Regulating cell site shutdown

Editorial 01/26/2017

In the event of yet another cell site shutdown, the regional PNP office should make sure that it would only be limited to the venue of the major event being secured rather than the whole Metro Cebu…

Outgunned, outnumbered

Editorial 01/25/2017

His family and friends may believe and proclaim his innocence, but there’s no turning back the clock for Niño Rodel Taboada who died at the hands of agents of the regional Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in…

MAO BA?

Editorial 01/25/2017

IN AID OF LEGISLATION THERE are newly elected officials who are unaware about the extent of their authority. A councilor who called for a press conference mentioned that he wanted the media to call the attention of…

Worsening floods

Editorial 01/24/2017

It was no small coincidence that the floods and landslides in Metro Cebu and Cebu province occurred at the same time that a city in faraway northern Mindanao experienced its worst flooding since it went through the…

Out of the picture

Editorial 01/23/2017

If barangay officials of Cebu City who were allied with either Team Rama or the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) had any doubts about how serious the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs is, then the six-month preventive…

Intimidation tactics

01/22/2017

President Rodrigo Duterte is at it again, threatening to impose martial law if only to, according to his words, save the country from the illegal drug menace that he claimed had ravaged the Filipino youth and endangered…

Land swap deal

01/20/2017

Though former congressman Pablo Garcia’s criticism of the land swap deal entered into last month between Cebu City and the province may have legal basis, it is primarily grounded on his premise that the province still rules…

Trump’s presidency and the future

Editorial 01/19/2017

Barring any last minute earth shaking development, Americans will witness the oath taking of businessman Donald John Trump as their 45th president, the oldest and wealthiest ever elected to the White House and the most polarizing–if not…

Shouldering the burden

Editorial 01/18/2017

After much deliberation, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the P1,000 increase for Social Security System (SSS) pensioners last Tuesday, but it came with a corresponding 1.5-percent contribution hike from the active members who may or may not reap…

MAO BA?

Editorial 01/18/2017

FOLLOW THE CROWD A crowd gathered outside a clothing store inside a mall in Cebu City, hoping to catch a glimpse of some visiting Miss Universe candidates. A reporter picked one out of the crowd and asked…

Cell site shutdown

Editorial 01/17/2017

Barring any last-minute tragedy, there may be some justification for last week’s Metro Cebu–wide enforcement of the “zero signal” shutdown of cell sites to ensure the safety of both spectator and contingent during the Sinulog celebration. At…

Peaceful, orderly

01/16/2017

Long after the smoke had cleared and the last shred of garbage had been picked up from the city streets, there are at least two challenges faced by the city government that it needs to continually resolve…

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