Hard landing

Raymund Fernandez 11/06/2018

My brother said, “Sakita atong landinga uy!” (Painful landing) The plane slammed into the tarmac with a screech of rubber peeling away into the asphalt. The landing gear strained to take the initial slam of gravity and…

DFA implements new scheme that will shorten releasing period of passports

Doris C. Bongcac 10/01/2018

Starting today (October 1), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is implementing a new scheme that will shorten the releasing period of passports to at least six working days. This is in compliance with DFA Secretary Alan…

Po: “Topping the Board was a confluence of hard work and God’s will”

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/29/2018

Bagging the Top 3 spot in the May 2018 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Examinations answered Stewart Herbie Po’s prayers to be a topnotcher. “Ever since I was in first year, I always prayed I would top…

Study: 13 Cebu towns rich in live hard corals

Nestle L. Semilla 05/09/2018

Thirteen towns in Cebu province are among the 32 areas in Central Visayas to have been found by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR-7) to have abundant live hard corals. Lorenz Gideon…

Dessa keeping it real

Niza Mariñas, Rob Gonzales 10/29/2017

IT’S BEEN nearly a decade since she left the Philippines, gave birth and raised two kids and we’re impressed at the Dessa we see striding right before us. Dressed in a casual stripe dress, hair up a bun with tendrils…

Helmets, hard hats sought for City Hall employees

Chris A. Ligan 09/14/2017

THE Cebu City Council passed a resolution calling on the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office to provide a safety helmet or hard hat to each of Cebu City Hall’s more than 5,000 employees. City Councilor…

HARD TIMES

Jonas N. Panerio 08/30/2017

Struggling teams see action in Cesafi basketball tourney Games today: Cebu Coliseum 5 p.m. – Don Bosco vs USPF (High School) 6:30 p.m. – SWU vs USPF (College) The Southwestern University (SWU)-Phinma Cobras will try to steer…

Hard work and determination pay off

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/03/2017

Farmer’s daughter from Guba, Cebu City, places second in Social Worker board exam A daughter of a farmer from Barangay Guba, Cebu City, placed second in the Social Worker licensure examination given last month. Apple Mae Opit…

Cebu Jr. Dragons train hard for Palawan Rugby festival

John Carlo A. Villaruel 07/18/2017

AN acid test awaits the Cebu Junior Dragons as they enter uncharted territory when they join the Palawan Rugby Festival at the Puerto Princesa Complex in Palawan this July 22 to 23. Junior Dragons head coach Maggie…

Hard-fighting Magis Eagles, Baby Jaguars meet in finals

John Carlo Villaruel 06/02/2017

There’s an old saying that goes, when you get knocked down, you don’t stay down. On Friday afternoon, bitter rivals University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) and the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-ADC) justified that saying as…

Hard Court Kings stop Tribu five

Calvin D. Cordova 03/08/2017

THE Hard Court Kings and the ARQ Builders posted separate wins at the start of the Monday Squad Basketball Club (MSBC) Season 2 at the Casal’s Village Gym in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City. The Hard Court Kings…

Loss of honorarium means hard times ahead for barangay tanods

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/19/2017

Christie Miñoza, 55, has been a tanod (village watchwoman) of Barangay Guadalupe in Cebu City for the last ten years. She is single but lives with a sibling’s family, helping her extended family members meet their daily…

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