Martial law talk anew

Editorial 12/28/2016

President Duterte’s recent statements regarding his plans to shortcut the declaration of martial law was his way of courting controversy anew right after he justified the Marcos legacy by allowing the burial of the late strongman in…

SC rules with finality to award Naga Power Plant to Aboitiz firm

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/07/2016

The Supreme Court (SC) has denied with finality the urgent motion filed by SPC Power Corp. (SPC) to reverse the High Tribunal’s ruling that awarded the Naga Power Plant Complex in Cebu to an Aboitiz subsidiary. Aboitiz…

Davide: Marcos burial an insult to victims

Nestle L. Semilla 11/21/2016

CEBU Gov. Hilario Davide III said last Friday’s burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) was “very insulting” to martial law victims since a motion for reconsideration is still pending…

The Marcoses should not gloat

Jobers R. Bersales 11/16/2016

The recent decision of the majority in the Supreme Court to allow the burial of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani is without doubt a most unfortunate turn of events. But it was…

‘Libingan ng mga Basura is perfect place for Marcos’

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/14/2016

Tom O to join rally to bury late dictator’s effigy at Inayawan landfill today About 1,000 protesters including Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, are expected to join today’s burial of the coffin containing an effigy of the…

Palma echoes CBCP objections to Marcos burial at the Libingan

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/13/2016

IN solidarity with his fellow bishops, Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma echoed the objection of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, through CBCP president Archbishop Socrates Villegas, to the burial of ousted president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan…

Nights in our days

Jason A. Baguia 11/11/2016

On Katipunan Street in Barangay Tisa, Cebu City, close to where the street intersects with F. Llamas and Cabarrubias streets, there is a little marker to a lost missionary. He is Father Rosaleo Romano, a member of…

‘Libingan ng mga Bayani at Isang Magnanakaw’

11/09/2016

A day after the Supreme Court gave the green light for the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, the name of the heroes’ cemetery in Taguig was briefly changed on…

OLD WOUNDS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jhunnex Napallacan, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 11/08/2016

Supreme Court decision triggers waves of anger, dissent The hammer has fallen on the decades-old issue of whether or not Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos can be buried a hero at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB). In…

SC extends Status Quo Ante on Marcos burial

Morexette Erram 10/18/2016

Students in Cebu gathered at the University of the Philippines – Cebu Oblation Square reiterating their call to the Supreme Court to stop the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The…

Tom proposes P7.2B budget for next year

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/17/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña is proposing a P7.2 billion “skin and bone” annual budget for next year. Several new items were included in the budget proposal. The biggest of these new items is the P600 million…

Exec: SC ruling reinforces firm’s stand on Naga case

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/16/2016

The Supreme Court decision to reinstate the awarding of the 153.1-Megawatt (MW) Naga Power Plant Complex in Cebu to Therma Power Visayas Inc. (TVPI), a subsidiary of Aboitiz group’s energy arm, reinforced the company’s stand that the…

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