Central Command welcomes ceasefire

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus 07/26/2016

THE Armed Forces Central Command welcomed yesterday President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement of a unilateral ceasefire with the New People’s Army (NPA). “If there are people who are happy with ceasefire and peace talks with communist rebels, that’s…

Cop chief to sustain war on drugs

Nestle L. Semilla 07/19/2016

CEBU City police officials led by their new chief, Senior Supt. Joel Doria, visited the City Council during their regular session to reiterate their commitment to serve and protect Cebu City residents. “It’s the mayor’s prerogative and…

China’s perilous game plan

07/16/2016

The ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague in support of the Philippines’ case against China’s hegemonic claim over almost the entire South China Sea will surely heighten tensions and instability in the region,…

Restoring public faith and trust

Editorial 07/06/2016

There were several talking points raised by President Rodrigo Duterte’s 15-minute speech, and we can only hope that the rest of his speeches are as short as the first one he gave as the country’s Chief Executive.…

8 more Abu Sayyaf men killed in Basilan clash

04/12/2016

THE Philippine military said eight more Abu Sayyaf members have died and a top militant commander has been wounded as troops pressed a major offensive following the killings of 18 soldiers in fierce fighting over the weekend.…

The poor and suffering

Raymund Fernandez 01/31/2016

This writer, the writer of kinutil, grew up in childhood as a close neighbor to poverty. He grew up, first, in Dumanjug where they were landowners with tenants who depended on them and to whom they were…

Comfort women: No one is listening

01/30/2016

Abandoned by the government–this is how the Malaya Lolas feel in their quest for justice for the abuses they suffered during the World War II under the Japanese regime. Lola Belen Culala, 84, said not one from…

UN plans food airdrop in Syria

01/23/2016

UNITED NATIONS — As images and reports of starvation in besieged Syrian communities drew an international outcry and two rare aid convoys this month, an urgent question arose: Why not drop food and other needed supplies by…

Japan, Seoul settle WWII sex slaves dispute

12/30/2015

SEOUL, South Korea — There’s relief among South Korean and Japanese diplomats after the two countries announced an “irreversible” settlement of a decades-long standoff over Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japan’s World War II military.…

Weapon for mass hysteria

Gerard Pareja 12/23/2014

Sa ako lang basa aning mga Republican sa America, murag mahiligon kaayo ni silag gubat. Ang nakaparat lang kay ang tinubdan unya ani ilang bag-ong pakig gubat –showbiz. Gipasanginlan karon sa US ang North Korea nga maoy…

Dead pusher better than dead cop

08/28/2014

“I’D rather have a dead drug suspect than a dead policeman.” This was the blunt reply of the chief of police of Cebu province, Senior Supt. Noel Gillamac, when asked about the death of a supected big-time…

Relatives of OFWs in Libya urged to help in repatriation efforts

AP, Inquirer 08/04/2014

Thousands of Filipino overseas workers refuse to leave strife-torn Libya despite an urgent call from the Philippine government to get out while they still can, warning that the remaining exit routes are closing fast. The Department of…

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