THINK TWICE

Inna Gian Mejia, Morexette B. Erram 12/11/2017

CHR to Osmeña: Giving P50K reward to cops who can kill criminals may lead to abuses The director of the Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) on Monday cautioned Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and…

Doria: Only criminals fear Martial Law implementation

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/27/2017

Police officials in Cebu are willing to allow civilians to carry firearms and help authorities fight terrorists and criminals as long as there is an order from higher-ups allowing it. Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director of the…

San Fran’s purok system, a deterrent against criminals

Nestor Ramirez 05/16/2017

I spent my weekend on the island towns of Camotes, the place where my maternal grandparents came from, but the trip was not meant for vacation or some sort of a reunion. I was brought back to…

Filipinos believe criminals deserve a second chance

04/28/2017

Half of adult Filipinos surveyed agree that a heinous criminal having a chance for reformation is a valid argument against the reimposition of death penalty. In the Social Weather Stations (SWS) first-quarter survey first published in BusinessWorld,…

Slain Boholano Abu Sayyaf was a ‘very good kid’

Nestle L. Semilla 04/23/2017

Boholano Joseliito Melloria, the slain Abu Sayyaf Group member, was not only familiar with the town of Clarin but also studied in high school there. Moreover, he was a “kind and respectful person” that it came as…

Strength, not violence

Editorial 02/23/2017

Leave it to Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle to make eloquent discourses on spiritual and temporal issues, and last Saturday’s speech at the Luneta rally was no exception. He coined the church’s opposition to the war…

‘THEY ARE KILLING EACH OTHER’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/03/2016

Did Annalou Llaguno squeal on her alleged ex-lovers’ drug operations? This question was raised yesterday as police started to uncover that because she violated omerta, the Sicilian term for the code of silence among criminal elements when…

Alvarez: About time PH won’t rely on foreign aid

10/03/2016

House Speaker Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez on Monday said it’s about time the country would not rely on foreign aid from the country’s closest allies. Alvarez made this statement in a press conference when sought for his reaction…

The raid

Radel Paredes 07/09/2016

  I woke up to a sudden blast of light beamed on my face. A gloved hand then tapped my arm as the man standing before me said: “Wake up. This is a raid.” His flashlight scanning…

UPHOLD THE RULE OF LAW

Carmel Loise Matus 06/26/2016

Church and human rights leaders in Cebu balked at the possibility that the Rodrigo Duterte administration will herald an era of extra-judicial killings of criminals amid repeated pronouncements from the incoming president about his readiness to kill…

Cebu: unsafe for criminals

Jhunnex Napallacan 06/24/2016

Early in 2006, Virginia was losing sleep over fears that her son Michael would be the next to fall in what appeared to be a spate of vigilante-style executions of petty criminals in Cebu City. Tomas Osmeña,…

When might makes right

Radel Paredes 06/11/2016

Crosshatching President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s attack on the Commission on Human Rights’ purported bias for criminals brings back the old debate on whether or not these “bad elements” have human rights like everyone else and thus deserve protection…

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