Osmeña’s temper tantrum

Ricky Poca 07/18/2016

Initially, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña was so eager and active in running after drug lords and dealers here in the city and even granted a cash bounty to the police who killed any one of them.…

Drastic measures

Ricky Poca 07/11/2016

Last week President Rodrigo Duterte made good on his promise to name the five police officials allegedly acting as protectors of drug lords. Named were retired PNP officials Marcelo Garbo and Vic Loot (now Daanbantayan mayor) and…

Welcome development

Ricky Poca 07/04/2016

Last Thursday all of us were witness to the separate oathtaking rites of President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo at Malacañang and the executive house in Quezon City respectively. I was amazed by the President’s…

Uphold due process

Ricky Poca 06/27/2016

Two days from now, newly elected local officials and President Rodrigo Duterte will be sworn into office and will begin working for their constituents for the next three to six years. A lot of expectations are riding…

Failure of due process

Ricky Poca 06/20/2016

As a student of law at the Ateneo de Manila University, a former teacher of the Department of Political Science and a member of media, I note that much has been said and discussed about one of…

More on the federal system

Ricky Poca 06/06/2016

UNDER the federal system, there are the executive and legislative departments and the judiciary in the central government as well as the state governments for check and balance purposes. The state government is headed by the governor…

Going federal is better for PH

Ricky Poca 05/30/2016

Under the administration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, I am very interested on how the government would pursue the realization of the shift from our present presidential system to a federal system of government. The federal system of…

Rama and Osmeña

Ricky Poca 05/16/2016

After being clobbered in last week’s elections, there’s more bad news for outgoing Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) agreed last weekend to allow the Department of Interior and Local Government to enforce…

Time to move forward

Ricky Poca 05/14/2016

Think Bits Now that the elections are over it is best that we get united and stop being divisive and help our country to move forward. At the very least, let’s help the new administration of President-elect…

Choose the right leaders

Ricky Poca 05/07/2016

Tomorrow more than 50 million Filipinos all over the country are called upon to exercise their mandated duty to vote for the next batch of elective officials who will serve in the next three to six years.…

Bandwagon effect

Ricky Poca 05/02/2016

Think Bits With only six days to go before the May 9 elections, it’s still Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte leading the other four candidates in the latest survey by more than 10 percent over the nearest…

Beyond bashing candidates

Ricky Poca 04/25/2016

Think Bits  Last Sunday evening, many Filipinos watched and witnessed the last presidential debate hosted by a giant TV network with all candidates present. The last debate was indeed a revelation with candidates performing very well, in…

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