Duterte admin has bred ‘culture of hate, violence’

Robert Dejon, Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/14/2017

Vice President Leni Robredo expressed alarm over recent reported killings in the country amid the administration’s bloody war on illegal drugs. Robredo said the administration’s war on illegal drugs has bred a culture of hate and violence,…

Slow wheels of justice add to jail congestion

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/14/2017

VICE President Leni Robredo vowed to address jail congestion and to come up with a holistic way to address the rehabilitation needs of female inmates and children in conflict with the law (CICL) in Cebu City. Compared…

THOU SHALT NOT KILL

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/29/2016

CONCLUSION Leaders of the Catholic Church, an institution that helped oust two of the country’s leaders in the past, have varied responses to the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs. While all of them agree that killing…

Cebu lawyers call for justice

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/28/2016

Lawyers in Cebu gathered on Wednesday morning to show support to their fallen comrades in the profession and denounce their killings. A solidarity mass, officiated by Fr. Dan Delos Angeles, was held at the Integrated Bar of…

A wife’s lament: He was too serious with his job

Nestle L. Semilla 12/27/2016

“DAY nag-ilis nako. Padulog nako lakaw (My lady, I’m already dressed. I’m on my way)” These were the last words of slain Catmon police chief Senior Insp. Alexander Nuñez to his wife before he was killed by…

NO STATE-SPONSORED KILLINGS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/08/2016

Human rights and church leaders in Cebu expressed dismay over the joint report by the Senate committees on justice and human rights, and public order and dangerous drugs that declared that the government has nothing to do,…

No conjecture

Editorial 12/05/2016

There has to be even a minimal sense of disbelief after hearing Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III claim that reports of extrajudicial killings are conjectures or theories and that all drug suspects killed in police operations resisted…

Disgraceful legislative hearings

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 11/28/2016

The testimony of Ronnie Dayan, former bodyguard and boyfriend of Senator Leila de Lima before the House committee on justice probing the proliferation of drug syndicates in the New Bilibid Prison was expected to demolish the senator,…

AFP welcomes peace talks with Misuari

11/04/2016

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday welcomed the temporary suspension of the arrest warrant against Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chair Nur Misuari in connection with the Zamboanga City siege in 2013. “Malugod…

To depend or not: Not really the question

Jason A. Baguia 10/28/2016

The Chief Executive has recently stated that he intends to pursue an independent foreign policy on behalf of all Filipinos and that he wants all foreign troops out of the country within the next two years. He…

Raphael and his ostrich

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 10/15/2016

Langston Hughes wrote a short poem entitled “Justice”: That Justice is a blind goddess Is a thing to which we black are wise: Her bandage hides two festering sores That once perhaps were eyes. Hughes was a…

State of calamity declaration mulled

Morexette Erram, Nestle L. Semilla 10/12/2016

First it was the City of Cebu. Now comes the province. Capitol officials yesterday recommended the declaration of a state of calamity over rising dengue cases in the province. The recommendation to Governor Hilario Davide III, made…

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