cebuano audience. Head on to Vibo Place this July 15 for the screening of BINISAYA…

An option

Editorial 05/16/2017

Whatever comes out of today’s public hearing on the cutting/earthballing of trees along the route of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, one thing is sure: the long gestating project won’t be suspended if only to spare…

No to criticism

Editorial 05/01/2017

With the country taking center stage in hosting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, President Rodrigo Duterte took the opportunity to advertise his favorite topic and targets, namely the illegal drug menace and the Western…

SHOW OF FORCE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/30/2016

The crowd of just over a thousand Cebuano protesters may not be as big as those in Metro Manila, but the message was the same: Marcos is not a hero and has no place in the Libingan…

Public shaming

Editorial 11/29/2016

Last Thursday’s congressional interrogation of Ronnie Dayan, while somewhat instructive, is known more for its attempts by lawmakers to ferret out the salacious details of his seven-year affair with Sen. Leila de Lima rather than verifying whether…

Police jails newspaper editor, columnists

11/02/2016

ISTANBUL — Turkish police detained the chief editor and at least 11 senior staff of Turkey’s opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper on Monday, a move that signals a widening crackdown on dissenting voices. Editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu, cartoonist Musa Kart,…

Will Gov. Davide be a Pontius Pilate?

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 10/27/2016

For evil to triumph it is enough for good men to do nothing,” says Edmund Burke. Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III will either confirm or negate what his critics have always thought of him to be: spineless…

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