Trump calls Duterte, affirms PH-US alliance

Inquirer, Inquirer.net 04/30/2017

In a phone call to President Rodrigo Duterte Saturday evening, US President Donald Trump reaffirmed America’s longtime alliance with the Philippines and mentioned his upcoming visit to Manila in November, Malacañang said Sunday. Trump’s phone call came…

Minglanilla mayor calls for review of contract after Sugat stage collapse

Edison Delos Angeles 04/17/2017

  MINGLANILLA town Mayor Elanito Peña wants to determine if the contractor hired to set up the stage for the annual Sugat Kabanhawan followed specifications of the contract. The stage, which was made of steel frames, was…

Priest calls on leaders to stop extrajudicial killings

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/14/2017

A Quezon City-based priest on Friday called on those in power to put an end to deaths due to the government’s aggressive war on drugs as he reflected on one of Jesus Christ’s final words. Fr. Daniel…

Palma calls for reflection on rising HIV cases in jails

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/09/2017

THE rising number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases inside the Cebu City Jail and the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) should be a cause for reflection, said Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma as he called…

NBI 7 calls on skimming victims

Edison Delos Angeles, Nestle L. Semilla 03/19/2017

THE National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) is calling on victims of ATM skimming to visit the NBI office to issue sworn statements against the three Romanian nationals earlier arrested by NBI agents. Although physical…

MAO BA?

Editorial 03/08/2017

WEEKEND CALLS SINCE it was the weekend, the reporter expected it to be tough securing a statement from a regional director of a government agency. After repeated calls, the regional director texted him that he would call…

Duterte calls on Filipinos to stand up against corruption

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/02/2017

CEBU CITY–Assert yourselves. Hoping to eradicate or lessen corruption, President Rodrigo Duterte called on Filipinos not to remain silent and to instead stand up against irregularities in government. “The thing about corruption is that Filipinos are not…

COA calls on Capitol heads to explain audit findings

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/27/2017

AN exit conference was conducted yesterday by the Commission on Audit to give the department heads of the Cebu provincial government the opportunity to explain their side on COA’s audit findings as well as present their management…

Family of missing Chinese tourist calls for help

Aileen Garcia-Yap 02/19/2017

The family of a female Chinese tourist who went missing in Cebu since Saturday morning is asking for help from everyone who could give them information and help them locate her. Weiying Gu, 72, who was in…

Authorities appeal to pranksters: Stop calling to disrupt operations

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/06/2016

The heightened police and military alert after the Davao City bombing last Friday had gotten many people vigilant; unfortunately, including eager pranksters actively jumping at every opportunity to play a joke. The pranks have caused undue alarm,…

Urgent review

Editorial 06/26/2016

PLDT chairman Manny Pangilinan’s call (appeal) for the national government “not to meddle too much” in relation to its digital shift project which includes a joint deal with Globe Telecom to buy San Miguel’s Vega Telecom should…

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