Magpale says music fest should play religious songs

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/03/2017

  If the Isla Music Festival in Santa Fe town, Bantayan Island pushes through, Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said the participants should play religious songs to avoid offending the sensibilities of the residents there. Magpale said she…

Labella wants April 3 a holiday in Cebu City

Nestle L. Semilla 04/03/2017

BATTLE OF TRES DE ABRIL Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella said he was planning to initiate moves to declare April 3 of each year as a holiday in the city for the next generations to know…

Church, Santa Fe mayor urged to talk, reach a compromise

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/02/2017

Tourism officials and leaders in the government and private sectors are leaning towards preserving the solemnity of the Holy Week observation on Bantayan Island even as they urged both the church and mayor of Santa Fe to…

BREAKING: Sta. Fe Mayor to file a case against parish priest

Norman V. Mendoza 04/01/2017

Sta. Fe Mayor Jose Esgana will be filing a case against their parish priest Fr. Roy Bucag who spearheaded a prayer rally Saturday dawn. Esgana cited three violations of the parish priest, which includes failure to secure…

‘They’ll kill me like Mayor Espinosa’

Inquirer.net 03/31/2017

The senior police officer who was arrested by narcotics operatives during an alleged pot session claimed on Friday he may get killed while inside his detention cell in Las Piñas police station. Supt. Lito Cabamongan, the former…

Brat wars

Gerard Pareja 03/26/2017

Well, well, well. What do we have here? Throwback feeling to when your brat shot my kabarkada’s digi cam, hung it on her gate, and threatened us with a text message (that read) ‘The next time this…

Spoiled brats

Stephen D. Capillas 03/23/2017

By now, a lot of people have probably grown tired of the week-old road rage case involving one David Lim Jr., who posted bail and had left the dank confines of the Cebu City jail yesterday afternoon.…

Ombudsman reinstates Gica as Dumanjug Mayor

Doris C. Bongcac 03/14/2017

CEBU CITY—A month after he was told to step down as mayor on charges of dishonesty, Efren Gica has been ordered to return to his elective position in Dumanjug town, southern Cebu. The Office of the Ombudsman…

Lopez’s fate

Editorial 03/13/2017

In the likelihood that she is rejected by the Commission on Appointments (CA), Environment Secretary Gina Lopez’s exit is more a loss to President Duterte’s administration than to herself. In fact, if what she is championing for…

MAO BA?

Editorial 03/13/2017

SKEPTICAL While a lot of Filipinos cheered the Senate approval of the Free Wi-Fi bill, not a few were also skeptical and opposed the proposal. A broadcaster received calls from listeners who said the budget for the…

Bring kids to libraries instead, Talisay mayor says

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/23/2017

  Let the students go to the library instead of letting them go on field trips. Talisay City Mayor Eduardo “Eddie” Gullas said this yesterday as he welcomed the order of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)…

MAO BA?

Editorial 02/22/2017

RUDE SECRETARY THE secretary of a southern Cebu mayor acted quite rude towards a reporter who asked for an interview with her boss. While telling the reporter to wait, the secretary didn’t bother putting the call on…

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