Neglecting nature’s warning in Naga

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 09/27/2018

If MGB inspected only Sitio Tagaytay, why did its letter say that the cracks in the quarry site are not considered critical and do not pose imminent danger to the neighboring communities? Barangay Tinaan, Naga City is…

Is there a threat to Cebu media?

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 09/20/2018

Recently, a politician wishing to run for the Senate was a guest in my Straight to the Point radio program aired over DYHP RMN Cebu. It was actually an arranged interview from our head office requesting me…

Trillanes is in deep trouble

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 09/06/2018

Recently, there are two technical discussions on our laws that I encountered for the first time: the quo warranto way in removing a chief justice and the voided amnesty. The two new incidents happened during the administration…

What Fr. Picardal’s hiding is for?

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 08/30/2018

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” –(Psalm 23:1) Last Tuesday’s front page headline of this paper that states “Duterte critic in hiding” was very catchy. Fr. Amado Picardal, a Redemptorist priest based in Cebu and…

PNP versus Cadungog: Different versions

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 08/02/2018

The controversial incident last Monday was like a movie with an unexpected twist of events. In the morning, Barangay Tejero Councilman Jessilou Cadungog was reported as the victim in an alleged ambush, and PO3 Eugene Calumba of…

DU30’s relentless drug war

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 07/26/2018

As expected there are different reactions to President Rodrigo Duterte’s reasons to continue the war on drugs, especially when he said in his SONA that it is because of his concern for human lives. There are those…

Pacquiao has to enjoy the fruits of his labor

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 07/19/2018

One of the promising boxers who visited me in my radio program, Straight to the Point aired over DYHP RMN Cebu was Zeta Celestino Oliveros Gorres, best known as Z “The Dream” Gorres. He was a professional…

Mabatid’s far-fetched theories

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 07/12/2018

The controversial issue involving Mabolo Barangay Captain Prisca Niña Mabatid has two sides that need to be fairly weighed. On the part of the complainants, Waterfront Hotel Manager Irene Juliet Lacerna, staff Welbert Pepito and Edwin Acuyan,…

Arresting ‘tambays’

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 06/21/2018

The Police Regional Office (RRO-7) has started to implement the “Oplan Tambay” following the order of PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde when he visited Cebu last week. Such order actually originated from President Rodrigo Duerte who spoke of…

The puzzle behind Loot’s ambush

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 05/17/2018

While the police are still investigating the different angles of the ambush incident involving former PNP General, now Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot and his family, it is unavoidable that people would make their own analysis. Drug related,…

PDEA’s mysterious narco-list

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 05/03/2018

Today is the start of the campaign period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. With the minimum number of campaign days that end on May 12, candidates are naturally busy maximizing each day. If the…

 Filipinos can’t afford to lose on drug war

Atty. Ruphil Bañoc 08/17/2017

I remember a line of our chant every time we had a road run in our ROTC subject back in my college days. That chant was copied from US marine soldiers’ chant when they had their jogging…

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