Implosion

Editorial 03/09/2018

The games continue as President Rodrigo Duterte has denied involvement in moves to oust Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. The presidential denial would have everyone believe that the twice-issued call of Herminio Roque — the presidential spokesperson…

Enforce, sustain waste segregation

Editorial 03/08/2018

As expected, politics was again a factor in the (re)birth pains of the waste segregation policy resumed by the Cebu City government starting last Thursday, March 1. Councilor Philip Zafra, president of the Association of Barangay Councils,…

Negligence

Editorial 03/07/2018

How many times do we have to witness people dying due to negligence at construction sites before our local governments do something other than resorting to knee-jerk solutions after the tragedy occurred? The death of five people…

Face mask ban

Editorial 03/06/2018

Motorcycle riders and passengers passing through Mandaue City can thank or blame the motorcycle-riding assailants — those colloquially called as “riding in tandem” — for the Mandaue City government’s decision to ban the use of ski masks…

Deferment

Editorial 03/05/2018

The Regional Development Council (RDC) plan to defer the P711.8 million underpass project along UN Avenue in Mandaue City may carry some weight but it’[s ultimately public sentiment and the Mandaue City government that should decide whether…

Wreck of the motherland

Editorial 03/04/2018

If the honorable members of the Supreme Court (SC) think they have shielded themselves — in forcing Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno to go on indefinite leave — from harassment by the executive and legislative branches of…

March of injustice

Editorial 03/02/2018

Presidential Spokesperson Herminio Roque Jr. went on national television to say he hoped Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, whom her Supreme Court (SC) associates forced to go on leave, would use her time away to think about…

Jailhouse drugs

Editorial 03/01/2018

Last Monday evening’s arrest of a tour guide in Badian town, southwestern Cebu, for possession of small sachets of shabu should perhaps sufficiently answer the complaint by inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC)…

Waste segregation anew

Editorial 02/28/2018

Unless there is a last minute announcement, it’s all systems go for the “no segregation, no collection” garbage disposal policy of Cebu City Hall today March 1, but based on last Monday’s disclosure by the City Environment…

October plebiscite

Editorial 02/27/2018

Sometimes words fail to describe the brazen attempts of some elected public officials to cling to power and the latest disclosure of Sen. Franklin Drilon that some congressmen want to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)…

Modernizing transport

Editorial 02/26/2018

Last Wednesday’s launching of the Passenger Jeepney Modernization program by the Regional Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-7) should hopefully be the start not only for comfortable and convenient travel for commuters but a rationalization of…

Against butchers

Editorial 02/25/2018

Those who are inclined to think that the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution has lost its significance today need to think again and think hard. People power remains relevant not only because President Rodrigo Duterte is becoming…

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