Romancing the carenderia

Louella Eslao- Alix 04/14/2019

Before the advent of fast foods , the only refuge for a hungry Filipino who is in need of immediate sustenance that is affordable and ready to eat is the carenderia. A common sight in almost every…

Understanding the Philippine poverty report

Fernando Fajardo 04/14/2019

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently reported the country’s official poverty statistics for the first semester of 2018. This report provides the estimates of poverty incidence using income data from the first visit of the Family Income…

The first station

Jason A. Baguia 04/10/2019

  In the first station, Pontius Pilate condemns Jesus to death. We are familiar with the condemnation episode. Saint John the Evangelist recorded it in writing for his own and for succeeding generations. We remember the encounter…

Fraudulent misrepresentation of pre-existing illnesses

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 04/09/2019

Honest mistakes on  a pre-existing illness during the pre-employment medical examination (PEME) will not deprive seafarers of their right over disability or death benefits. The POEA contract  bars the compensability of disability arising from a pre-existing illness when attended…

CICC: Cebu’s lost gem?

Jobers Reynes Bersales 04/08/2019

Former Cebu governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia, who is aiming to reclaim the governorship of Cebu, minced no words in saying that someone will be held to account for the sorry state of the Cebu International Convention Center…

The Galleon trade and Cebu

Fernando Fajardo 04/07/2019

  Cebu was known to be a thriving entrepôt even before Magellan came in 1521. When he arrived in Cebu, the chieftain demanded tribute for his landing like what was done with other foreign vessels that came…

FLOWERING OF THOUGHT: Surveys and endorsements

Jason A. Baguia 04/03/2019

A nationwide survey can tell you who are the leading candidates for elective government positions such as senator or congressman. Survey results also indicate how aware voters are of a person’s candidacy, and to a certain degree…

POST PRANDIUM: It is good to raise the SSS member’s contribution

Fernando Fajardo 03/31/2019

Beginning next week when April comes, SSS member’s contributions will increase by one percentage point to 12 percent of the credited salary, 8 percent to come from employers, and 4 percent from the employee. The maximum credited…

STRAIGHT TO THE POINT: NBI and PNP should help each other in the Silawan case

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 03/29/2019

The need of gathering additional evidences in bringing to justice the culprits in the barbaric murder of Christine Lee Silawan in lapu-lapu City should wake the NBI and PNP up to help each other to ensure that…

FLOWERING OF THOUGHT: The case for journalism as creative work

Jason A. Baguia 03/27/2019

Academia is one aspect of Philippine life in which United States influence remains strong. The rigid and as such tragic division the country’s universities have imposed between the arts and sciences is a legacy from American pedagogies.…

POST PRANDIUM: Why do we have a large trade deficit?

Fernando Fajardo 03/24/2019

In most of the years since the last war, our imports exceeded our exports. What causes a trade deficit? What does it mean to the economy and to us? We can answer these questions this way. On…

NANAY SAYS: Away from the city

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 03/02/2019

I decided to go back to trekking and mountain climbing this year to escape the city’s horrible traffic situation. I live in Liloan town so instead of heading to Cebu City — passing by the long, chaotic…

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