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…

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…

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…

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…

Edsa and the city: Life and liberty

Editorial 02/24/2018

That people touched by the capital city of Cebu — which celebrates its 81st Charter Day today — are at the forefront of defending our lives and liberties is a source of hope. Former Chief Justice Hilario…

Pause, see and return

Editorial 02/18/2018

In his homily to open Lent on Ash Wednesday, Pope Francis exhorted Christendom to use the 40-day season to pause, see and return. “Distrust, apathy and resignation,” the Pope said, “are demons that deaden and paralyze the…

Extra pair of eyes

Editorial 02/15/2018

A proposal by the Cebu City Traffic Operations Office (CCTO) to purchase body cameras to augment their operations is a double-edged sword, but it gained credence in light of a recent video that went viral on social…

Until further notice

Editorial 02/13/2018

Until they resort to something extreme which God forbid they should not do on pain of more severe penalties, the inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) should cooperate with the provincial government in…

A question of connection

Editorial 02/11/2018

What is saddening about the weekend report on the boy Loloy and his drug involvement is that others of his age share his reality though researchers alerted Filipinos to juvenile drug dependency years ago. Within the last…

Enforcing the curfew

Editorial 02/06/2018

There’s nothing new with Cebu City Hall’s announcement that it will require its barangay officials to impose an existing ordinance on curfews following reports that gang leaders are busy recruiting children to their fold. In fact, the…

Palliative traffic solutions

Editorial 01/25/2018

Two developments that should hopefully improve Metro Cebu’s traffic flow are being lobbied by local officials both in Congress and at the local level that deserve public support. It is no small coincidence that these two measures…

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