Devotion delivered Cebuanos from cholera in 1902

Contributor 12/13/2014

THE petite wooden image  of the Blessed Virgin Mary that is the object of veneration and deep Cebuano devotion was found in a cave in the hills of what was then barangay Banawan, in what was the…

Group of ex-DAR employees elects Palanca-Santiago as president

Contributor 10/13/2014

Retired Assistant Ombudsman for the Visayas Virginia Palanca-Santiago was recently elected president of a newly-organized group called Former DAR Employees Association (FODEA) in Cebu. With an initial membership of 60, FODEA Cebu aims to share their capabilities…

DTI marks Consumer Welfare Month

Contributor 10/10/2014

The Department of Trade and Industry in Central Visayas joins consumers in celebrating the Consumer Welfare Month and the National Standards Week. This year’s celebration carrying the theme, “Sapat na Impormasyon: Susi sa Wastong Paggamit ng Enerhiya”…

Football marathon for a cause aims for world record

Contributor 10/07/2014

The Lexmark Football Club is holding a football marathon for a cause in its bid to break the Guinness World Book of Records title currently held by the United Kingdom for the longest football match that lasted…

World habitat day: Simultaneous builds across PH on Oct. 11

Contributor 10/04/2014

The Habitat for Humanity joins the United Nations and other organizations around the world in raising awareness and consciousness on the importance of building decent homes, by educating and mobilizing individuals and communities to take action in…

GAWAD LISTAHANAN: DSWD urges partner LGUs to vie for awards

Contributor 10/03/2014

The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD 7) is inviting the local government units (LGUs) in the region to participate in the 1st Gawad Listahanan or Data Utilization Awards. The Gawad Listahanan recognizes…

‘Voluntourists’ help rebuild Bohol: Travel agents construct homes for quake-affected families in Cortes town

Contributor 10/03/2014

Travel agents from six different countries in Europe and Asia flew into the country recently to participate in a volunteer build program. The “voluntourists” helped rebuild Bohol at Habitat for Humanity Philippines site in Cortes town, working…

BOHOL: New homes for quake survivors

Contributor 09/02/2014

Pantawid Pamilya beneficiary Evangeline Avilla, 43, and her family moved into their temporary shelter in barangay Ubojan in the municipality of Tubigon, Bohol along with other 82 families whose houses were damaged by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake.…

General assembly for Catholic schools

Contributor 09/02/2014

THE Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) in Region 7 is inviting all Catholic schools in the region to a two-day general assembly on Sept. 4 at the Bohol Plaza Resort and Restaurant in Panglao Island.…

Grad tells fellow PWDs: ‘Show that you can do it’

Contributor 05/06/2014

FORTY-SEVEN persons with disabilities (PWDs) recently graduated from the one-year courses at the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center (AVRC) in barangay Labangon, Cebu City. Aside from the 47 PWDs, 18 licensed massage…

OFWs taking precautions against MERS

Contributor 04/30/2014

Vigilance is high among Filipino communities in the United Arab Emirates capital after a 45-year-old paramedic recently died of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in Al Ain, 160 km east of Abu Dhabi. For…

5 health centers in Toledo to get medical support

Contributor 04/25/2014

Five barangay health centers in Toledo City will be getting medical support after being adopted by Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC), through its  Adopt-A-Health-Center program. The GBPC, through its subsidiaries Cebu Energy Development Corp. and Toledo Power…

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