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.…

Duterte’s Sona: finally beyond promises

Peter Wallace 07/28/2016

In a well-crafted State of the Nation Address (Sona), President Duterte laid out his action agenda — not grandiose plans that never get done and not promises that are not kept, but a list of things to…

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…

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…

More than words

Raymund Fernandez 07/26/2016

As it was, President Rodrigo Duterte’s speech turned out to be not so bad. For showing the human side of him, it might have been brilliant. That he affirmed: there will be no demolition (of squatters) without…

‘Portrait of Peace’, not burning effigy, in Duterte Sona

07/26/2016

Militant groups on Monday paraded a six-panel mural as they marched to Batasan Hills on Monday to rally in support of President Rodrigo Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address (Sona). This marked the first time Bagong…

Duterte urges 17th Congress to pass BBL

07/26/2016

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday urged Congress to pass the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) and insert a provision of federalism in the proposed legislation. During his first State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the House…

Tax reforms crucial to improve PH competitiveness – execs

Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/26/2016

Digong’s plans in Sona on income taxes, banking secrecy and MSMEs lauded Business leaders in Cebu welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to reduce corporate and personal income taxes and create a simpler tax system in the country.…

Duterte pushes for better Internet, free Wi-Fi

07/26/2016

WITH a country known for providing notoriously slow yet expensive Internet connection, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday announced his plans to have better Internet for Filipinos. In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), Duterte said…

SONA FROM THE HEART

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus, Edison Delos Angeles, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Julit C. Jainar, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 07/25/2016

True to form, the campaign against illegal drugs and federalism were among the issues emphasized by President Rodrigo Duterte during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). But what some local government executives expected the President…

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