One-stop health care system to be launched in Cebu, Bohol

Chris A. Ligan 10/12/2017

The office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas and other government agencies in Central Visayas will be launching a one-stop health care system. Presidential Assistant for the Visayas  Michael Lloyd Dino met with representatives of the…

Enough rope

Raymund Fernandez 10/10/2017

Who is the ruling class? Are we part of the ruling class? If we are reading this, we cannot be poor. Or at least not as poor as those who cannot read or cannot be reading this.…

Cuenco seeks to reverse dismiss order of Ombud, files supplemental MR

Inna Gian Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/06/2017

  CEBU City Councilor James Anthony Cuenco has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to reverse its decision dismissing him from public service. In an 11-page supplemental motion for reconsideration, Cuenco’s lawyers reiterated that there is no…

Customs exec uses Bible verses to fight corruption in government service

USJ-R Intern Rosalie Abatayo 10/02/2017

FOR Lawyer Edward James Dy Buco, corruption is a work of the devil that can only be eradicated using the Word of God. With the prevalent scandals of corruption at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) where Dy…

Presidential adviser’s call: Bring back PPP

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/01/2017

THE government should strengthen its relationship with the country’s private sector, starting with bringing back Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the implementation of big-ticket infrastructure projects. This was the call made by Jose Ma. “Joey” Concepcion III, presidential…

SSS: Hike in contribution rate to over 12.5% effective January

Inquirer.net 10/01/2017

Starting January next year, the contribution rate of Social Security System (SSS) members will increase to over 12.5 percent as a means for the state-run pension fund to compensate for the higher disbursements to retirees. SSS president…

Spain riot police fire rubber projectiles in Catalonia vote

AP 10/01/2017

  SANT JULIA DE RAMIS, Spain — Spanish riot police smashed their way into polling stations to try to halt a disputed independence referendum on Sunday and fired rubber projectiles at protesters outside a Barcelona polling station.…

Kicking a bad habit

Radel Paredes 07/29/2017

The government recently imposed a total ban on smoking in all public places. This national policy follows that city ordinance long implemented in Davao City, one of the strict measures that made then-mayor Rodrigo Duterte popular nationwide.…

Guihulngan cops who survived ambush receive medals

Carla P. Gomez 07/22/2017

  BACOLOD CITY –  The Philippine National Police (PNP) gave medals to the three policemen who survived the ambush staged by New People’s Army in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental. Wounded personnel medals were pinned by Chief Supt.…

Cebu bizmen to government: Build reserve power supply

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/12/2017

While facing a power crisis is not new to Cebu, local business leaders believe the present situation calls for additional investments in the energy sector in the Visayas to mitigate the effects of similar events in the…

The right thing to do

Nestor Ramirez 05/30/2017

Instead of the original proposal of Mayor Tomas Osmeña to cut all the 2,185 trees affected by the implementation of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system and replace them with new ones, I am happy that…

Helping Marawi

Editorial 05/29/2017

The sheer volume and flurry of online posts for and against the imposition of martial law in Mindanao overshadowed other equally urgent issues such as extending assistance to those in Marawi City which had been under siege…

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