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MANILA, Philippines — Resorts in the country are not closing because of the heat wave, said the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, April 3, as it warned the public against such a claim being circulated through…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has upgraded its monitoring of oceanic temperatures to an El Niño Watch, which means that there is a high likelihood that El Niño phenomenon would…
MANILA, Philippines — Warm and humid weather will persist across the archipelago on Saturday due to easterlies affecting the eastern part of the country, said the state weather bureau. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration…
For me, my earliest political memory was the Interim Batasan election of 1978, when the famous noise barrage took place. I was in the hospital, recovering from appendicitis, and I have two fleeting recollections: my father nervously…
AT least four people fainted from extreme heat while visiting Cebu City cemeteries yesterday, November 1. “Nakuyapan sila tungod sa grabe ka init. Pero dali rasad sila natabang sa atong mga medical team naka stand by,” said…
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea readjusted its time zone to match South Korea’s on Saturday and described the change as an early step toward making the longtime rivals “become one” following a landmark summit. North Korean…
TRASLACION Despite taking a longer route, the Traslacion motorcade that brought the images of Señor Sto. Niño and Our Lady of Guadalupe to Mandaue City on Friday arrived on time. The sacred icons reached the National Shrine…
A grueling 21-hour flight from California to Cebu didn’t dampen the spirits of elderly couple Emilio and Rita Legaspi who had to be seated in wheelchairs as they left the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) yesterday. They and…
A warm welcome awaits tourists, devotees and balikbayans at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) under the Balik Cebu program starting Jan. 18. On that date, about 500 Cebuanos are expected to arrive from the US to…
North and South Korean officials exchanged warm greetings amid light flakes of snow on the world’s last Cold War frontier Tuesday, in contrast from previous frosty gatherings. The delegates shook hands and even cracked a joke…
In 1595, while imprisoned in the Tower of London to await his execution, the Jesuit priest and poet Robert Southwell, a cousin of William Shakespeare, wrote a Christmas poem, entitled, “The Burning Babe.” Ben Jonson envied Southwell…
Always, when I yearn for religious poetry, I turn to Gerard Manley Hopkins. His words seem freshly minted, and the delight I get from reading his poems does not differ from that of a child who discovers…
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