Govt offices, classes in public schools on holiday in Mandaue on Sept. 21

Miguel Ernest E. Ermac 09/20/2017

Mandaue City Hall announced that all classes in public schools and work in government offices in the city will be suspended tomorrow, Sept. 21 in commemoration of the 45th anniversary of martial law. City Administrator Danilo Almendras…

Osmeña questions suspension of classes, government office work

Chris Ligan 09/20/2017

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said Wednesday that he prefers to have classes on public schools and works on government offices tomorrow unless there is an official communication from Malacañang. Osmena told reporters that President Rodrigo Duterte’s…

Sanlakas: No rallies today in Cebu

Benjie Talisic, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/10/2017

WHILE there are no planned protests in Cebu to mark the 100th birth anniversary of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, militant groups like Sanlakas Cebu are reminding people however about the Martial Law era where human rights…

Marcoses prepare b-day bash for late president

Inquirer.net 09/08/2017

An opposition lawmaker and a vocal critic of the Marcoses called the plan of the family to throw a birthday bash for the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani “shameless.” In a statement,…

Of stewardship and democratic aspirations

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 07/30/2017

  Talks of charter change are not contributing to the strengthening of our democratic institutions in the era of transitions, where our still young nation still finds itself in. Such plan is, in fact, adding to the…

Duterte to deliver ‘realistic but hopeful’ Sona as militants set protest in Cebu

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/23/2017

Allies and critics alike of the Duterte administration have many expectations in today’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) of President Rodrigo Duterte, which Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said would be “frank, challenging, realistic but hopeful.” “The…

Uncertainty amid Sona

07/23/2017

Clouds of uncertainty have hovered over the Duterte presidency in the past few months, and the growing public concern mostly stems from its willingness to resort to extreme measures such as martial law to justify its efforts…

Puwede na nga i-nationwide ang martial law?

Lloyd Suarez 07/23/2017

Palapdan ni Presidente Duterte ang coverage sa martial law ug apilon na ang Luzon ug Visayas human gihatagan siya og lugway hangtud karong Disyembre 31 sa iyang deklarasyon sa mga senador ug mga kongresista atol sa joint…

Cebu militants angered over martial law extension

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/22/2017

Cebu-based militant groups voiced their anger over Congress’s decision to extend martial law in Mindanao until the end of the year. Dennis Darige, coordinator of Partido Manggagawa said it is unnecessary to extend Martial Law and it…

Militants protest SC ruling on martial law declaration

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/07/2017

WAVING traditional red flags and laying black cardboard coffins on Colon Street, some 20 members of the militant group Anakbayan staged a rally yesterday morning to protest the Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of…

No rights abuses reported so far under Mindanao martial law

06/17/2017

The Commission on Human Rights has not received any rights abuses in Mindanao, nearly after a month since President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire region under martial law in response to the siege of Marawi City by…

Alarming evidence

Editorial 06/07/2017

A video clip and the discovery of P79 million in cash and checks from a house in Marawi City may bolster the Duterte administration’s position to extend its martial law over Mindanao at the Supreme Court. The…

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