Like the Lily

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 05/12/2018

I woke up this morning after a night of rain, which began pouring towards midnight and ended before the first appearance of light, by which time my sleep, fed by the patter of raindrops, had gone into…

Dialogue is key

Editorial 05/10/2018

There’s at least one positive thing that came out of last Wednesday’s Metro Cebu traffic summit sponsored by the Metro Cebu Development and Coordination Board (MCDCB) also known by its moniker Mega Cebu. Cebu City Mayor Tomas…

Campaign tactics

Editorial 05/09/2018

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma’s appeal to the Cebuano electorate to vote according to their conscience came amid reports of new and old tricks being employed by the incumbent and the opposition in order to influence voters six…

Under probe

Editorial 05/08/2018

Though President Rodrigo Duterte had been less emphatic about his commitment to eradicating corruption within government in favor of his daily diatribes against illegal drugs, there is no mistaking his abhorrence for corruption in public office and…

Hardheaded

Editorial 05/07/2018

While 50 percent may be a passing average for some, it’s still not good enough insofar as Cebu City Hall’s garbage collection and disposal efforts are concerned. This statistic is all the more important in light of…

Better barangay, better nation

Editorial 05/06/2018

Aweek from now, voters across the Philippines will choose the new set of barangay and barangay youth councilors. In the runup to the polls, it is incumbent upon candidates and voters to remember clearly the role of…

The limits of love

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 05/05/2018

After the wife parked the car, and while she cooled the engine down, I stepped out. We had travelled far and needed to go to a restroom, and such was the urgency that there was no time…

Unfortunate list

Editorial 05/04/2018

We wonder whose bright idea it was to release a list from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) containing the names of barangay officials allegedly involved in illegal narcotics. Some may justify the publicizing of the list…

Initial victory

Editorial 05/03/2018

At best President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order that regulates contractualization seeks to breach the middle ground between the demands of labor groups and the compromises offered by Big Business though it falls quite short of the ideal.…

Speak truth to power, keep power in check

Pooled Editorial 05/02/2018

Note: This piece is published in major dailies in observance of the annual World Press Freedom Day. Rodrigo R. Duterte’s presidency has altered and controlled the public discourse so radically in its favor in ways rude and…

A dangerous precedent

Editorial 05/01/2018

Though disappointing, it wasn’t unexpected that the government would eventually disclose a new list of suspected narcopoliticans including those running in this month’s barangay elections through its Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). What is significant is that…

In need of safety nets

Editorial 04/30/2018

Barely a few months into his administration, President Rodrigo Duterte pledged to create a so-called Overseas Workers Bank that will supposedly be funded by remittances from Filipino overseas workers and mandated to provide them loans for businesses…

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