A different kind of surrender

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 12/29/2016

CONCLUSION (A four-part series on why there is hope for drug users and pushers) Katherine (not her real name) started using shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) last February. She was only 14 years old and wanted to get the…

Quezon under state of calamity

12/29/2016

Lucena City, Quezon — Quezon province has declared a state of calamity after typhoon “Nina” (international name: Nock-ten) destroyed an estimated P150 million worth of public and private properties. The state of calamity declaration was passed by…

A DIFFERENT KIND OF SURRENDER

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 12/29/2016

(A four-part series on why there is hope for drug users and pushers) PART III How do you deal with drug addicts with a desire to change? According to Rene Francisco, co-developer of the Surrender to God…

A different kind of surrender

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 12/27/2016

PART 2 (A four-part series on why there is hope for drug users and pusher) Rene Francisco, 57, was an addict whose addiction to drugs and alcohol started in high school, back in Ozamiz City. Sent to…

Firecrackers destroy CPDRC drainage

Nestle L. Semilla 12/27/2016

POLICE are warning people who carelessly throw firecrackers of being arrested after the concrete drainage of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) was damaged allegedly by an explosion caused by firecrackers on Monday afternoon. Residents…

Indigent families, drug surrenderers get bundles of joy

Norman V. Mendoza 12/22/2016

More than 200 indigent families and drug surrenderers received bundles of joy containing five kilos of rice, sardines and noodles during the outreach program jointly organized by the Mandaue City Police Office and Feed My Lamb Ministry…

Mother wants holiday visit for Barok

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/19/2016

TO see her child in time for Christmas — this is Emma Alvaro’s plea to the management of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) as her son, alleged high-profile drug trader Alvaro “Barok” Alvaro, continues…

Creek stench

Editorial 12/16/2016

It was pathetic seeing the officials of both the Cebu City Jail and the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) blaming each other for the stench emanating from the Kalunasan Creek which, if left to worsen,…

65 Cebu barangays claim to be ‘drug-free’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 12/15/2016

More barangays in Cebu have recently claimed to be “drug-free.” Senior Supt. Eric Noble, director of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO), told reporters on Thursday that 65 more barangays in Cebu also claimed to be free…

PCA to rehabilitate coconut farms

Dominic D. Yasay 12/15/2016

The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is putting most of its P1.4 billion budget in 2017 to the rehabilitation of coconut farms to reinvigorate the coconut industry in the country. PCA administrator Avelino “Billy” Andal told a news…

Blind asks for accessible relocation area

Izobelle T. Pulgo 12/11/2016

THE blind community have lived in Barangay Apas for decades and have flourished for years in their different livelihoods, such as providing massage services. But when the fire razed their houses, they are faced with possible relocation…

Tom slams council after it reduced proposed landfill rehab budget

Inna Mejia 12/09/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña again threatens to dump the city’s garbage in the South Road Properties or in front of the Legislative Building of City Hall after the City Council reduced the proposed budget for the…

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