DOH to issue recommendation on quarantine setup in 2 weeks

Cathrine Gonzales 06/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) will submit within the next two weeks its recommendation on whether or not the general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ in the country will continue even as coronavirus…

PNP understands Duterte’s ‘utmost disappointment’ amid ‘ninja cops’ issue

Cathrine Gonzales 10/17/2019

  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Thursday it understands the reported “utmost disappointment” of President Rodrigo Duterte for the police force, amid the controversy of alleged drug recycling hounding the police organization. Quoting…

Pacquiao on Imee’s graduation issue: She only needs to show she’s sincere in supporting the president

Rosalie Abatayo 02/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—For Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, who stands as campaign manager of the senatorial bets of the administration, it should not be a question on whether or not Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos earned a degree…

PB to hold special session, to tackle ‘Davide authority’ issue

Rosalie O. Abatayo 12/18/2018

Resource Center Project Will the proposed resolution giving authority to Gov. Hilario Davide III to enter into a contract with WT Construction for the building of a P1.3 billion 20-storey resource center be passed today (Dec. 19)…

Dignified speech: An election issue

Editorial 12/09/2018

How dignified will public discourse be as we draw nearer to the elections in May 2019? If our conversations become less charitable than ever, it will be in many ways due to the unwillingness of President Rodrigo…

ISSUE RESOLVED

Mars G. Alison 12/06/2018

Problem with skate park design just a ‘misunderstanding’ All’s well that ends well. The Cebu City Sports Commission (CCSC), the architect in charge of the design for the skate park and some members of the Cebuano skateboarding…

Church and State separation: An election issue

Editorial 12/02/2018

President Rodrigo Duterte’s attacks on the Catholic Church reached a new low when he accused Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of stealing and insinuated that the prelate may be on drugs. No less than professors of the…

Children’s welfare: An election issue

Editorial 11/25/2018

What is the true state of Filipino children? In the educational system, K to 12 promised that those who would finish senior would be employable. We still need to see empirical evidence of that. Many employers in…

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…

Inflation: An election issue

11/09/2018

Soon the Advent season will arrive and after this, the season of Christmas. Small to big time traders are trying to cash in and have started to raise prices of goods and services. It is incumbent upon…

Traffic: An election issue

Editorial 11/04/2018

Especially for metropolitan areas like Cebu, solving traffic woes should be central to the platforms of governance of candidates for election in May 2019. As we learned earlier this year, the country loses P3.5 billion daily to…

Cleansing the police: An election issue

11/02/2018

When voters evaluate politicos for possible election in May 2019, they should including among their criteria for voting the strength of candidates’ platforms for peace and order, particularly with regard to ensuring that only men and women…

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