Arming barangay chiefs

Editorial 05/11/2017

A plan to arm barangay chairpersons with firearms by Mandaue City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing which drew support from Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III raises some questions, not least of which is whether it is the right solution…

Online media as influencer

05/10/2017

What do the rising number of teenage pregnancies, online sexual extortion and cyberpornography cases have in common? They all involve youths, mostly underage and female, who are victimized by sexual predators either old enough to be their…

Bandit’s death

05/07/2017

Only the conscientious few would bother to ask if Saad Samad Kiram, one of three remaining Abu Sayyaf bandits in Bohol province, was indeed executed by the police last week. That’s because majority of Filipinos would dismiss…

Lopez’s rejection

Editorial 05/05/2017

The final rejection of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez isn’t totally unexpected, but it is nevertheless a major disappointment to environmental advocates and the public who expect better leadership from an agency that had largely failed to stop…

Contempt for rights

Editorial 04/27/2017

While most in Central Visayas are caught up in the ongoing crackdown of Abu Sayyaf bandits in Bohol province and the unraveling of Supt. Maria Cristina Nobleza’s ties to the extremist group, elsewhere in the country, rights…

Spending more for garbage

Inquirer, Inquirer.net 04/26/2017

If Cebu City is spending twice for its garbage collection and disposal this year than in the previous years, blame it on the previous administrations that failed to provide concrete, long-term solutions to the garbage problem. Whether…

Cornered

Inquirer, Inquirer.net 04/23/2017

Leave it to a motorela driver to tip off government forces into the lair of the elusive Abu Sayyaf bandits who dropped by Inabanga town, Bohol province two days before Holy Week to victimize foreign tourists and…

City’s loss

Inquirer, Inquirer.net 04/21/2017

Animal lovers in Cebu City may want to mark May 15 on their calendars as this was the date set by the Cebu City government to transfer all of the more than 70 animals staying in the…

Drug links

Editorial 04/20/2017

Though the Cebu provincial police was right in brushing aside allegations that the arrest of Lagtang Barangay Chairman Mark Ferdinand Bas was politically motivated, it was presumptuous of Senior Supt. Eric Noble, Cebu provincial police chief, to…

Cebu City property

Inquirer, Inquirer.net 04/19/2017

It’s probably for the best that all ambulances and other equipment intended for emergency use are under the direct supervision and control of the designated department in Cebu City Hall. Last Monday, Nagiel Bañacia, chief of Cebu…

Double-checking reports

Editorial 04/16/2017

Now that the military is hunting down the rest of the Abu Sayyaf bandits who wormed their way to Bohol province, it’s up to both the government and the netizens to report only accurate, confirmed information on…

Watchful week ahead

Editorial 04/12/2017

It started as early as last Monday; but we can expect thousands of Metro Cebu residents to troop to bus terminals, seaports and airports for the annual Holy Week break. But this year’s observance would be different…

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