Will there be peace in Mindanao?

Jobers R. Bersales 06/07/2017

So much has been written about the pros and cons of martial law in Mindanao, most especially why it is mostly people in Luzon who are complaining while those in the south are not. I was with…

Pope urges everyone to pray for peace

Doris C. Bongcac 06/07/2017

CEBU CITY– Pray for peace. At 1 p.m. on Thursday, Pope Francis invited everyone to stop their daily activities, dedicate a minute to reflect and pray according to one’s own religious tradition, and to commit themselves to…

Huramentado

Raymund Fernandez 06/06/2017

The whole point of terror is to change us. . . . To change the way we look at ourselves, and even as this happens, to change the way we look at the world. We fear the…

Struggling due to strong current, Macarine still completes swim to promote peace

Glendale G. Rosal 06/05/2017

WHAT supposed to be an easy swim for peace in Marawi turned out to be one of the most challenging for Ingemar “Pinoy Aquaman” Macarine. The 39-year-old Macarine was supposed to swim yesterday from Camiguin Island to…

‘Surgical’ air strikes

Stephen D. Capillas 06/01/2017

It is both tragic and instructional that the deaths of several soldiers due to “friendly fire” or air strikes in Marawi City should cause so much public outrage that calls for the military to end it would…

Duterte’s martial law version is justifiable so far

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 06/01/2017

With all due respect to those who had a miserable experience during the martial law of the late dictator president Ferdinand Marcos, the recently declared martial law in Mindanao by President Rodrigo Duterte is so far within…

Building peace

Sofia Aliño Logarta 05/31/2017

A few days ago, UP High School batch 1982 invited us to their celebration of 35 years since their graduation. Two of their classmates are with the armed forces and proudly said that they were “taking care…

Palma wary on ML, prays it will be lifted

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/29/2017

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma has nothing against the government placing Mindanao under martial law due to the ongoing war between the military and and Maute terror group in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. The 67-year-old prelate said…

Peace be with Marawi

Jason A. Baguia 05/26/2017

The Islamic City of Marawi will never be the same following the recent attack of terror groups and subsequent military air strikes there. Nevertheless, I hope that peace and security soon return to the place. Cool Marawi…

PRO-7 to bring to Cebu ‘Bike for Peace’ project

Intern 05/18/2017

The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) wanted to replicate in Cebu the “Bike for Peace” project that they organized in Bohol province early this month. The project, meant to especially assure tourists that Bohol remains…

Peace at last

05/17/2017

BOHOL ASG AFTERMATH CALAPE, Bohol — Sleep has come easy for Alexander Cuabo and his family now that the two remaining members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) are dead. “We can sleep well now because all…

Regional peace council to hold May 3 meeting

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/25/2017

THE Regional Peace and Order Council will hold a meeting at a still undisclosed venue on May 3 following several postponements. Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III, who chairs the council, said the meeting was initially set on…

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