Settlers’ plight

Editorial 12/15/2016

We can only hope that both Cebu City Hall and the provincial government resolve the plight of the Apas settlers, a substantial number of whom are blind people with very few opportunities for gainful employment. The fire…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/15/2016

NO CLEANING TABLES A boy and a girl swung by an upscale coffee shop inside a mall. After grabbing their orders, they decided to sit and chat for a while, but there was no vacant table. After…

STATEMENT FROM CEBU DAILY NEWS

Editorial 12/14/2016

We are disappointed that Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña decided to “ban” from his office the City Hall reporter of Cebu Daily News, Jose Santino Bunachita, for no apparent reason other than saying “he (Santino) knows why.”…

Land swap

Editorial 12/13/2016

With barely two weeks to go, the Cebu City Council may or may not approve the agreement signed by Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III that would finalize a land swap deal for occupants…

Personal validation

Editorial 12/12/2016

Exactly what reason is behind former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama’s challenge to Mayor Tomas Osmeña to take a drug test with him last Saturday remains the stuff of speculations of a local sort. After being identified…

Presidential protection

Editorial 12/11/2016

What to do when the people you’re prosecuting is being protected by the president of the republic? That predicament facing the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is now being shared by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)…

Repudiation

Editorial 12/09/2016

Today’s observance of Human Rights Day gains a certain significance in this country for this year especially under this administration, which drew criticism for its relentless, take-no-prisoners war on illegal drugs and its support for the burial…

Regulating habal-habal

Editorial 12/08/2016

Lest habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) operators rejoice prematurely, last Wednesday’s hearing at the Cebu City Council is only a step in the very long journey towards regulating their operations in the city. Not a few city councilors were supportive…

Open access to public information

Editorial 12/07/2016

While we do know about the respective orders issued by Mandaue City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing and Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III to their department heads in relation to the Freedom of Information order issued by President Rodrigo…

Robredo’s leave

Editorial 12/06/2016

It was expected that Vice President Leni Robredo and President Rodrigo Duterte would head their separate political ways since, first and foremost, they belong to different parties and second, he prefers a different vice president other than…

No conjecture

Editorial 12/05/2016

There has to be even a minimal sense of disbelief after hearing Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III claim that reports of extrajudicial killings are conjectures or theories and that all drug suspects killed in police operations resisted…

Government oversight

Editorial 12/04/2016

We only hope that Congress immediately gets cracking and resolve the question of how to regulate the transport network companies (TNC) following the recent suspension of their operations by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).…

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