Centcom chief vows to battle terrorism as traders urge calm

Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/05/2016

THE new Armed Forces Central Command (Centcom) chief vowed to prioritize the prevention of terrorist attacks in Central Visayas during yesterday’s turnover ceremony at Camp Lapu-Lapu. Maj. Gen. Oscar Lactao took over as Centcom chief from Lt.…

Interaction with Mike George

Sofia Aliño Logarta 11/30/2016

Advocates of Living Values, Brahma Kumaris, The Inner Space and Prosel Pharma, Inc. invited many students from Cebu Cherish School Inc., Cebu Normal University, College of Immaculate Conception, University of San Carlos, University of Southern Philippines, Southwestern…

Bigger precincts for Cebu City police

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/21/2016

THE Cebu City Council pushed for a bigger budget for repairs and improvement of the city’s 11 police precincts in yesterday’s budget hearing for the Peace and Order Program (POP) office. Councilor Jose Daluz III, who sits…

Nicole Cordoves wins first runner-up at Miss Grand International pageant

10/27/2016

THE PHILIPPINES’ bet to Miss Grand International 2016 came close to bringing home the crown with a first runner-up finish—the highest rank a Filipina beauty queen has achieved in the international beauty tilt, held this year at…

Peace education

Sofia Aliño Logarta 09/21/2016

Yesterday, the students and teachers of Our Lady of Joy Learning Center joined the celebration of International Day of Peace. The day before, the students prepared paper flowers with peace wishes for distribution among the participants. These…

Muslim group pledges support to police

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores 08/10/2016

A MUSLIM group paid a courtesy call to Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, Police Regional Office chief, to pledge their support to the police’s peace and order efforts. “Whatever we can give, we will do so for peace…

Safety and convenience in voting

Editorial 05/11/2016

The death of two women voters and fainting of 11 people due to the summer heat in Cebu City and some parts of Cebu province only emphasized the urgency not only of including commercial malls as polling…

PH, 2 other countries agree to boost maritime security after kidnappings

05/06/2016

The Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed yesterday to run coordinated patrols to boost maritime security following the kidnappings at sea of Indonesians by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants. Foreign ministers and military chiefs of the three countries held…

The cause of peace

Raymund Fernandez 04/12/2016

The end result of freedom is chaos.” This is a continuing topic of discussion in the class of art history I am teaching. It is a continuing discussion, of course, because the veracity of the assertion cannot…

Ending indifference

Editorial 01/04/2016

What better way to start 2016 than with a message from Pope Francis, who called not only the Catholic faithful but practically everyone in the planet not only “to end the indifference” that blocks solidarity but also…

NPA declares 12-day Yuletide truce

12/16/2015

LUCENA CITY, Quezon — The New People’s Army (NPA) across the country will observe a 12-day holiday ceasefire with government forces, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) said in a statement yesterday. In an email statement,…

The humility of peace

Raymund Fernandez 11/18/2015

It always bothers him to think how easily the world is changed by people who would do what few others are willing to do, acts so unthinkable they qualify as inhuman. And he wonders: What can move…

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