CCCI: Cebu needs lower power rates to be more competitive

Irene R. Sino Cruz 11/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) cites need for lower power rates to make Cebu competitive. “In pricing electricity, its the final consumer who ultimately shoulders three costs: distribution, transmission and generation,”…

Sotto backs DOJ request to suspend rearrest of freed convicts

Neil Arwin Mercado - Inquirer.net 09/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Saturday backed the request of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to suspend the rearrest of convicts who were freed under the controversial Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law.…

Celebrate freedom in all forms

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo and Immae Lachica 07/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Remembering how the Philippines attained its freedom from its foreign colonizers is a historical narrative of love, sacrifice and even, betrayal. Indeed, our ancestors fought hard for the freedom that we now enjoy. Sadly, in…

121st Independence Day Celebration: There is a hero in everyone who serves the community – Briones

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/12/2019

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — 121 years have passed since the declaration of the Philippine independence, but many continue to strive for freedom against social problems like poverty, illegal drugs and road congestion. “While our ancestors fought for…

British Ambassador bares global pro-media campaign

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines –British Ambassador Daniel Pruce has shared his government’s campaign to promote freedom of the press. “This campaign is not anti-government: It is not anti-business. It is not anti any single individual or political party,” …

Need flowers for your date on Valentine’s Day? Check out the prices from Cebu’s Freedom Park 

Immae Lachica 02/13/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Pering Abasa is one of the many flower vendors at the Freedom Park along Magallanes Street in Cebu City. For the past 25 years, she, along with many other flower vendors in the…

Authoritarianism vs. freedom

Raymund Fernandez 12/18/2018

Consider Duterte and Trump. They are purveyors of authoritarianism. And yet, they have achieved and will achieve very little that is of any historical significance in their terms. The world has changed in a way we are…

Philippines ranks 73rd in worldwide freedom index

Inquirer.net 12/11/2018

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines ranked 73rd out of 162 countries in the Human Freedom Index (HFI), a study by Canada’s Fraser Institute, Germany’s Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, and the Cato Institute in the United States…

Press freedom: An election issue

11/16/2018

We need in the national legislature senators and congressmen who would defend press freedom. Lest the public forget, their participation in our democratic experiment is enabled by an unfettered mass media. Unfortunately, the press in the Philippines…

CEBU PRESS FREEDOM WEEK: New CFBJ officers take oath 

Rosalie Abatayo 09/19/2018

The new set officers of the Cebu Federation of Beat Journalists (CFBJ) took their oath during their general assembly on Wednesday (September 19).  Mitchelle Palaubsanon took over Elias Baquero as president of the federation. Baquero served as…

4-peat win for CDN in Mr. Press Freedom tilt CDN’s bet for Ms. Press Freedom crowned 1st runner-up

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/16/2018

Objectivity to the truth and religious adherence to the ethical standards of journalism are the keys to bringing the essential and truthful information to the public. So was the answer that has brought Cebu Daily News its…

Freedom from fear and want

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 08/12/2018

To feel safe and secure in one’s home, community and wherever one might be is a universal want, irrespective of race, gender or class. Our Constitution’s Preamble is unequivocal in declaring the reason for its being: “to…

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