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Inquirer  on climate conference in Paris Developments in the negotiations [of the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21)], now down to the last two days of an exhausting fortnight, may still prevent the “Draft  Paris Outcome” from taking off. Perhaps countries like Saudi Arabia may balk if full decarbonization is adopted as an objective; perhaps energy-hungry economies like  India or China may resist strong language about limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. [...]  The sluggish pace of negotiations over the language of the draft agreement and its implementing decision prompted the French hosts—under the UN system, the hosts  serve as president of the conference and enjoy a wide latitude for initiative—to fast-track the talks, at the same time preserving the openness of the process which  the French presidency put in place.  [full text] Sun.Star Cebu  on the new Cebu police director Chief...

Inquirer   on Maguindanao massacre The Maguindanao massacre, which marked its sixth anniversary Monday, has been called the worst election-related violence in Philippine history.  [full page] Sun.Star Cebu   about Cebu and resources Cebu has always been the top province or among the top provinces of the country in terms of wealth. [...]  Cebu is the most wealthy among the country's provinces not because of its officials' genius but mainly by the accident of geography and history. [...]  What this shows is that Cebu province, with its assets, could have done better in terms of generating income and, in the process, being able to spend more for its constituents. There's a Cebuano description for the province's status in 2014: “dato nga medyo pobre.”   [full page] Manila Bulletin   about Comelec and elections At the start of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) campaign to record the biometric data of every voter – in the effort to clean ...