Terminal dispute

Editorial 03/30/2017

Aside from noncompliance with a city ordinance, what other issues does Team Rama have to raise against the continued operation of the jeepney and van-for-hire (V-hire) terminal in Junquera Street, Barangay Kamagayan in Cebu City? In filing…

Politics is personal

Jobers R. Bersales 03/29/2017

We all lament all these deaths and turn emotional at photographs of poor people getting killed or caught in the crossfire of the continuing and relentless drug war in our midst. But I heard neither sigh nor…

Withdrawal

Editorial 02/21/2017

It’s harsh, no doubt, but take out the politics and on the surface, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s decision to withdraw the allowances of the barangay tanods and garbage loaders is both practical and necessary if one…

Out of the picture

Editorial 01/23/2017

If barangay officials of Cebu City who were allied with either Team Rama or the Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) had any doubts about how serious the Duterte administration’s campaign against illegal drugs is, then the six-month preventive…

P25M FOR JOMARA

Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/07/2017

Cebu City’s garbage disposal woes are good as solved, at least for this month. Jomara Konstruckt Corp., the same private hauler hired by the city government last month, is expected to continue transporting the city’s garbage to…

Debating Cebu City

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 01/05/2017

(PART 1) The year 2016 saw several changes in the City of Cebu — the biggest of which was the changing of guards at City Hall. After being dealt his first ever political loss in the 2013…

A CYCLE OF TRASH

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram 12/30/2016

By the first day of the New Year, there is a big chance that the South Road Properties (SRP) has not yet been completely cleared of trash as earlier promised by the Cebu City government. This much…

Libel case vs Osmeña junked

Nestle L. Semilla 12/23/2016

THE Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office has recommended the dismissal of the libel and oral defamation cases filed by former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama against Mayor Tomas Osmeña. In a joint resolution dated Nov. 3, 2016, City…

A gift to commuters

Editorial 12/23/2016

We certainly hope that the hybrid train recently donated by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to Cebu City would prove useful to both city residents and visitors and help ease the number of stranded commuters…

City prosecutor dismisses libel, oral defamation charges against Osmeña

Morexette Erram 12/23/2016

The Cebu City Prosecutor has dismissed the five libel and two oral defamation charges filed by former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama against Mayor Tomas Osmeña on the grounds that there are no probable cause present in the…

Rama meets Bato, tells him he can’t be a drug protector

Inna Mejia, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/22/2016

After several failed attempts to meet with President Rodrigo Duterte to clear his name, former Cebu City mayor Michael Rama has decided to first meet with Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa.…

Rama tested negative because he had a haircut – Osmeña

Inna Mejia 12/22/2016

Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña downplayed the results of the drug test that showed his arch nemesis, former mayor Mike Rama, was negative of drug use. He claimed that Rama tested negative on the hair follicle samples…

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