TERROR THREATS IN THE SOUTH?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Doris C. Bongcac, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 11/03/2016

US Embassy alerts Americans of kidnap threats in southern Cebu Cebu officials were caught by surprise by the advisory of the United States Embassy in Manila to its citizens to avoid going to southern Cebu to avoid…

Police jails newspaper editor, columnists

11/02/2016

ISTANBUL — Turkish police detained the chief editor and at least 11 senior staff of Turkey’s opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper on Monday, a move that signals a widening crackdown on dissenting voices. Editor-in-chief Murat Sabuncu, cartoonist Musa Kart,…

Peace talks moving

Izobelle T. Pulgo 10/31/2016

Three issues to be tackled in 3rd round negotiations with gov’t and CPP-NPA-NDF The Philippine government and the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) will tackle three contentious issues in the third round…

Be safe, ride buses at terminals

Dominic D. Yasay, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/28/2016

People taking the bus home for the long weekend and to celebrate the All Souls’ and All Saints’ Days are advised to take their rides inside the bus terminals to prevent riding in colorum buses. Director Ahmed…

DFA Dumaguete consular office turns 1

PR 10/26/2016

THE Department of Foreign Affairs-Regional Consular Office (DFA-RCO) in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental celebrated its first anniversary recently. Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe Remollo and former ambassador MacActhur Corsino graced the occasion at Robinsons Dumaguete. In line with…

Lords of the bills: Return of the pork

Jason A. Baguia 10/21/2016

I like to think that I am not a candidate for hypertension, never mind my proclivity for pork dishes. When I come home after writing my master’s thesis, I look forward to dining in Barangay Tisa, Cebu…

Wa pa gyod maayo ang Palace of Justice

Lloyd Suarez 10/16/2016

Samtang nakabangon na ang mga simbahan ug mga pribadong building nga nangaguba niadtong Oct. 15, 2013 major earthquake, inutil gihapon ang atong mga kadagkoan sa Korte Suprema nga gipangulohan ni Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno kay wa…

DILG warns against scam

Edison Delos Angeles, Lesley Cara Delos Santos 10/12/2016

The Department of Interior and Local Government issued an advisory to the public warning against a scam on soliciting nominees for Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Punong Barangay or Barangay Chairman. The DILG said they received reports that certain persons…

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,…

Boy and his cab

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 09/02/2016

There are several issues which come with being married to a white man and you are living in the Philippines (or perhaps in my case, Cebu City). I will write three of them in this entry. One,…

Robredo to LGUs: Treat citizens as partners for development

Dominic D. Yasay 08/23/2016

THE essence of good governance lies in the partnership between the government and private citizens. When private citizens are given the opportunity to voice out what they want for themselves and to contribute to what the government…

Swindling the public

Editorial 07/21/2016

While conversing with Cebuano businessman and suspected drug lord Peter Lim, President Rodrigo Duterte also took the time to give an impromptu televised lecture on efficiency in government service by reminding all government employees to cut down…

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