Vehicle impoundment is illegal as counterflow penalty, councilors say

King Anthony Perez, Nestle L. Semilla 02/07/2018

Cebu City councilors Joel Garganera, Raymond Garcia, and Pastor Alcover clarified that they are not totally against the counterflow measure of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña. The councilors, however, oppose the penalty that requires counterflowing motor vehicles…

MAO BA?

MAO BA? 10/11/2017

DEATH PENALTY DEBATE Pinoy netizens reacted strongly to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ declaration that they will move to abolish capital punishment around the world since it “has no place in the 21st century.” Cee Jez…

Law with higher penalty to be applied to butane refillers

Intern 05/22/2017

AUTHORITIES are now looking into what laws can be applied against the illegal refilling of butane canisters with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The Department of Energy in Central Visayas (DOE-7), the Cebu Provincial Environment and Natural Resources…

Protest movement vs death penalty travels from Mindanao up to Senate

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/08/2017

  THEY came all the way from Mindanao, starting in Cagayan de Oro, and are now in the Visayas, and they intend to travel all the way to Luzon, particularly at the Senate building. More than a…

The ‘RightMED’ to stopping crime

04/05/2017

My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and if the government kills somebody then I’m killing somebody. —Steve Earle, American…

USC joins opposition to death penalty and EJKs

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/16/2017

  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…

The fact remains that Catholic teaching conforms to death penalty

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 03/16/2017

Assuming that the guilty party’s identity and responsibility have been fully determined, the traditional teaching of the church does not exclude recourse to death penalty, if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives…

Catholic teaching conforms to death penalty

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 03/02/2017

He (David) ran to him, stood over him, took Goliath’s sword out of his sheath, and cut off his head and killed him.” (1 Samuel 17:51) Let me point out the official teaching of the Roman Catholic…

Signature drive is on against death penalty

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/24/2017

ACTIVIST groups in Cebu on Friday launched a signature drive to protest the administration’s plan to bring back the death penalty and to lower the criminal age of liability from 15 years old to nine. The activity…

Group hopes to gather 1 M signatures against death penalty, lower criminal age liability

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/24/2017

CEBU CITY–Activist groups in Cebu on Friday launched a signature drive to protest the administration’s plan to bring back the death penalty and to lower the criminal age of liability from 15 years old to nine. The…

Beyond the Wednesday novena

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 02/20/2017

The “Walk for Life” rally held in Luneta Park in the capital region last Saturday drew a large crowd that has Church officials feeling upbeat. The turnout, estimated at more than 10,000 was meant to be a…

DEATH PENALTY debate

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/19/2017

Pro-lifer expects wide support, says miracles can still happen PRO-life advocates in Cebu, who have not given up just yet on the uphill battle against the reinstatement of the death penalty in the Philippines, expect a much…

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