Return to Christmas

Editorial 12/22/2017

Before the first Christmas came, much of the world was under Roman rule, and Galilee, Jesus Christ’s own native land, was led by the bloodthirsty Herod. Save for John the Baptist who prophesied near the Jordan and…

Mao Ba?

Editorial 12/22/2017

Netizens, the storm and the grounded tugboat Netizens are wondering about how a tugboat that ran aground in Lawis Ledge on Friday was allowed to set sail despite the Coast Guard order not to allow sea vessels…

By the book campaign

Editorial 12/21/2017

It would be wishful thinking to say that there are no “gangster cops” in Central Visayas, let alone Metro Cebu as what Chief Supt. Jose Mario Espino, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) chief, declared in…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/21/2017

NO TO FLYING BALLOONS AT THE BASILICA Netizens are in agreement with the decision of the Augustinian fathers who run the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño to not allow the release of balloons at the church’s courtyard…

The haves and have-nots

Editorial 12/20/2017

There is something to be said about the case of supermarket sales clerk Paul Matthew Tanglao, who landed in jail for stealing a can of corned beef since he was hungry and had no money to pay…

Worsening road rage cases

Editorial 12/19/2017

While the riding public had been advised to watch out for abusive taxi drivers who either overcharge or choose to ignore them in favor of other commuters who can pay higher or whom they can victimize, caution…

Aquino’s responsibility

Editorial 12/18/2017

He may not have answered fully his role in the Mamasapano massacre that claimed the lives of 44 Special Action Forces (SAF) troopers, but credit must be given to former President Benigno Aquino III for attending the…

Haute insensitivity

Editorial 12/17/2017

In a weak riposte to critics of her rich pre-debut pictorial in Malacañang that was accented by eyebrow-raising use of symbols of our republic, presidential granddaughter Isabelle Duterte tried to deflect attention from herself. “I hope you…

Martial law fears

Editorial 12/14/2017

It’s no surprise that Congress decided to extend martial law in Mindanao given the supermajority held by the Duterte administration there, but only the naïve and their fanatically loyal followers would set aside the ramifications of President…

TRAGIC DEATHS

Editorial 12/14/2017

Netizens have nothing but sympathy to the families of Louis Mitchell Nayre Ferolin and Alexa Eddy Ceniza Carvajal, the two Cebu Doctors’ University (CDU) nursing graduates who died in a car crash on the day they passed…

No gifts

Editorial 12/12/2017

It may be downright tightfisted and Scrooge-like, but the Provincial Warden’s decision not to allow families of inmates to bring gifts during their annual holiday visits on Dec. 25 and 26 is not only practical but necessary…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/12/2017

CASH REWARD Many netizens agreed with Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s move to give P50,000 cash reward to the cops who can kill criminals in legal operations. A netizen named Maniel Ybañez wrote, “Ganahan ko ana na…

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