Cebu media groups laud Duterte for signing FOI order

Carmel Loise Matus 07/24/2016

CEBU CITY—Media groups in Cebu welcomed the move of President Rodrigo Duterte to sign an executive order on Freedom of Information (FOI). Elias Baquero, president of Cebu Federation of Beat Journalists (CFBJ) in Cebu, said the EO…

On every level, death penalty is wrong

07/21/2016

A decade after ending the use of the death penalty and taking a lead role in a global campaign to abolish capital punishment, the Philippines is again considering sending prisoners to the gallows. This is deeply concerning…

US senator: Duterte won’t trade PH’s territorial rights to China

07/21/2016

A US senator who was part of the congressional delegation that met with President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the Chief Executive assured them that the Philippines will not trade its rights to China over maritime disputes,…

Chinese govt to extend cooperation in war on drugs

Carmel Loise Matus 07/21/2016

THE Chinese Embassy in Manila said it is willing to cooperate with the national government on the crackdown on illegal drug shipments following the arrest of a female Chinese national found carrying 11 packs of shabu inside…

Strong warning

07/20/2016

The televised meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and Cebuano businessman Peter Lim was eerily reminiscent of the famous restaurant scene in the 1995 Michael Mann film “Heat.” In that scene, screen legend Al Pacino, who played Lt.…

Digong does a Deng

Jobers R. Bersales 07/20/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent pronouncement that he would not honor the Paris Accords recalls Deng Xiao Ping’s Growth First Policy, first enunciated in 1978, which propelled China into the industrial superpower that it is today. By deciding…

UNDER PAYROLL OF DRUG LORDS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus 07/18/2016

Police officials in Cebu receive money from drug lords: Dela Rosa The massive relief and reshuffling of Cebu-based police officials and operatives, especially in Cebu City, was because of their alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade.…

Osmeña’s temper tantrum

Ricky Poca 07/18/2016

Initially, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña was so eager and active in running after drug lords and dealers here in the city and even granted a cash bounty to the police who killed any one of them.…

Preferential treatment for alleged big-time drug lords?

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 07/18/2016

Instead of gaining approval for publicly berating alleged drug lord Peter Lim during a meeting recorded by the state-run RTVM in Davao City last week, President Rodrigo Duterte is getting flak from some quarters including netizens who…

PRESUMED INNOCENT

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/17/2016

Having Peter Lim prove his innocence is unconstitutional The last time I read the Constitution, it said that it is the duty of the state to prove the guilt of a person and not the other way…

‘Kumpares’ Lim, Duterte stood as sponsors in their friend’s daughter’s wedding

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Connie E. Fernandez, Doris C. Bongcac 07/17/2016

Did Cebuano businessman Peter Lim and President Duterte know each other prior to their meeting in Davao City on Friday? Both Lim and Duterte are “kumpares” since they both stood as primary sponsors in a private wedding…

‘The change that we seek’

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 07/17/2016

When a new President takes over the helm of the affairs of the nation, public expectation soars. The pressure must be extraordinarily high especially on the present administration as its presidential campaign hinged on the slogan, “Change…

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