CDN bags two PPI awards

Stephen D. Capillas 06/23/2016

CEBU Daily News won both the Best Editorial Page and the Best Edited Community Newspaper in the local daily categories of the 2015 Civic Journalism Community Press Awards of the Philippine Press Institute held at the Century…

Dry spell’s end and political intramurals

Stephen D. Capillas 06/23/2016

Manila — The last few days of rains have brought some relief to Metro Cebu residents after four months of heat aggravated by the El Niño dry spell caused many faucets to go bone dry. April was…

Cheaper, faster, wider, better Wi-Fi

Stephen D. Capillas 06/16/2016

Read with some interest the Sisyphus Lament column of lawyer Oscar Franklin Tan entitled “Can antitrust stop PLDT, Globe telco purchase?” that was published in the Inquirer last Monday and in Cebu Daily News the following day.…

On social media and Duterte’s snub

Stephen D. Capillas 06/09/2016

A survey ought to be done to gauge and compare which between traditional and social media have been more effective in influencing the Filipino populace into voting for the eventual winners in the just concluded May 9…

Who will lead Cebu City’s opposition?

Stephen D. Capillas 06/02/2016

The reported appearance of businessman Michael Dino at the press conference where President-elect Rodrigo Duterte showed off his Cabinet members was a bit of surprise to anyone familiar with his involvement in the Davao City mayor turned…

That garbage problem

Stephen D. Capillas 05/26/2016

One of many issues I remembered outgoing Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama mentioned during one of his media leaders fora was his stand on the city’s garbage problem. Rama said he didn’t believe Cebu City needed a…

Cash flow and curfew woes

Stephen D. Capillas 05/19/2016

First off, a big thank you to Ambassador Frank Benedicto for accommodating me during last Monday’s luncheon at the Grand Convention Center in Banilad, Cebu City. The envoy played gracious host to Cebu’s media that included among…

Why Duterte won

Stephen D. Capillas 05/12/2016

Listened yesterday to dyAB station manager Leo Lastimosa elaborate on the three reasons why Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte achieved that come-from-behind victory over other well-funded, more established — at least in Luzon and the National Capital…

A matter of choice

Stephen D. Capillas 05/05/2016

Whenever there’s an election, local or national, I always remember a story told to me by a former classmate who served a term as barangay chairman in Cagayan de Oro City back in the mid-2000s that made…

Rama and those campaign theme songs

Stephen D. Capillas 04/28/2016

Some thoughts on last Tuesday’s media leaders forum with Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama: Even if he did bring along his usual platoon of department heads, Rama was thankfully more open — not much but just as…

Commuters as cattle

Stephen D. Capillas 04/21/2016

An item in the “Mao Ba” section of this paper reaffirmed in two paragraphs or so why I hate having to ride in jeepneys and to a lesser extent, other forms of mass public transport. The item…

Why I’m glad I didn’t watch Pacquiao’s last fight

Stephen D. Capillas 04/14/2016

Last Sunday morning (Saturday evening in Las Vegas) was supposed to be People’s Champ Manny Pacquiao’s last professional fight, and while there are a lot of people who regretted not having watched it—owing perhaps to the still…

Previous           Next
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

This is an information message

We use cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more here.