Gov’t promises aid for Surigao quake victims

Inquirer.net 02/11/2017

Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella assured the public that the government was ready to assist the victims of a magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Surigao City. “These are trying times and our hearts go out to Surigao,” he told…

DILG starts discussions on federalism among barangay leaders in Central Visayas

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/11/2017

The Department of Interior and Local Government in Central Visayas (DILG-7) on Saturday kicked off discussions at the barangay level on the proposed federal system of government through a regional forum held in a hotel in Cebu…

Stalling the peace process

Editorial 02/10/2017

It was just as well that President Rodrigo Duterte canceled for now the peace talks with the communists since they wanted to dictate not only the pace but the actual terms of the negotiations to the point…

Relocation sites sought for families

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/01/2017

The Cebu City Council called on the National Housing Authority (NHA) to help identify relocation sites for residents in the mountain barangays of Sirao, Adlaon and Busay who were displaced by last month’s landslides. In a privilege…

Return to Inayawan

Editorial 02/01/2017

By extending the contract for private garbage hauler Jomara Konstruct Corp., Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña drove home the message that the city’s garbage would go anywhere except the Consolacion landfill whose operator has yet to collect…

Let DILG decide who to appoint as Ermita caretaker – Dino

Edison Delos Angeles 01/31/2017

Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino said the new caretaker of barangay Ermita should be a “person whose integrity is beyond reproach.” Appointment should also left for the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to…

Is mainstream media ‘jealous’ of Mocha’s engagement rate?

Ryan Macasero 01/28/2017

Forget the fact that before Rodrigo Duterte was elected president, engagement rate was not even discussed outside of a very exclusive group of those who worked in the media industry. Yet, lately, it’s been a favorite topic…

Napapas na ang tinguha sa parliamentary system?

Lloyd Suarez 01/15/2017

Dinhi sa Sugbo niadtong miaging semana si Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs Jovy Zarate kinsa maoy secretary general sa Liga ng Pederalista sa Pilipinas. Ang tumong mao ang pagpasabot sa katawhan sa mga kaayohan sa federal form…

Debating Cebu City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/05/2017

(PART 1) The year 2016 saw several changes in the City of Cebu — the biggest of which was the changing of guards at City Hall. After being dealt his first ever political loss in the 2013…

Push to federalism

Editorial 01/03/2017

Just before 2016 ended, House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez rang anew the Duterte administration’s quest to federalize the national government, but he stopped short of outlining the whole picture and instead appealed for public support on the initiative.…

Quezon under state of calamity

12/29/2016

Lucena City, Quezon — Quezon province has declared a state of calamity after typhoon “Nina” (international name: Nock-ten) destroyed an estimated P150 million worth of public and private properties. The state of calamity declaration was passed by…

The rising body count

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/29/2016

(A special CDN series on the Philippine National Police and the war on illegal drugs in Central Visayas) Forty-one-year-old Julian Ramos, a carpenter from Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City, admitted to using shabu (meth amphetamine hydrochloride) since he…

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