Entitlement

Editorial 06/21/2016

Unless the barangay officials who refused to return their service vehicles to City Hall for inventory produce incontrovertible proof that doing so will paralyze services in their areas, then there is no reason for them not to…

Dictator

06/21/2016

What IS the meaning of human life? This is the most important question that one will face in the course of one’s worldly existence. Interestingly, Albert Camus once said: “I have never seen anyone die for the…

Duterte open to ‘cordial relationship’ with Robredo

06/17/2016

DAVAO CITY—Despite coming from opposite sides of the political fence, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte is open to a “cordial working relationship” with Vice President-elect Leni Robredo, his spokesperson said on Thursday. Designated presidential spokesperson Ernesto “Ernie” Abella expressed…

Cebu legislators: Strange bedfellows

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Julit C. Jainar 06/15/2016

As the jump on the Duterte bandwagon continues, new oaths of allegiance for the winning party are expected from local politicians. But what can be expected now that political nemesis find themselves under the same umbrella of…

Looming dictatorship

Editorial 06/15/2016

President Benigno Aquino III’s final Independence Day speech may draw derision, an angry outburst or a tempered response from his successor, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, but it still bears watching a few weeks from now when Aquino steps…

COUNTER CHARGES

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Edison Delos Angeles, Nestle L. Semilla 06/14/2016

The lawyers of Labangon Councilman Rodolfo Tabasa yesterday made good on their threat to file a string of charges against Cebu City Acting Mayor Margarita “Margot” Osmeña and seven other City Hall employees and policemen over the…

Aquino gives final plea against dictatorship

06/13/2016

President Benigno Aquino III on Independence Day gave a strongly-worded speech, possibly his last as head of state, against dictatorship and the demise of democracy. Aquino, addressing hundreds of diplomats and government officials, warned that freedom may…

Margot recalls iPads

06/10/2016

AFTER the cars, Cebu City Acting Mayor Margarita Osmeña now ordered the city government’s department heads and other concerned personnel to return the Apple iPads that were issued to them. Osmeña warned the department heads who still…

New dep’t heads at Cebu City Hall

Nestle L. Semilla 06/09/2016

CEBU City Acting Mayor Margot Osmeña appointed officers-in-charge of some departments at City Hall to replace those who either resigned or took leaves of absence until June 30, when a new administration will take over. All those…

More on the federal system

Ricky Poca 06/06/2016

UNDER the federal system, there are the executive and legislative departments and the judiciary in the central government as well as the state governments for check and balance purposes. The state government is headed by the governor…

Change is coming in the mining industry

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 06/06/2016

Change is coming” is the slogan that propelled Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte to the presidency, and who would ever thought the change also involves the way mainstream media covers or, based on Digong’s “boycott in reverse” of giant…

Gullas eyes major revamp at Talisay City Hall

Carmel Loise Matus 06/03/2016

TALISAY City Mayor-elect Eduardo Gullas said he would implement a major overhaul of the city government when he would take over on June 30. Gullas said in a press briefing yesterday that he met all the current…

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