Competing agendas

Editorial 04/23/2018

The anchor for the Regional Development Council’s (RDC) lukewarm reception—not a few would say outright rejection—of the tunnel proposal of Rep. Raul del Mar of Cebu City’s north district lies in a statement from businessman Glenn Soco,…

Idealism, caution, and despair

Editorial 04/22/2018

Lest the anti-dynasty provisions of the law covering village youth councils be watered down, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and civic organizations must find ways to restore young people’s trust in the government. That should be the…

Inhospitable to free thought

Editorial 04/20/2018

More than once, President Rodrigo Duterte has intimated that he does not embrace the term “dictator” as an apt self-description. Sadly, though he protests, conceding that he uses a dictatorial leadership tenor only so that things may…

Barangay, SK deadline

Editorial 04/19/2018

As the countdown to the deadline for the filing of candidacies for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections ends today, we hope the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) keeps true to its word not to release…

Competing agenda

Editorial 04/18/2018

Based on initial details unveiled to the public, the Cebu Lightrail Transit (LRT) won’t in any way displace the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project already set aside for Cebu City years ago. In fact it would even…

Fact checkers

Editorial 04/17/2018

A threat and a call to action by diehard fanatics of President Rodrigo Duterte on their Facebook followers to boycott the social media site and transfer to a Russian social media site would have been laughable to…

Decongestion

Editorial 04/16/2018

Ever since President Rodrigo Duterte issued the closure order on Boracay after its residents and commercial businesses failed to solve the water pollution that they caused, local governments in Cebu have suddenly become proactive in cleaning up…

Intensify cleanup drive

Editorial 04/15/2018

The momentum that is growing towards making Cebu seashores and lands by the water clean and healthful needs to be sustained. In Lapu-Lapu City, Mayor Paz Radaza has planned the demolition of coastal shanties that to her…

Architecture of unfairness

Editorial 04/13/2018

The nation awaits the verdict of the Supreme Court on the quo warranto petition from the Office of the Solicitor General seeking to nullify the appointment of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. While we have already retraced…

Securing public schools

Editorial 04/12/2018

While graduation ceremonies in most schools in Cebu across the country have been delayed to this month for one reason or another, security should not at all be the least of the concerns of school officials in…

Tourism windfall

Editorial 04/11/2018

Vigilance remains the order of the day as far as accommodating the expected surge of tourists into Cebu’s shores is concerned due to the impending six-month closure of Boracay island. While security is paramount, local officials must…

Sustained vigilance

Editorial 04/10/2018

Last Saturday’s simulated exercises staged by the military, the police, firefighters and other law enforcement and emergency rescue teams in Oslob town, southern Cebu isn’t a show of force by any stretch of the imagination. But neither…

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