Silencing media to submission

Editorial 10/09/2016

Just as the Duterte administration continues to soak up on the warmth of its high survey ratings and the adulation of its followers, the national and local media find themselves in the crosshairs of the President’s apologists,…

Sobra pa sa pasar si Duterte

Lloyd Suarez 10/09/2016

Hatagan nako og perfect score nga grado si Presidente Rodrigo Duterte sa iyang unang 100 days nga pangatungdanan sa nasod kay duna gyud siyay baruganan ilabina sa seryosong kampanya batok sa illegal drugs. Ang mga naglagot ra…

Duterte’s standing

Editorial 10/07/2016

In rating his performance for his first 100 days in office, President Rodrigo Duterte at least had some humility in rating himself a six out of 10 in contrast to his predecessors who rated themselves more than…

Clinton scores; Duterte’s alliances

Ricky Poca 10/03/2016

Last week’s first presidential debate in the US between Democratic standard-bearer Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump showed how fortune favors the prepared. Hillary Clinton came to the debate very well prepared as she practiced on…

KP should push for more humane approaches to drug rehab

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 10/03/2016

Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco, one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s most trusted men, visited Cebu City last week to grace the launch of Kilusang Pagbabago (KP or Movement for Change) at the Cebu Coliseum. The event drew some…

PRO and AFP on possible coup against admin

Dominic D. Yasay 10/02/2016

POLICE and military officials affirmed their strong support for President Rodrigo Duterte even while Cabinet Secretary Leoncio “Jun” Evasco Jr. earlier said that he saw a possible staging of a coup against the President by groups dissatisfied…

Community drive against illegal drugs

Editorial 09/02/2016

While the Duterte administration continues to draw flak from the United Nations and domestic critics over its bloody, all out war against illegal drugs and drug lords, it’s heartening to learn that there is the Church, the…

Davide elated after landing on presidential ‘honor list’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/22/2016

Despite setbacks in its anti-illegal drug campaign, the Cebu Provincial Government will be among those set to be recognized by President Rodrigo Duterte for curbing the illegal drug trade in their respective areas. In a Philippine Daily…

Golden age of infrastructure coming, says budget secretary

07/20/2016

THE Duterte administration’s plan to jack up infrastructure spending to up to 7 percent of the economy by 2022 would bring about a “golden age of infrastructure” in the next six years, Budget Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno…

PRESUMED INNOCENT

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/17/2016

Having Peter Lim prove his innocence is unconstitutional The last time I read the Constitution, it said that it is the duty of the state to prove the guilt of a person and not the other way…

‘The change that we seek’

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 07/17/2016

When a new President takes over the helm of the affairs of the nation, public expectation soars. The pressure must be extraordinarily high especially on the present administration as its presidential campaign hinged on the slogan, “Change…

Going against the tide

07/10/2016

With the war on crime, specifically against illegal drugs, in full on mode by the Duterte administration, someone in the national government was bound to speak out against the escalation and talk about dialing it down —…

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