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Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is considering to require developers to build twin-tower buildings for high-rise projects exceeding four storeys as a safety measure in case of fire. The mayor made this pronouncement during his press conference…
Syrian regime air strikes and artillery fire hit the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta for a sixth straight day Friday as the world struggled to reach a deal to stop the carnage. More than 400 civilians have…
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to respond forcefully after attackers killed at least 235 worshippers in a packed mosque in restive North Sinai province, the country’s deadliest attack in recent memory. Al-Sisi declared three days…
THE Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) has launched yesterday the elite Motorcycle Tactical Response Unit (MTRU). MTRU is composed of 18 trained motorcycle-riding policemen using high-speed motorcycles, equipped with long and short firearms, hand-held radios, handcuff and…
A proposal to allocate an additional P9,000 cash aid to fire victims in Cebu City met mixed reactions from officials who either saw it as too much or just right for the intended beneficiaries. In opposing the…
Recent cases of sexual abuse, especially of minors, move us to reflect on certain characteristics of our society. The report on incest shows how some parents view their children. Fathers in the case of incest feel they…
President Rodrigo Duterte’s call on Congress to create a new agency or department that would be “responsive and empowered to deal with changing and prevailing 21st century conditions and deliver enhanced disaster resiliency and quick response measures”…
Training, not only for employees and officials of public schools, but also parents of students should be done on how to respond to emergencies like bomb threats. This was emphasized by Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak,…
Though size does matter when staging protests — the crowd, the area — it remains to be seen how effective last Wednesday’s protests against the Marcos burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani is, not only in…
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