Limits of parents’ concerns: The Sarah and Matteo Wedding

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 02/28/2020

“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined…

Espenido is on a road less travelled 

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 02/21/2020

How come the poster boy of the war on drugs, Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido, who received all the praises of President Rodrigo Duterte now included in the narco list? Who included his name in the list? Worst,…

Expedite investigation on Jovie Espenido

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 02/14/2020

    It is shocking to know that the policeman who received all the praises from President Rodrigo Duterte is now under investigation for allegedly being a protector of people involved in illegal drug trade.  Lt. Col.…

On banning Chinese tourists: Compassion over panic

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 01/31/2020

With the news about the novel coronavirus and the first confirmed case in the country that landed in the headlines of all media outlets including social media, I remember the 2016 Korean zombie movie entitled “Train to…

Should motorcycle taxis be legalized?

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 01/24/2020

Recently, I again experienced riding a motorcycle taxi “habal-habal” because of the terrible traffic in Cebu City during the feast of the Santo Niño. Because of the many rerouting implemented in line with the celebration, I noticed…

Let the people and the entire press take videos of the Sinulog 

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 01/17/2020

For purposes of academic discussion, both the law of the land and the Bible frown on depriving the people and the faithful to publish the Sinulog fiesta activities of the Sto. Nino. First, on the law of…

VP Leni is correct on Duterte’s drug war failure if…

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 01/10/2020

I might agree with Vice President Leni Robredo’s report that President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs is a failure as of this time, if we swallow her idea of a passing score. But I don’t agree that…

Sinulog liquor ban: A test of Labella’s leadership

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 01/03/2020

In Cebu City, the events are running so fast. People are so busy from the All Saints’ Day, Christmas celebration up to the New Year’s celebration. Right after the New Year’s celebration we are again  preoccupied with…

Celebrating Christmas in the midst of calamities

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 12/27/2019

While people in other areas in the country greeted this year’s Christmas evening with great joy, many greeted it with great sorrow as typhoon Ursula devastated lives, houses and other properties. Ursula left Eastern, Central, Western Visayas…

Lady Judge bravely convicts the Ampatuans

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 12/20/2019

After many years of abusively reigning like untouchable sacred cows in the province of Maguindanao, the Ampatuan clan’s stupidity finally ended. It took a lady to stop a perceived strong and barbaric regime. Quezon City Regional Trial…

Another irony on education: An indictment of the system

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 12/13/2019

After the irony of teaching our neighboring countries on how to plant rice that ended up us as the ones importing rice from them, now there is another one, not on the aspect of agriculture but on…

Hurray to our patriotic Filipino athletes in the SEA Games

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 12/06/2019

Unlike before when we needed to be there in the venue to let our athletes know of our support, now we can already do it through social media.  In the advent of internet, we can already convey…

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