Eight killings in one day

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Norman V. Mendoza, Rene Alima 08/03/2016

With the daily spate of killings in Cebu alone, yesterday’s count reached eight persons shot dead either by unknown assailants or in an alleged encounter with law enforcement agents. The victims were all suspected drug personalities, some…

‘NO’ TO VIGILANTE KILLINGS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus, Rene Alima, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/30/2016

A group of Cebuano lawyers have sought the support of Vice President Leni Robredo to stem the rash of vigilante-style killings of drug suspects in Cebu amid suspicion that some policemen themselves might be involved in these…

Militants rally against extrajudicial killings, death penalty

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/25/2016

ABOUT 500 persons belonging to different militant groups staged a rally at Colon Street in Cebu City to urge President Rodrigo Duterte to address national and local concerns hours before he delivers his first State of the…

Duterte admin welcomes probe on spate of killings

07/10/2016

Amid the rising body count in the administration’s war on crime, Malacañang on Saturday said it was open to any investigation on drug-related killings, as being called upon by human rights advocates and lawmakers. “As far as…

UPHOLD THE RULE OF LAW

Carmel Loise Matus 06/26/2016

Church and human rights leaders in Cebu balked at the possibility that the Rodrigo Duterte administration will herald an era of extra-judicial killings of criminals amid repeated pronouncements from the incoming president about his readiness to kill…

Cebu: unsafe for criminals

Jhunnex Napallacan 06/24/2016

Early in 2006, Virginia was losing sleep over fears that her son Michael would be the next to fall in what appeared to be a spate of vigilante-style executions of petty criminals in Cebu City. Tomas Osmeña,…

Duterte’s media rant

Editorial 06/05/2016

It’s not yet even the honeymoon period—that traditional grace period given by the media and, to some extent, the detractors of any incoming president just as he or she assumes the reins of office and yet President-elect…

Duterte’s statement assaults oath to uphold the law

Carmel Loise Matus 06/02/2016

“KILL CORRUPT JOURNALISTS” “BUT for the President-elect to encourage murder as solution assaults the oath he took as a lawyer, as mayor, and soon as president of the country. And that oath is to uphold the law.”…

Cash for ‘legal killings’

05/20/2016

There are at least two things to consider in Cebu City Mayor-elect Tomas Osmeña’s announcement of a P50,000 reward for law enforcers and civilians who “legally” kill suspected criminals. One and probably the most obvious question that…

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