Life’s value: Working student versus drug addict

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 11/08/2018

The surveys conducted by Pulse Asia and Social Weather Stations (SWS) show that 8 of every 10 Filipinos are in favor of the war on drugs. I remember a reflection story when I attended a recollection initiated…

Police: Resort World gunman a gambling addict, not a terrorist

Inquirer.net 06/04/2017

The lone gunman in the deadly Resorts World Manila incident that left 38 people dead, including the suspect, was a former government worker buried in debt, police said on Sunday. Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde, National Capital Region…

Death of an addict

Raymund Fernandez 05/23/2017

And he could be you, the drug addict fated to die tonight. You might be high on it or getting ready to get your fix. If the latter, you would be feeling drowsy, drowsy as in the…

COSAP subjects DEPW employees to surprise drug test

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/11/2017

Around 200 employees from Cebu City Hall’s Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) were subjected to a surprise drug test on Tuesday morning. The test was conducted by the Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention…

Light at the end of the tunnel

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/18/2017

A woman’s rebirth amid the evils of illegal drugs. There is hope for drug addicts, including those many have written off as hopeless cases. Their stories and struggles are real. They held on to God and found…

BABY RAPE: ‘DRUG LINK’ SLAIN

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 02/13/2017

The rape of a four-month-old baby in Carcar City, southern Cebu last Wednesday led authorities to uncover not just the dastardly act of the drug-crazed suspect but also the operations of a high-value drug target believed to…

‘Buang gyud ang mi-rape sa 4 months old’

Lloyd Suarez 02/12/2017

Ambot kung unsang klaseha sa utok sa rapist nga mi-among-among sa masuso nga upat pa ka buwan didto sa Perrelos, Carcar niadtong miaging simana. Tarong pa ning klaseha sa tawo? Kung kining dinakpan nga matud-an maoy responsable…

A DIFFERENT KIND OF SURRENDER

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 12/29/2016

(A four-part series on why there is hope for drug users and pushers) PART III How do you deal with drug addicts with a desire to change? According to Rene Francisco, co-developer of the Surrender to God…

Still productive

Editorial 12/21/2016

The arrests of Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz’s trusted aide Joselito Arellano, the two other men accused of selling two large packs of shabu worth P29 million wrapped in a paper bag, and two women selling shabu in Barangay…

Alarmed over drug-related killings, James Taylor cancels Manila concert

Apple Ta-as 12/21/2016

GRAMMY award-winning singer James Taylor is making a stand against the Philippines’ war on drugs, announcing the cancellation of his February 2017 concert in Manila. On his Facebook post, James said that though his work is not…

65 Cebu barangays claim to be ‘drug-free’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/15/2016

More barangays in Cebu have recently claimed to be “drug-free.” Senior Supt. Eric Noble, director of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO), told reporters on Thursday that 65 more barangays in Cebu also claimed to be free…

Cebu not in DOH list of areas to build new rehab centers

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/26/2016

DESPITE the thousands of drug users and surrenderers in Cebu, the Department of Health will not build a new rehabilitation and treatment center in Cebu for next year. This developed despite the bigger budget that the DOH…

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