Duterte to Leyte mayor, son: Surrender or ‘die’

08/02/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called on Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. and his son to surrender or risk being killed if they attempt to resist arresting officers. “President Rodrigo R. Duterte demanded the surrender of…

Reshaping the Constitution

07/31/2016

Despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s push for a Constitutional Convention to amend the 1987 Constitution that would pave the way for a federal system of government in the country, eventually he was prevailed upon by his allies in…

Tom O plans to sell part of Pond F at SRP

Nestle L. Semilla 07/28/2016

The Cebu City government is planning to sell a portion of Pond F in the South Road Properties (SRP). Mayor Tomas Osmeña had ordered the City Legal Office to conduct a study on the terms of reference…

Holistic, unified campaign against illegal drugs

07/28/2016

While Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña may have given up on the fight against illegal drugs, there are a lot more people who are willing to pick up the slack, and they’re not to be sneezed at.…

Personal conversation

Editorial 07/27/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) may be overlong and dripping with folksy humor, but it was thankfully bereft of all those motherhood statements that his predecessors were fond of making, especially from one…

The Drug Menace and the Role of the Church

Jobers R. Bersales 07/27/2016

On the day of President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address, the Archdiocese of Manila held a mass for the victims of extrajudicial killings in the wake of the president’s no-nonsense crusade to rid this country…

Mandaue passenger jeepneys to be allowed to unload and load only at terminals

07/27/2016

PASSENGER jeepneys will only be allowed to load and unload at designated terminals in Mandaue City, the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (TEAM) said Wednesday. TEAM chief of operations Glenn Antigua said they took their cue from…

‘Incremental increase’ in AFP, PNP’s pay out by August -Digong

07/27/2016

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Nueva Ecija — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday vowed to provide an incremental increase in the salaries of state forces starting next month. “Starting next month, (may) incremental increase (na) sweldo niyo,” Duterte said in…

Alcover to DILG: Probe mayor’s recall of vehicles, guns

Nestle L. Semilla 07/26/2016

THE Cebu City Council wants the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to look into the series of recall orders issued by Mayor Tomas Osmeña, of city-issued vehicles and firearms. In a privilege speech during the…

Singapore experts now in Cebu for railway study

Carmel Loise Matus, Nestle L. Semilla 07/26/2016

EVEN before President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed plans for it, the private sector took the initiative to kick off the Cebu Transit System for Metro Cebu. Michael Dino, Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (PAV), said a group of…

Central Command welcomes ceasefire

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus 07/26/2016

THE Armed Forces Central Command welcomed yesterday President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement of a unilateral ceasefire with the New People’s Army (NPA). “If there are people who are happy with ceasefire and peace talks with communist rebels, that’s…

Cebuanos laud tax cut

Carmel Loise Matus, Inquirer, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/26/2016

Customer service associate Darlene Hermano said she joined the millions of Filipinos who welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement of plans to lower taxes. “Apart from the benefit of having a good pay, Filipinos will have the chance…

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