Shameless BO-PK maneuvering

Ricky Poca 09/25/2017

I AM shocked by the shameless action taken by the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) when it maneuvered to nominate one of their own to replace Councilor Hanz Abella. Though many said it is to be expected from…

Why insist on using the landfill?

Ricky Poca 09/18/2017

I never gave attention to Cebu City’s garbage problem, but then my friends told me about the worsening problem of uncollected garbage in the city streets. I wonder why we have uncollected garbage when the mayor announced…

Loyalty over qualification

Ricky Poca 09/11/2017

Let me congratulate my good friend Councilor Hanz Abella who was recently appointed a commissioner of the regional office of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC-7). As a councilor of Cebu City, Hanz is considered a hardworking…

Harvey’s devastation

Ricky Poca 09/04/2017

I AM amazed at the images I saw in CNN of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey that hit the US state of Texas with thousands of homes inundated by floodwater and thousands of people stranded in…

No to killings

Ricky Poca 08/28/2017

I SUPPORT the war on illegal drugs by the Duterte administration, but I frown on the killings of drug suspects. The killings are done with impunity and the government should do something to stop it lest there…

Charlottesville violence and the PD push

Ricky Poca 08/21/2017

There is a resurgence of groups in the United States of America who belong with the alternative right like the white supremacist, neo-Nazi, KKK and Jew haters. This is highlighted in the violence when right wing supremacist…

Politicians and emotions of the masses

Ricky Poca 08/14/2017

I am really amazed at how politicians play with the emotions of the people especially when they side with the “emotions of the masses” on the government’s proposed tax reform program which includes imposing taxes on sweetened…

Duterte’s reminders

Ricky Poca 07/31/2017

Last Monday’s State of the Nation Address by President Rodrigo Duterte, his second, drew high expectations from the millions of Filipinos who want to know about his plans for Mindanao, his economic policies and the war on…

On martial law and federalism

Ricky Poca 07/24/2017

Last Saturday’s decision by Congress to extend martial law in Mindanao until the end of the year came just as the 60-day declaration ended on that day and owing to the administration’s super majority in both houses,…

Council feud and garbage woes

Ricky Poca 07/17/2017

The planned revamp of the Cebu City Council’s committees by the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) that was thwarted by Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella joining the fray resulted in a status quo that won’t sit well with Cebu…

BRT-LRT debate and Marawi crisis

Ricky Poca 07/10/2017

There is an ongoing debate on which is the better mass transport system for Cebu City, the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or the Light Railway Transit (LRT). Presidential Assistant to the Visayas Michael Dino believes that the…

Garbage woes and tunnel works

Ricky Poca 07/03/2017

Last week, a friend of mine asked me if there was a piggery near my place due to the foul odor she smelled while she was at the veranda of my house. I told her there was…

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