The hazard called fire

Benjie Talisic and Doris C. Bongcac 03/15/2018

Most fire incidences reported in the region in January 2018 involved residential areas (38); while the rest were commercial (8), educational structures (4), government offices (3), and factories (2). A total of 10 car fires were also…

Tomas promises library improvements

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/15/2018

Mayor Tomas Osmeña visited the Cebu City Public Library for the first time since it opened on a 24/7 schedule last week to speak with students and ask them how else the city government can improve library…

Inayawan access road mulled to ease traffic

Doris Mae C. Mondragon 03/15/2018

An access road near the Inayawan landfill will be opened to help decongest the traffic gridlock at Natalio Bacalso Avenue in Cebu City. In yesterday’s press conference, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he is now prioritizing…

Militant transport group to stage picket Monday

Jessa Mae O. Sotto and Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/15/2018

YET another protest action will be held by the Cebu chapter of the militant transport group Piston to oppose the government’s mass transport modernization program next Monday. The transport group will stage a picket in front of…

Designated smoking areas sought for Mactan airport

Futch Anthony Inso 03/15/2018

THE World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of Health (DOH) called on the management of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to enforce the smoking ban inside their facilities. Dr. Florante Trinidad, WHO Western Pacific Region national…

Safety management plan pushed

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 03/15/2018

Cebu Provincial Tourism Office chief’s bid to ensure safety, health of tourism frontliners, visitors Every local government unit in Cebu Province should have a safety management plan to ensure the health and safety of tourists, specially the…

Villar blasts NFA for inefficiency in managing PH rice stocks

Inquirer.net 03/15/2018

SENATOR Cynthia Villar on Thursday grilled officials of the National Food Authority (NFA) for allegedly selling rice to traders and not being proactive in buying rice from local farmers despite the dwindling supply of government-subsidized rice in…

Withdrawal from ICC to put PH into ‘quagmire of impunity’ — CenterLaw

Inquirer.net 03/15/2018

President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to withdraw from the treaty that establishes the International Criminal Court (ICC) would plunge the country “deeper into the quagmire of impunity,” a human rights lawyers’ group said on Thursday. Center for International…

Dropping the ball on Lim

Editorial 03/15/2018

To be honest, the dismissal of drug trafficking charges against Cebuano businessman Peter Lim wasn’t totally unexpected given how the administration’s case buildup capabilities leave so much to be desired. Despite two past congressional investigations that pointed…

Should we amend the Constitution?

Peter Wallace 03/15/2018

Amending the 1987 Constitution is the most important and most contentious change this country will face under President Duterte. It needs to be done with the utmost care. The Constitution is reactionary in that it was developed…

Commuter hacks amid traffic congestion

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 03/15/2018

As of this writing, I have yet to see Talisay City route passenger jeepneys bound for Cebu City pass through the South Coastal Road (SCR) after they were diverted by Cebu City Hall as part of efforts…

DU30 should closely monitor big-time drug cases

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 03/15/2018

With the dismissal of the case against Peter Lim, Peter Co, self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa and others at the level of the Department of Justice (DOJ), it cannot be avoided that people formulate a lot of…

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