Papal visit stamps available to public

Carine M. Asutilla 01/15/2015

About 8,000 pieces of commemorative stamps of the papal visit from the Philippine Postal Corp. were delivered to its Central and Eastern Visayas office in Mandaue City last Monday. Postage stamp custodian Emma Bacayo of the Central…

Altar, lectern for Pope being made in Cebu

Carine M. Asutilla 01/09/2015

The altar and the lectern which will be used by Pope Francis for the mass in Tacloban City on January 17 is made in Cebu. The altar and lectern are 70 percent complete and will be ready…

Something blue, old for dance of a lifetime

Carine M. Asutilla 01/07/2015

  Keep it simple and avoid extra expenses, was Pope Francis’ instruction to organizers of his coming visit to the Philippines next week. Taking this cue, the Sandiego Dance Company will no longer be sewing new costumes…

DFA confirms Cebuano is one of two fatalities

Carine M. Asutilla, Inquirer 01/06/2015

The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed the identities of the Filipino captain and deputy officer who rode in a Norwegian cargo vessel that sank off the waters of Vietnam last Friday, Jan. 2. Asst. Secretary Charles Jose…

‘Seniang’ crosses south Cebu, Central Visayas

Bencyrus Ellorin, Carine M. Asutilla, Chito O. Aragon, Doris C. Bongcac, Edison Delos Angeles, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Melissa Q. Cabahug, Rene Alima 12/30/2014

POWER OUTAGES, HEAVY RAIN   Power outages were reported in south Cebu towns of Oslob and Alcoy as typhoon Seniang made a second landfall in Bohol province about 10 p.m. last night. The storm’s 65-kilometer-per-hour winds  toppled…

P92K worth of blasted fish seized

Carine M. Asutilla 12/23/2014

About 1,160 kilos of blasted fish estimated at P92,800 were confiscated by the Philippine Coastguard and the Philippine Navy at 11:30 p.m.  Sunday at Pier 4 in Cebu City. The two agencies conducted the inspection after receiving…

Francis shirts selling like hotcakes in Osmeña Blvd

Carine M. Asutilla 12/17/2014

Pope-pular Vendors who used to sell Sinulog souvenir shirts along Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City are now also selling  Pope Francis shirts. “We didn’t consider making papal visit souvenirs because they said that the Pope is not…

Performing before Pope Francis

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carine M. Asutilla 12/11/2014

Famed Cebu dance  troupe  to join  papal mass, teach ‘sinulog’ steps The renowned Sandiego Dance Troupe of Cebu will perform the Sinulog during the Mass to be celebrated by Pope Francis at Manila’s Rizal Park, popularly known…

DSWD needs 250 more volunteers

Carine M. Asutilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/10/2014

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) needs at least 250 volunteers as well as more water and food to deliver to Typhoon Ruby victims in northern Cebu and Samar. Shalaine Marie S. Lucero, DSWD-7 assistant…

17K sacks of food delivered to north Cebu; more to come

Carine M. Asutilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/09/2014

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas sent 17,000 sacks of food packs to areas badly hit by typhoon Ruby in northern Cebu as of 11 a.m. yesterday. DSWD-7 Assistant Director for Operations…

Stocks fly off shelves

Carine M. Asutilla 12/05/2014

GROCERS in downtown Cebu City have been restocking on canned food, rice, noodles, flashlights and other emergency essentials. Evelyn Ramos, supervisor of Prince Warehouse, said that they have observed increasing number of shoppers buying flashlights and batteries…

Mahayag demolition turns violent; lawyer arrested

Anie M. Paujana, Carine M. Asutilla 11/26/2014

Violence broke out between the settlers of the “Tent City” near Mandaue City’s side of the Mahiga Creek and the Mandaue City police and demolition team yesterday. Sanlakas chairman Aaron Pedrosa was arrested by police after the…

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