Enough with ceasefire! CPP-NPA junks UN, Makabayan call for ‘humanitarian pause’

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 04/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines – The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) announced that the ceasefire order for the New People’s Army (NPA) would end on Thursday, despite calls from left-leaning lawmakers and the United Nations (UN) for a…

Councilor calls for a stop on ‘unnecessary’ expenses

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Cebu City councilor is asking the city government to stop spending funds on non-urgent expenses while the city is under the general community quarantine. Councilor Alvin Dizon told CDN Digital in a…

Bishops call for prayers as Australia bushfires continue

Ador Vincent Mayol, Carla P. Gomez, Tina G. Santos 01/07/2020

Catholic bishops on Monday asked the faithful to pray for Australia as catastrophic bushfires continue to blaze across the country. The Diocese of Balanga in Bataan has released a prayer in solidarity with the people in Australia.…

Sinas to public: Help stop Negros Or. killings, be vigilant, coordinate with police

Benjie Talisic 07/28/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines — Police are calling on the public to be vigilant against suspicious persons and to coordinate with authorities to prevent any more killings in Negros Oriental. Police Brigadier General Debold Sinas made this call…

Media groups call for prudence in reporting narco list

Inquirer.net 03/08/2019

MANILA, Philippines – Several media groups, in a joint statement issued Thursday,  called on journalists to exercise “utter prudence and fastidious judgment” in reporting stories about the Duterte administration’s list of public officials allegedly involved in the…

Oroquieta meet was wake up call for Ateneo de Cebu football team, says coach

Mars G. Alison 02/05/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu football team head coach Oliver “Bingbing” Colina believes the 1st Oroquieta Cityhood Soccer Football Cup 2019 was a good exposure for the team. The team finished runner up…

Family seeks justice for Fiscal Castro’s death; authorities urged to conduct deeper probe

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The family of slain former assistant Cebu City Prosecutor Mary Ann Castro is calling on the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation on the fiscal’s murder. Castro’s family made the call two weeks…

It’s not your call to out gay people

Preen 01/05/2019

In the movie Love, Simon, the titular character struggles with himself and his relationship with other people as he hides the fact that he’s gay. He had several internal dialogs about wanting to come out but still waiting…

To attract more tourists, new visa policies needed — exec

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/17/2018

GMCAC OFFICIALS’ CALL If Cebu and the rest of the Philippines really want to have much more tourist arrivals, new visa policies should be instituted by the government including visa on arrival and electronic visas. This was…

Bloody wake-up call

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 12/17/2018

Last Thursday’s gory accident involving a motorcycle-riding family of three and a 40-footer tanker provides a striking backdrop to the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court that sustains the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory…

Gwapo: A call for animal justice

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/11/2018

Four-month-old “Gwapo” normally let out a tiny bark and wagged his little dog tail in excitement each time he saw his owners. But cruelty suffered at the hands of a drunk man changed all that for the…

Human rights groups call for end of drug war, martial law in Mindanao

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 12/10/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Human Rights groups are calling for the end of the martial law in Mindanao and the end of the war on drugs on the anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of…

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