Now it can be told that the Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) will file an election protest against victors Mayor Michael Rama and Vice Mayor-elect Edgardo Labella. Initially, Vice Mayor Joy Augustus Young blamed teachers for being part of cheating in the May 13 election because according to him the increase in allowance given by the city government to them last year was some sort of vote buying Mayor Rama.
Yesterday I was so happy to be able to vote without a problem. I woke up about 7 a.m. and went directly to our polling precinct. I had to line up for about an hour and realized that next time I should be at the polling precinct before it opens. But the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machine accepted my ballot without a hitch.
We are now in the home stretch of the campaign period for the May 13 elections. In the Province of Cebu, it will be a battle royale between One Cebu’s Pablo John Garcia and Liberal Party (LP) bet Hilario Davide III . The race for vice governor has Acting Governor Agnes Magpale of the LP poised to win.
Last Sunday I discussed a topic that President Benigno Aquino III raised before the Liberal Party rally: the opposition of Mayor Micahel Rama to the proposed construction of flyovers in Cebu City.
The controversy involving the Sanchez siblings is very unfortunate. Recently the daughter of the late vice governor Greg Sanchez, Gigi Zaballero complained about the behavior of her brother Greco whom she said is hooked on illegal drugs. This is not the first time that we have heard of Greco because even when the late [...]
Lately I have been elated with the pronouncements of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) about its action again illegal campaign materials.
Easter Sunday happened to be the virtual start of the campaign period for local and congressional candidates. I was invited to the opening salvo of Team Rama at the Rama family’s ancestral house in barangay Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City.
Last Sunday the Catholic Church celebrated Palm Sunday which ushered in the Holy Week. Wile many are planning a vacation during the long weekend, we should not lose sight of the our spiritual duties in remembering the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ.
Last Thursday, many were pleasantly surprised to wake up to TV news of a new Shepherd of the Catholic Church. Habemos Papam.
Last week, the Malaysian police took drastic action against the followers of the Sultan of Sulu who are holed up Lahad town, Sabah. After they attacked last Saturday, 12 of his men and two policemen died. President Aquino and the Malaysian Prime Minister said that the sultan’s followers have no option left but to surrender but they are steadfast on their position not leave the place that they believe to be their own.
It is unfortunate that the standoff in Sabah between some Filipino Muslims and the Malaysian government is happening when our country is in the thick of negotiations for peace in Mindanao in which Malaysia plays a very important role.
I am happy that the police was able to finally arrest the Korean members of a carnapping ring that stole Korea-made Hyundai Starex vans in Metro Cebu. The group had Koreans and a Filipino nurse who would allegedly target Starex vans and sell them for a low price. Why Starex vans? Apparently the Korean perpetrators had a car manual of the Starex van which made it easy for them to be familiar with the model and open the vans.
Fr. Ramon Mores, SJ of the Sacred Heart Parish Church last Sunday distinguished between temptation and sin.
