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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s Supreme Court ordered the main opposition party to be dissolved on Thursday, dealing a crushing blow to democratic aspirations in the increasingly oppressive Southeast Asian state. The decision clears the way for…
SOME Barug Team Rama councilors supported yesterday the decision of Cebu City barangays to temporarily suspend the labeling of “drug-free” houses pending review. While they were mixed over the campaign initiated by Barangay Ermita, the opposition bloc…
CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s plan to ease up on the business permits gained support from some Barug Team Rama councilors. For one, they said this would ease the bureaucratic red tape for business entities dealing with…
PROPONENTS of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) are now trying to convince their biggest critic—Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino—to support the project. Department of Transportation (DOTr) Assistant Secretary Arnold Fabillar said they have already…
By the end of this year, Cebu City Hall will be spending close to P400 million for garbage disposal. The amount, which is almost four times more than the yearly budget from previous years, has surprised Cebu…
With the new Cebu City Council majority, perhaps the administration can no longer blame the opposition for whatever failures it may commit in the course of its tenure in the next three years. After City Councilor Jerry…
IT’S my responsibility. Undismayed by criticisms, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Sunday stood firm on his order to investigate the purported role of opposition lawmakers in the terrorist attack in Marawi City in a bid to…
Last Wednesday’s public hearing on the planned earthballing of trees and cutting of some aging ones still produced some lingering opposition, but it remains to be seen if it would gather momentum and steamroll into a viable…
THEY pounded on drums and urged passing motorists to honk their horns. “Busina, busina, para sa hustisya!” they yelled in protest, hoping to catch everyone’s attention or anyone who cared to listen. Others brought signs which…
City to comply with CA ruling, SRP lot to be used as temporary waste transfer station Starting today (Saturday), the Cebu City government will start dumping the city’s collected garbage at the South Road Properties (SRP), which…
A FRESHER air to breathe and cleaner waters to drink. A victory for Cebuanos. These are among the things to be expected with the Court of Appeals (CA) granting the first-ever Writ of Kalikasan in Cebu and…
The Duterte administration’s statement that the United Nations (UN) is unwelcome to monitor how it conducts its campaign against illegal drugs came days after Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma described as “ill-advised and half-baked” President Rodrigo Duterte’s name…
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