Roque blames De Lima after being ousted from party-list

01/27/2017

Kabayan Party-list representative Herminio “Harry” Roque is pointing his finger at former justice chief and controversial Senator Leila de Lima as the person behind the party-list’s decision to “remove” him last Tuesday. With utmost certainty, Roque was…

Roque will not give up House seat unless Congress orders him to

Dominic D. Yasay 01/27/2017

Kabayan Partylist Rep. Herminio “Harry” Roque will continue to refuse to vacate the seat in the House of Representatives after he was ousted as member of the partylist. He said only Congress has the right and power…

NTC to Congress: Give us more ‘teeth’ to impose telco rules

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/24/2017

The country’s telecommunications watchdog is encouraging Congress to give them more “teeth” in imposing circulars on existing telco players, compelling them to improve services and address the country’s slow internet connection. “We’ve issued a memorandum setting a…

Atienza seeks support vs death penalty

Nestle L. Semilla 01/21/2017

House Deputy Minority Leader Lito Atienza urged all the people, regardless of their religious affiliation, to fight against the bill that seeks to restore the death penalty in the country which is being pushed by House Speaker…

Resolving the SSS pension hike

Editorial 01/09/2017

A P1,000 increase in pension for retirees of the Social Security System (SSS) is supposed to be released this month, yet there has been no official word so far that President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law a…

Public shaming

Editorial 11/29/2016

Last Thursday’s congressional interrogation of Ronnie Dayan, while somewhat instructive, is known more for its attempts by lawmakers to ferret out the salacious details of his seven-year affair with Sen. Leila de Lima rather than verifying whether…

Disgraceful legislative hearings

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/28/2016

The testimony of Ronnie Dayan, former bodyguard and boyfriend of Senator Leila de Lima before the House committee on justice probing the proliferation of drug syndicates in the New Bilibid Prison was expected to demolish the senator,…

Exempted sa FOI ang prosecution service?

Lloyd Suarez 11/27/2016

Wa ko kasabot ni Assistant City Prosecutor Ma. Theresa Casiño kinsa maoy gi-designate nga spokesperson sa Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office kay gilisod-lisod gyud ko nga maka-access sa mga dokumento sa mga kaso nga may public interest. Nga…

Councilor pushes for Mandaue lone district

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Norman V. Mendoza 10/28/2016

The Mandaue City Council presented a draft resolution urging Congressman Jonas Cortes to pass a bill for Mandaue City to become a lone congressional district during their regular session last Wednesday. The resolution proposed by Councilor Demetrio…

Lords of the bills: Return of the pork

Jason A. Baguia 10/21/2016

I like to think that I am not a candidate for hypertension, never mind my proclivity for pork dishes. When I come home after writing my master’s thesis, I look forward to dining in Barangay Tisa, Cebu…

PESO offices called to be agents of change in PH

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/14/2016

THE Department of Labor and Employment said it is doubling its efforts to find jobs for the unemployed and underemployed Filipinos in the country. During the launching of the 16th Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Congress at…

EMERGENCY POWER BY CHRISTMAS

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/08/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to receive from Congress emergency powers to solve the traffic crisis across Metro Manila and other highly urbanized areas like Metro Cebu by Christmas this year or before 2016 ends. The demand…

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