Martial law talk anew

Editorial 12/28/2016

President Duterte’s recent statements regarding his plans to shortcut the declaration of martial law was his way of courting controversy anew right after he justified the Marcos legacy by allowing the burial of the late strongman in…

Sustainable solution

Editorial 12/27/2016

It must have grated Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s nerves to have to appear in a City Council session like any other common resource person to explain his budget for garbage collection and disposal to the council…

Free tuition

Editorial 12/26/2016

There’s more to the P8.3 billion allocated by President Rodrigo Duterte to the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to pay for free tuition of poor but deserving students in state universities and colleges next year. The amount…

A gift to commuters

Editorial 12/23/2016

We certainly hope that the hybrid train recently donated by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to Cebu City would prove useful to both city residents and visitors and help ease the number of stranded commuters…

Land swap deal

Editorial 12/22/2016

When the Team Rama bloc in the Cebu City Council decided to review the proposed land swap deal between the city and province for settlers occupying province-owned lots under Provincial Ordinance 93-1, a lot of people thought…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/22/2016

‘NAGING BATO PA’ Police generals and regional directors were supposed to receive hefty Christmas bonuses from the government. But a day after announcing the bonuses, Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said the…

Still productive

Editorial 12/21/2016

The arrests of Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz’s trusted aide Joselito Arellano, the two other men accused of selling two large packs of shabu worth P29 million wrapped in a paper bag, and two women selling shabu in Barangay…

Rama’s public challenges

Editorial 12/20/2016

If anything, former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama should just make good on his plans to clear his name by lobbying to the Supreme Court and by not having to engage Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña in…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/20/2016

KARMA A city official was moping because he and his staff were not invited to a Christmas party which was being held outside the building where he holds office. Some city personnel were busy putting up the…

New dumpsite

Editorial 12/19/2016

If anything, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña brought it upon himself when he reopened the Inayawan landfill despite an order from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to shut down landfills that have outlived its…

Options

Editorial 12/18/2016

The distribution of condoms in schools isn’t as alarming as the Church and its allies make it out to be, though it does represent a more proactive government finally implementing the Reproductive Health Act on the grassroots…

Creek stench

Editorial 12/16/2016

It was pathetic seeing the officials of both the Cebu City Jail and the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) blaming each other for the stench emanating from the Kalunasan Creek which, if left to worsen,…

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