Man who tries to jump off Cebu City skywalk rescued, detained

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 05/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 31-year-old man was rescued after he attempted to jump off from a skywalk near Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Cebu City on Tuesday morning, May 10, 2022, claiming some individuals were after…

Lapu, USAID ink MOA for establishment of community-based drug rehab program

Futch Anthony Inso 06/03/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Thursday afternoon, June 3, 2021, for the establishment of a Community-Based…

The real reason some people become addicted to drugs

AP 10/01/2017

Why do they do it? This is a question that friends and families often ask of those who are addicted. It’s difficult to explain how drug addiction develops over time. To many, it looks like the constant…

Recovery can start even without rehab centers

Nestor Ramirez 10/18/2016

The rehabilitation of 669,000 persons nationwide who surrendered following the heightened anti-drug drive by the Duterte administration could not wait for the construction of the much needed drug rehabilitation infrastructure that is still in the planning stage.…

Communities leading drug rehab programs

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 10/17/2016

His hardline stance on drug addicts and his belief that they’re beyond redemption notwithstanding, it’s good to hear President Rodrigo Duterte changing his tune after a Chinese trader and philanthropist provided funding for the construction of a…

The Farm in Iloilo

Jaime Picornell 10/06/2016

FOR today, birthday greetings go to Milagring Sembrano. For tomorrow, Oct. 7 at 2 p.m., the Mariquita Salimbangon Yeung Charitable Foundation will have a board meeting at the MSY Building in Cebu Business Park. The purpose of…

Drugs can destroy a nation

Dr. Philip S. Chua 09/05/2016

THE ILLEGAL drug problem here and abroad is not a modern crisis. Almost three centuries ago, an illegal drug brought down an empire, the Imperial China. If not drastically eliminated, illegal drug trafficking and use, a massive…

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