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You know agriculture is in great trouble when so many op-ed columns are being written on the sector, even from writers who don’t normally deal on the subject. The attention is well deserved, as I consider agriculture…
The front-page picture of empty meat market stalls in this newspaper’s Tuesday issue recalled to mind the same scene I witnessed in a market somewhere in China 50 years ago. A group of Filipinos headed by Charito…
A STUDENT’S HOAX Netizens were aghast and outraged after learning that the 21-year-old student who was reported to be kidnapped last Monday admitted that it was a hoax meant to cover up her loss of school money.…
PARAGLIDING ANYONE? Netizens got excited after a paragliding coach announced a plan to create a paragliding community in Cebu, specifically in Oslob town in southern Cebu. Belen Diez wrote, “Paragliding is my dream sport, thrilling and exciting…
RICKY POCA: COOL TEACHER Netizens who knew Cebu Daily News columnist and San Carlos University Political Science professor Ricky Poca mourned his passing yesterday. Dave Orbiso recalled his first encounter with the professor during their first day…
Netizens, the storm and the grounded tugboat Netizens are wondering about how a tugboat that ran aground in Lawis Ledge on Friday was allowed to set sail despite the Coast Guard order not to allow sea vessels…
CEBUANA BEAUTY Netizens were proud of Cebuana Jessica Eribal as she bested 80 other condidates to win the Mrs. International 2017 pageant held December 8 at the Orchard Country Club in Singapore. Emma Ruth Carreon Maribao said,…
TRAFFIC SYSTEM Netizens’ lauded the Mandaue City government for starting a three-month trial of real-time monitoring cameras capable of monitoring the speed of passing vehicles. A netizen named Gilbert Fuentes wrote, “Amazing, we can really see the…
FOND MEMORIES When Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña decided to shut down Abuhan Restaurant on F. Ramos St., netizens shared their fond memories of dining there. A netizen named Pingres Awloy wrote, “When ever me and my…
TURNCOATS Netizens could only shake their heads at local officials affiliated with the Liberal Party (LP) who switched to President Rodrigo Duterte’s PDP-Laban party, describing them as ‘’balimbing’’ or a turncoat. Romeo Pilayo Vital commented that “ang…
CELL PHONE SIGNAL BAN Netizens supported Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s decision to enforce a cell phone signal ban within the Sinulog parade route next year. A netizen named Patingo Elmero wrote, “Proven naman from the last…
MOLESTER ARRESTED Sexual harassment is and will always be a sensitive case, especially to women. But many people are always ready to speak up against it. For instance, many netizens expressed disgust about the man who was…
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