LAW AND ORDER

MAO BA? 08/03/2018

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s public pronouncements speculating that the assailants in the spate of killings in Cebu were perhaps getting police protection drew mixed reactions from netizens. Greg Gonzales wrote, “Same scenario, same pattern rani sa…

Changing the Law

Radel Paredes 07/21/2018

The fourth of July found me attending a dinner party at the house of an American friend who is married to a Cebuana. The party, however, was not meant to celebrate the Independence Day of the United…

Inflation hit new over 5-year high of 5.2% in June

Inquirer.net 07/05/2018

  Inflation jumped by 5.2 percent year-on-year in June, a new over five-year high, due to sustained elevated prices of food and “sin” products, the government reported Thursday. In a report, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said…

Duterte signs PH Mental Health Law

Inquirer.net 06/21/2018

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law Republic Act No. 11036 or the Philippine Mental Health Law that would secure, among others, the rights and welfare of persons with mental health needs as well as mental health…

Yes to martial law versus illegal drugs

Lloyd Suarez 06/17/2018

Wa koy pagsupak nga modeklarar og martial law si Presidente Duterte aron gyud molampos pakiggubat niining problema batok sa illegal drugs. Akong nakita nga epektibo kini kay paralisado man lagi karon ang mga terorista sa Mindanao ilabina…

Angara wants law on fare discounts for students

Inquirer.net 06/08/2018

THERE is a need for Congress to pass a legislation that will institutionalize the 20 percent student fare discount, Senator Sonny Angara said on Friday. “If we want to provide long-term assistance to our students, we need…

Militant groups to join signature petition against Train Law

Intern 06/07/2018

Militant groups from Cebu will be participating in the nationwide signature petition against Train Law on June 12, as one of the activities of the National Day of Protest. Jaime Paglinawan of AMA-SUGBU-KMU, said that they are…

Albayalde tells Tagle: War on drugs will observe human rights, rule of law

Inquirer.net 06/06/2018

PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief Dir. Gen. Oscar D. Albayalde on Wednesday assured Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle that the government’s crackdown against illegal drugs will observe human rights and rule of law. During a courtesy…

Environmental lawyer tells Sta. Fe resort owners to follow the law

Morexette Marie B. Erram and Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/02/2018

Liberate the seas The contention of resorts owners that soil erosion in the coastline brought structures closer to the sea in Santa Fe town is unacceptable and non-existent, stressed environmental lawyer Ben Cabrido. Cabrido instead advised resort…

Militant groups call to lift Martial Law in Mindanao

Rosalie Abatayo 05/23/2018

Militant groups stage a protest rally along Colon St. in Cebu City on Wednesday, May 23, to commemorate the declaration of martial law in Mindanao. Members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan in Central Visayas (Bayan), Karapatan, Gabriela, Movement…

Zarate files bill to counter TRAIN law

Inquirer.net 05/10/2018

BAYAN Muna Represen-tative Carlos Zarate filed House Bill 7653 on Thursday to counter the “anti-poor and anti-people” facets of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. “House Bill 7653 will repeal the anti-poor and anti-people…

Election law violators not good examples

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/07/2018

“DO NOT vote for candidates who violate election and campaign rules.” This was the message of Provincial Election Supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano to voters one week before the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on May 14. Castillano…

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