The gun factor

Editorial 03/23/2018

A crucial point sticks out in this paper’s March 23 story about official exhortations for the police to investigate killings in Cebu that in the last month claimed the lives of at least 45 people. Supt. Reyman…

Easy, frequent kills

Editorial 03/22/2018

The death of former Talisay City councilor Emilio Go inside his family compound in Barangay Bulacao in Talisay City last Wednesday is the 41st killing that occurred in Metro Cebu since February and yet the Police Regional…

Stamping out extortion

Editorial 03/21/2018

By now, the online community of Filipino netizens would have had their say on the arrest of PO3 Ritchie Saquilabon whose arrest during last Monday’s sting operation also resulted in the relief of the entire 39-member Parian…

Putting the brakes on underpass projects

Editorial 03/20/2018

The clash between Cebu City Hall and the Regional Development Council (RDC-7) over the non-inclusion of three underpass projects worth P16 billion in next year’s list of projects by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)…

NFA and the rice crisis

Editorial 03/19/2018

National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Jason Aquino’s admission that they sold rice to traders during a recent Senate agriculture committee hearing raised serious doubts on the agency’s leadership and the viability of its existence amid the recurrent…

Fire-tried

Editorial 03/18/2018

We note once again the sadness of the irony that more fires break out in Cebu in the fire prevention month of March than at any other time of year. The latest big blaze hit nearly 900…

A threat to the earth

Editorial 03/16/2018

Government officials have emphasized the economic benefits of oil and natural gas mining in Alegria town of southwestern Cebu as they anticipated the start of such activity by the Chinese International Petroleum Company Limited. Alegria Mayor Verna…

Dropping the ball on Lim

Editorial 03/15/2018

To be honest, the dismissal of drug trafficking charges against Cebuano businessman Peter Lim wasn’t totally unexpected given how the administration’s case buildup capabilities leave so much to be desired. Despite two past congressional investigations that pointed…

Breakdown in services

Editorial 03/14/2018

When a nurse employed at a government-run hospital has to post photos on Facebook to call for help from concerned government agencies, it tells Filipinos just how dismally unresponsive and helpless their employer — in this case,…

Voices in Cha-cha debate

Editorial 03/13/2018

Though the sentiment for Charter change was mixed in a recent public hearing in Cebu City as chaired by the Senate committee on constitutional amendments, the antis weren’t drowned by the pros when it came to voicing…

Opening up the South Coastal Road

Editorial 03/12/2018

Cebu City Hall’s decision to allow passenger jeepneys to pass through the South Coastal Road (SCR) in order to alleviate the traffic congestion caused by the closure of one lane at Natalio Bacalso Avenue is a stop…

Leave the schools alone

Editorial 03/11/2018

No Filipino student goes to school with the intention of rebelling against the government. Likewise, no teacher enters a classroom with a plot to turn his or her students against governments. The military’s plan to monitor Cebu’s…

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