No more laughs: P3-M Pagcor logo draws calls for probe

Jeannette Andrade 07/14/2023

You’ve laughed at the parodies. Now comes the serious part. Two days after being unveiled, the new logo of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) continued to draw scrutiny not only for its design and rationale,…

WT Construction passes post qualification scrutiny

Rosalie O. Abatayo 11/27/2018

P1.3B Capitol building project The construction of the 20-story resource center at the Capitol compound is now a step closer. The Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) resolved after the post qualification report that WT Construction, the lone…

US voting officials under scrutiny amid heavy turnout

AP 11/06/2018

ATLANTA — Federal and state officials have been working for nearly two years to shore up the nation’s election infrastructure from cyberattacks by Russians or others seeking to disrupt the voting process. It turns out that many…

Scrutiny of the honorables

Editorial 06/17/2018

Surely there is life after public office, and those who were disqualified from it ought to find ways to adapt to that life in humble acceptance of their loss of credibility to lead. But with the way…

Kawit project under further scrutiny

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/23/2018

  AMONG the developments to be introduced at the Kawit property by the Universal Hotels and Resorts Inc. (UHRI) are the construction of three hotels, a 20-storey viewing tower and multi-level parking.   This was revealed by…

Palma to accept ‘gov’t wisdom’ but calls for scrutiny, reflection

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 11/23/2017

  Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said that while he will leave the anti-drug campaign up to the “wisdom of the government,” certain actions called for scrutiny, reflection and discernment. Palma was reacting to statements of President Rodrigo…

Team Rama dads to support projects after careful scrutiny

Gavin Michael Cubillo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/10/2017

P18B UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL It will take more than “mesmerizing” figures to convince Barug Team Rama councilors on the P18-billion unsolicited proposal of a giant firm to develop the Kawit property in the South Road Properties (SRP). In…

CHECKPOINT COPS UNDER SCRUTINY

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc, Rosalie Abatayo 09/25/2017

Police Regional Office, CHR say subjects’ permission needed for body searches, bag inspections Complaints on alleged body searches conducted by police manning the checkpoints in Mandaue City had reached both the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas…

Dong’s nightclub under scrutiny

Norman V. Mendoza 08/14/2017

MANDAUE City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing has ordered an investigation into the business operation of LIV Superclub, owned by Kenneth Dong, who was linked to a P6.4-billion drug shipment that went through the Bureau of Customs in Manila…

House bill allowing Duterte to appoint barangay execs needs more scrutiny — Cebu leaders

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Inquirer.net, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 03/27/2017

A bill seeking to postpone the barangay elections to 2020 and to allow President Rodrigo Duterte to appoint all the country’s village officials must be met with careful scrutiny, even as it is expected to breeze through…

Intense media scrutiny over David Lim Jr.

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 03/27/2017

Some quarters are quite upset by the supposed media feeding frenzy that has descended on the road rage shooting incident, with some people calling it unfair or even un-Christian. But when the suspect is a scion of…

Labella to barangay captains: Be calm

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/09/2017

ACTING Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella yesterday urged the seven officials indicted for refusing to return their city-issued vehicles last year to remain calm and instead appeal their case before the courts. In an interview, Labella said…

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