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…

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…

Vidal offers to mend Duterte-CBCP gap

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/15/2016

Hoping to bridge the gap between Catholic Church bishops and the new administration, Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal on Wednesday visited President Rodrigo Duterte in what the prelate considered as a worthwhile encounter with the country’s…

Moving towards federalizing PH

07/13/2016

Even before he became president, then Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte was crisscrossing the country to promote federalism as an alternative to solving the Bangsamoro people’s plight rather than the Bangsamoro Basic Law lobbied by his predecessor,…

Drastic measures

Ricky Poca 07/11/2016

Last week President Rodrigo Duterte made good on his promise to name the five police officials allegedly acting as protectors of drug lords. Named were retired PNP officials Marcelo Garbo and Vic Loot (now Daanbantayan mayor) and…

CAUGHT!

Carmel Loise Matus 07/10/2016

Bogo cop nabbed in an anti-drug raid, the first to fall since President Duterte took office Anti-drug policemen and civilian agents were hoping to catch as many shabu users as possible when they raided a suspected drug…

Eco advocacy

Editorial 07/03/2016

The appointment of environmental advocate and philanthropist Gina Lopez as Environment secretary by President Rodrigo Duterte may be welcomed by ecology advocates that have long clamored for stronger action against unmitigated mining and deforestation activities. But as…

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