CDN @19, long live!

Nestor Ramirez 02/07/2017

Today marks the 19th year of existence of Cebu Daily News, and I am very fortunate to be a part of the paper from its inception in 1998. Although my love affair with CDN was interrupted when…

Not another shortcut

Nestor Ramirez 01/24/2017

If the gauge to quantify the performance of barangay officials in the campaign against illegal drugs is the continued presence of drug lords, drug peddlers and drug users, Barangay Ermita officials should not only be preventively suspended…

Sinulog, bomb threat and the habal-habal

Nestor Ramirez 01/11/2017

The move by the police and the Cebu City government to tap habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) drivers to help monitor the movements of suspected terrorists during the Sinulog celebration is innovative and also commendable because safety and security is…

Christmas with “Pundok Kadasig”

Nestor Ramirez 12/27/2016

The old adage that no one is too poor not to be able to give on Christmas became a reality among the shoe repairers and T-shirt printers along Junquera Street who are members of Kalambuan sa Junquera…

ROTC should stay optional

Nestor Ramirez 11/29/2016

I like the Reserve Officers Training Course (ROTC) now but I believe it should stay optional. I witnessed how the ROTC evolved from its rather notorious rep until it was made optional starting 2002 and what it…

Consistency is Luigi’s biggest challenge

Nestor Ramirez 11/15/2016

When Mandaue City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing implemented last July the ban on the use of plastic bags in business establishments, many viewed the order with skepticism because of the public’s excessive reliance on plastic in their various…

The sea as an alternative mass transport route

Nestor Ramirez 11/01/2016

A recent invitation to a pre-holiday travel to Bohol province gave me an opportunity to toy with the idea of an alternative public transportation to lessen the congestion of the streets in Metro Cebu brought about by…

Recovery can start even without rehab centers

Nestor Ramirez 10/18/2016

The rehabilitation of 669,000 persons nationwide who surrendered following the heightened anti-drug drive by the Duterte administration could not wait for the construction of the much needed drug rehabilitation infrastructure that is still in the planning stage.…

Duterte according to Western media

Nestor Ramirez 10/11/2016

Canberra — As the Duterte administration marked its first 100 days, and as its war on drugs continued to gain international attention, it landed on the front page of the French newspaper Liberation (Oct. 7) with the…

Let’s give habal-habal regulation a try

Nestor Ramirez 10/04/2016

If it could be the only mechanism to stop a protection racket from preying on habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) drivers in exchange for lenient implementation of traffic rules, exorbitant charges to commuters and to address passenger safety issues and…

Valid or not, Waze survey is a wake up call

Nestor Ramirez 09/20/2016

COMMENTARY The result of the internet based road user survey conducted by Waze which showed that Cebu is the worst city to drive in around the entire world has brought mixed reactions from Cebuano motorists. As a…

The press freedom that we celebrate

Nestor Ramirez 09/06/2016

The Kapisanan nga mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Cebu chapter commenced the celebration of Broadcasters Month last Sunday with a parade and on the third week of this month, the print news organizations will also hold the…

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