War not over in Marawi

Ricky Poca 06/26/2017

Apparently, the war in Marawi City is not yet over despite the declaration of government forces that the war was to end last June 12, Philippine Independence Day. So why did the military fail to reach their…

Costly medical care

Ricky Poca 06/19/2017

June has been designated as Kidney Month by the Department of Health (DOH). That is why last Tuesday’s edition of the 888 News Forum that I hosted featured topnotch nephrologists in Cebu who discussed at length concerns…

Questioning martial law

Ricky Poca 06/12/2017

What is martial law? Martial law is declared by the President in his capacity as the commander in chief of the country’s armed forces to suppress rebellion or stop an invasion. Rebellion occurs when a sector of…

Duterte’s martial law

Ricky Poca 06/05/2017

Two weeks into the Marawi City siege and opposition lawmakers and militant groups are still making noise and pursuing their bid to end the government’s imposition of martial law in Mindanao. This despite the public seeing for…

Trump’s predicament and Mindanao crisis

Ricky Poca 05/29/2017

The likelihood of US President Donald Trump facing impeachment grew with his decision to fire FBI Director James Comey. While he reportedly bragged about his firing of Comey during a meeting with Russian officials at the Oval…

New measures, the LRT and Mega Cebu

Ricky Poca 05/22/2017

Our government approved some bold measures last week. These are namely the Anti-Distracted Driving law, the ban of children from riding motorcycles and the ban on smoking in public areas. The Anti-Distracted Driving law, which prohibits distraction…

Trump is a laughing stock

Ricky Poca 05/15/2017

US President Donald Trump’s sacking of James Comey as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) continues to draw flak from the public coming as it is after months of an investigation into Russia’s alleged interference…

Lopez and her CA rejection

Ricky Poca 05/08/2017

  The first week of May started with the sad news of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez being rejected by the Commission on Appointments (CA) in Congress. Many Filipinos were disappointed by the CA’s decision to reject Lopez…

Korean crisis and Asean’s gains

Ricky Poca 05/01/2017

The US is now faced with the problem of how to deal with North Korea under Kim Jong-Un, who is insisting on testing their missiles despite warnings from US President Donald Trump, South Korea, China and the…

Replicating Bohol’s vigilance

Ricky Poca 04/24/2017

Central Visayas had always been known as a peaceful and progressive region, envied by many for its economic growth rate that only a few in the country can rival. But that peace had been disrupted by the…

Sacrifice and vigilance

Ricky Poca 04/17/2017

Happy Easter everyone and may the Good Lord cover you with His precious blood. I hope all of you had a meaningful Holy Week last week. I was asked one time why there are so many people…

Team Rama taking up Tom’s challenge

Ricky Poca 04/10/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is now complaining of harassment after a string of complaints was filed at the Office of the President and the Ombudsman by officials allied with Team Rama. He claimed that the cases…

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