PRO-7: We’re excited to welcome new chief PNP

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) welcomed the appointment of Police Major. Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP). “We’re very excited of the…

Gwen to Capitol admin: Refrain from closing ‘midnight’ deals, appointments

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The camp of Governor-elect Gwendolyn Garcia has warned the present administration against issuing policies that would “obstruct the policies, undermine and embarrass” the incoming administration in Capitol. In a press statement issued on…

Foreign Affairs Office opens passport appointments for Jan. 2018

Inquirer.net 12/10/2017

Foreign Affairs Office opens passport appointments for Jan. 2018FILIPINOS who wish to apply for or renew their passports may now secure their appointments online. Starting January 2018, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will be issuing Philippine…

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…

Gina and RJ

Radel Paredes 05/06/2017

The appointment and eventual rejection of Gina Lopez as secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) by the Commission on Appointments (CA) highlights the frustrating status of efforts to protect our environment from being…

Lopez’s fate

Editorial 03/13/2017

In the likelihood that she is rejected by the Commission on Appointments (CA), Environment Secretary Gina Lopez’s exit is more a loss to President Duterte’s administration than to herself. In fact, if what she is championing for…

Lopez is a bright spot in gov’t

Ricky Poca 03/13/2017

Last Wednesday and Thursday, I watched the confirmation hearing of Environment Secretary Gina Lopez, and it was an eye-opener. Initially, I didn’t give much attention until I heard her answer hard questions from some members of the…

The sacred right to life and our environment

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 03/12/2017

It was quite disheartening to know of the passage by the House of Representatives of the bill restoring death penalty in the country. Only one representative from Cebu, Raul del Mar of the first district, was among…

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