Palma: SONA a rehash piece minus the cursing

Futch A. Inso 07/27/2018

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma described President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) as a “rehash” of his administration’s programs that thankfully had no cursing and was straightforward. “The usual, drugs, fight against corruption and poverty,…

DOH-7 to procure more anti-rabies vaccines

Rosalie Abatayo 06/12/2018

The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) allowed the procurement of Human Anti-Rabies Vaccines (ARVs) not prequalified by the World Health Organizations (WHO). This recommendation stemmed from the announcement of DOH-7 their supplies of WHO-prequalified ARVs…

Osmeña to give P1M to SK execs who support his administration

Morexette B. Erram 05/28/2018

As long as they express support to the projects initiated by his administration, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is willing to grant elected Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) in all the 80 barangays P1 million worth of financial assistance…

Cebu City SK Chairs to meet officials behind Duterte Administration 

PR 05/23/2018

The Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas invited all 80 newly elected Sangguniang Kabataan Chairpersons of Cebu City to Malacanang Palace and to meet the people behind the national leadership. The activity is a symbolic…

Women won’t get respect in Duterte administration

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 05/19/2018

GABRIELA Respect for women. This was the call of Gabriela, a women’s rights advocate group during a protest yesterday on Saturday, coinciding with President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to Cebu. Gabriela Partylist (GWP) Rep. Arlene Brosas, who led…

PAGASA: Expect warmer summer

Pagasa 04/10/2018

Expect a slightly warmer summer for Cebu this year as the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) declared the start of summer or the dry season. Engr. Al Quiblat, Pagasa-Mactan bureau chief, told Cebu Daily…

Duterte: I need China to back my administration’s projects

Inquirer.net 04/10/2018

“I need China,” said President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, stressing that he would count on Beijing to back his administration’s programs, especially his multi-trillion infrastructure projects. “More than anybody else at this time of our national life,…

Aguirre spells ‘doom’ for Duterte administration

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/13/2018

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre’s dismissal of the drug cases against Cebuano businessman Peter Lim and self confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa is a disservice to the Duterte administration. “I think he’s just going to bring down the…

TIME FOR CHANGE

Glendale G. Rosal 02/23/2018

Cebu sports officials hopeful with Vargas-led POC administration Cebu’s sports officials are hoping that the new administration of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) headed by newly elected President Victorico “Ricky” Vargas can give the Philippine sports a…

Martial law fears

Editorial 12/14/2017

It’s no surprise that Congress decided to extend martial law in Mindanao given the supermajority held by the Duterte administration there, but only the naïve and their fanatically loyal followers would set aside the ramifications of President…

Duterte’s ‘pangkurat’ and mass transport options

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 12/14/2017

Somehow, President Rodrigo Duterte’s assurance to the Malacañang Press Corps that he is “not their enemy” isn’t all that reassuring given the spate of developments over the past few months. Notably one such development, however minor it…

Council shakeup

Editorial 06/22/2017

With the new Cebu City Council majority, perhaps the administration can no longer blame the opposition for whatever failures it may commit in the course of its tenure in the next three years. After City Councilor Jerry…

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