DUTERTE’S SCATHING ATTACKS ON CHURCH

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/03/2017

Palma: Statement untrue We forgive him. This was the res-ponse of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma to the latest profanity-laced tirades thrown by President Rodrigo Duterte against Catholic bishops and priests. Answering queries from reporters, the 66-year-old prelate…

Palma forgives Digong on tirades, says they are untrue

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/03/2017

CEBU CITY–‘We forgive him.” This was the response of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma to the latest profanity-laced tirades thrown by President Rodrigo Duterte against Catholic bishops and priests who were critical of the administration’s war against drugs…

Duterte challenges the Church to do something to fight drugs

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/02/2017

President Rodrigo Duterte is not yet done lambasting priests and human rights advocates who continue to criticize his anti-drug policies that resulted in the deaths of several drug suspects. Speaking before business leaders in Cebu, the country’s…

Duterte calls on Filipinos to stand up against corruption

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/02/2017

CEBU CITY–Assert yourselves. Hoping to eradicate or lessen corruption, President Rodrigo Duterte called on Filipinos not to remain silent and to instead stand up against irregularities in government. “The thing about corruption is that Filipinos are not…

Duterte lambasts church anew, defends gov’t’s drug war efforts

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/02/2017

CORDOVA, Cebu–President Rodrigo Duterte stepped up his attacks against the Catholic Church whom he criticized for their alleged hypocrisy as he defended the government’s war against illegal drugs. In a speech laced with profanities, Mr. Duterte pointed…

Tom to push opening of road access in Camp Lapu-Lapu

Doris C. Bongcac, Inna Mejia, Nestle L. Semilla 03/01/2017

As President Rodrigo Duterte arrives today to grace the groundbreaking of the proposed toll bridge that would connect mainland Cebu to Cordova town on Mactan Island, local government officials are also preparing to bring to him their…

Tight security in place for Duterte visit

Doris C. Bongcac, Nestle L. Semilla 03/01/2017

CEBU CITY—Security was expected to be tight in Metro Cebu for the scheduled visit of President Duterte on Thursday. “The security preparations are there. We will provide the President with the highest level of security,” said Chief…

Deepening rift

Editorial 02/28/2017

Seeing loyalists of President Rodrigo Duterte and adherents of the first Edsa People Power Revolution stage their own separate rallies in Manila, Cebu and elsewhere around the country drove not a few netizens to voice their despair…

Police official: No Duterte ouster plot

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/27/2017

An official of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) yesterday dismissed claims of a destabilization plot against President Rodrigo Duterte. Senior Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, deputy director for operations of PRO-7, said the country’s top…

Cebu traders to tackle biz issues with Digong

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/26/2017

Around 200 private sector representatives are expected to participate in a dialogue with President Rodrigo Duterte when he comes to Cebu on March 2. Melanie Ng, president of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), said…

Detaining De Lima

Editorial 02/26/2017

The worst mistake the Duterte administration can now make besides that heinous kidnap and murder of a South Korean businessman right inside the PNP’s Camp Crame headquarters is to make a martyr out of Sen. Leila De…

Unplayed theme song did it

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/25/2017

It was an unplayed theme song that triggered the argument that erupted among supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte just minutes after they ended their pro-Duterte rally at Plaza Independencia in Cebu City on Saturday afternoon. Igmedio Saliente,…

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