The Sta. Fe case

Editorial 06/05/2018

Enforcing a court order to dismantle 21 structures that were found to have encroached into the 20 meter easement zone in Sta. Fe town, Bantayan Island in northern Cebu should be a priority for local officials lest…

Taking charge

Editorial 06/04/2018

With Cebu City Hall’s declaration that it is willing to assume completion of the Cebu City Medical Center, city residents can only hope that they make good on their word if only to decongest the backlog of…

Calida’s act

Editorial 06/03/2018

Malacañang has been dismissive of calls for the government’s chief lawyer, Jose Calida to resign. The presidential palace and the solicitor general’s other defenders say he is being unfairly targeted by critics since he filed the quo…

June

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 06/02/2018

And so it’s June, the first day. Just two days before, the wife and I drove thirty kilometers south to a little house. We took with us four large pots of white bougainvillea, one of them with…

Belt-tightening time

Editorial 06/01/2018

Consumers across the country are starting to feel the pinch of rising prices following successive surges in petroleum products. Liquefied petroleum gas will be more expensive, making small entrepreneurs like Manolita Enerlan complain. The price hikes are…

Scaled down city hospital

Editorial 05/31/2018

It is to the best interest of Cebu City residents especially the poor for City Hall to fast track completion of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) as soon as possible which is hopefully within the year…

Profit and the environment

Editorial 05/30/2018

While known for her strong, almost militant views on the environment, Gina Lopez was not totally averse to businesses such as mining whose industry leaders were credited for congressional rejection of her confirmation as environment secretary. During…

Averting coastal pollution

Editorial 05/29/2018

What were the factors that caused fecal coliform levels in the beaches of Mactan Island and Panglao Island in Bohol province to exceed past safe levels? It also bears asking why the findings from the Environmental Management…

Politics blocking BRT

Editorial 05/28/2018

By all means let Cebu City Hall implement the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project if only to provide its residents a viable alternative mass transport option while the national government deliberates on its so-called “basket of solutions”…

Defend the past

Editorial 05/27/2018

In a note that has been going viral while the movie “Citizen Jake” played in movie houses across the country, multi-awarded theater actor Teroy Guzman warned Filipinos against forgetting their history. “At the root of our crisis…

Let’s go fly a kite

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 05/26/2018

Traveling through the countryside affords the wife and me sights that draw us back to childhood. Lately, when our car crawled up a hill and unveiled a generous view of the sky, we spotted three kites. They…

At the coming of rain

Editorial 05/25/2018

Just like that, the dry season will be over soon and Cebuanos need to be ready for the rainy days. The state’s weather bureau announced that the wet season is likely to start some time in the…

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