Poverty seen from below

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 08/13/2022

The scale of poverty as seen from below, by the people, is very much larger than as seen from above, by the bureaucracy. Nearly half of household heads in the nation rate their families as Mahirap (Poor),…

Olympic hopefuls get bigger piece of the pie from PSC

June Navarro 06/05/2020

There will be no shortage of support from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for athletes favored to clinch a spot in the Tokyo Olympics, with Chair William “Butch” Ramirez making the assurance less than a week after…

Saladstop! opens one more resto as it eyes bigger slice of healthy diners’ market in Cebu

Ellah Quieta 05/30/2019

Seeing the need for tasty and healthier food concepts in Cebu, Saladstop! the largest healthy food chain in Asia, expands its operations in Cebu. Saladstop! Philippines prides itself as the first restaurant in Cebu that introduces a…

Organizers promise bigger, grander Sugat-Kabanhawan festival on Sunday

Zena V. Magto 04/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Organizers are preparing more fireworks and special effects for Sunday’s Sugat-Kabanhawan festival to attract an even bigger crowd to Minglanilla town’s annual festivity. Marvey Caño, the over-all artistic director of the celebration, promised…

Lite Ferries Launches Bigger Ship for Cebu City –Ormoc City Route

PR 03/22/2019

A new and faster RORO-passenger ship is set to be part of Lite Ferries’ growing fleet of ships. Newly renovated M/V LITE FERRY 19, the twin sister ship of Lite Ferry 18, will be launched on Monday,…

Bigger area for judiciary complex

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/08/2018

THE Court of Appeals (CA) in the Visayas, as well as the lower courts in Cebu City, will soon have a better and bigger building at the South Road Properties (SRP). The Cebu City Council unanimously approved…

SC seeks bigger SRP property for planned judicial complex

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/25/2018

Instead of the 7,000-square-meter lot donated by the Cebu City government, the Supreme Court is asking for 8,000 square meters more or a 15,000 square meter lot to build a P1.5- billion judicial complex at the South…

Tumulak: ‘Sinulog 2019 will be bigger, livelier’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/05/2018

Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak said that Sinulog 2019 is expected to be bigger and livelier compared to this year’s celebration. The series of activities for Sinulog will be held in three different venues including the Fuente…

Bigger septic tank eyed to rid city jail of foul smell

Delta Dyrecka Letigio USJ-R Journalism Intern 09/04/2018

A new and bigger septic tank will be installed at the male dormitory of the Cebu City Jail (CCJ) to address the complaints of nearby residents regarding the pungent smell emanating from the penal facility. “Ang baho…

Cebu Capitol eyes bigger, better travel fair

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/30/2018

THE Cebu Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) is eyeing a bigger travel fair next year because of the positive response from travel enthusiasts, tour groups and local government units (LGUs) to this year’s travel fair. Titled “Cebu Journeys,”…

Provincial tourism office eyes bigger travel fair

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/30/2018

With the positive response from tour operators, the Cebu Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) is eyeing to now planning an even bigger travel fair. The Capitol’s travel fair held on Tuesday (August 28) caught the attention of tour…

Constance Wu’s fight for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ part of a bigger crusade

AP 08/18/2018

BEVERLY HILLS, California—Constance Wu had resigned herself to the fact that “Crazy Rich Asians” was not going to work out for her. She was under contract for her sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat,” both were filming in…

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