Cebu will have LRT during Duterte’s term

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 05/19/2017

A Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Cebu will be among the big-ticket projects to be implemented during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino said an LRT system in Metro…

Tax reform revenues, domestic loans to fund Duterte’s infra buildup

Inquirer.net 05/17/2017

MANILA — Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III reiterated on Wednesday that the Duterte administration’s planned infrastructure buildup would be funded mainly by revenue gains from comprehensive tax reform as well as local borrowings to avoid falling…

Duterte’s net worth grew to P27.4 million in 2016

Inquirer.net 05/12/2017

President Rodrigo Duterte’s net worth by the end of 2016 slightly grew to P27.43 million, an increase of P3.35 million during his first six months as chief executive. When Mr. Duterte entered office on June 30, his…

TIPSTER SEEKS DUTERTE’S AID

Connie E. Fernandez, Leo Udtohan, Nestle L. Semilla 05/09/2017

Driver constantly moving due to fears for own safety  Bohol — The habal-habal or motorcycle-for-hire driver who tipped off the authorities on the presence of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Clarin town, Bohol is now fearing…

MAO BA?

Inquirer, Inquirer.net 04/26/2017

MAYOR’S PROTECTION A group of tourists passed by a derelict house on an island in northern Cebu that bore a sign stating that “this house is protected.” When they asked around, some residents told them that the…

MAO BA?

Editorial 04/02/2017

MORE BEAUTIFUL A BROADCASTER known for his wily sense of humor was wistful when he commented on the feud between two presidential allies that worsened when the official’s common-law partner blamed the dispute on a spat she…

Exec says law required to postpone brgy polls

Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/16/2017

Talks about possible postponement of the barangay elections scheduled in October this year will have no bearing in the Commission on Elections (Comelec) until a law will be enacted declaring its postponement. Lawyer Lionel Castillano, Comelec Cebu…

DUTERTE’S SCATHING ATTACKS ON CHURCH

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/03/2017

Palma: Statement untrue We forgive him. This was the res-ponse of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma to the latest profanity-laced tirades thrown by President Rodrigo Duterte against Catholic bishops and priests. Answering queries from reporters, the 66-year-old prelate…

Naked prisoners in Cebu jail cause uproar

Inquirer.net, Nestle L. Semilla 03/02/2017

Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have triggered accusations of further rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs. The inmates of the Cebu Provincial…

Politically charged events

Stephen D. Capillas 02/23/2017

Probably the first transport strike of the year for Metro Cebu public transport operators will be held next Monday, but there are reports that the transport group here may join transport groups in Manila for tomorrow’s protest…

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