J Centre Mall management speaks up, describes robbery incident ‘isolated’

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — It is one of Mandaue City’s neighborhood malls.  It is huge enough to address the basic and most urgent needs of its patrons, and intimate enough to offer specialty stores which cater to…

Author Louella Alix to launch new book on food and love

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Life begins at 70 for Louella Theresa Eslao Alix. Mrs. Alix, CDN Digital’s food columnist and Tastes of Cebu host, is opening another chapter in her journey as a culinary heritage author and…

Rocelito Jancinal: Disability paves the way for farmer-entrepreneur to work harder

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A quiet Saturday afternoon, April 13, 2013, in the mountain barangay of Babag turned out to be a disaster when Rocelito “Dito” Jancinal fell off a 20-foot coconut tree. Dito, husband of Patricia…

Asian domination in international pageant’s list of top favorites

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Beauty queens from Asian countries dominated the Top 10 Most Popular Vote list in the ongoing pre-pageant activities of Miss Grand International 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela. Seven of the 10 countries in the…

Amid controversy, Sam Lo posts empowering messages

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/24/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Controversial beauty queen Samantha Ashley Lo appears unperturbed by the statement issued by Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) as she continues to post empowering quotes in her Instagram account. The sour relationship between…

BPCI: “Samantha Lo acquired PH passport from a fixer” 

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) issued a statement on Monday, October 21, 2019, after beauty queen Samantha Ashley Lo wrote in an Instagram post that her “local organizer” did not assist her when she was…

Samantha Lo proudly wears PH sash in Venezuela

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — For all the stress and trauma which came with representing the Philippines in the Miss Grand International (MGI) 2019 pageant, it’s a miracle how Samantha Ashley Lo still remains composed as she officially…

Samantha Lo breaks silence; says she is now in Venezuela to compete for MGI 2019

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Samantha Ashley Lo broke her silence and announced in both her Instagram and Facebook accounts that she is in Caracas, Venezuela to compete for the Miss Grand International (MGI) 2019 crown. Lo, who…

Gazini partners with NGO to push ‘care for elderly’ cause

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Miss Universe Philippines 2019 Gazini Christiana Ganados is fulfilling her promise to further push her advocacy in caring for the elderly by partnering with the Coalition of Services for the Elderly, Inc. (COSE).…

Sam Lo still a no-show in MGI 2019 swimsuit round 

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Beauty queen Samantha Ashley Lo, who was supposed to represent the Philippines in the Miss Grand International 2019, was still absent during the pageant’s swimsuit competition 9:30 a.m. of October 17 in Venezuela…

All-Cebuano cast, crew for ‘Monsters The Musical’

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There is much to be desired about Cebu despite the traffic gridlock that claws like monsters into each one’s lifestyle. The musical that is a collaborative endeavour of singer-songwriter Cattski Espina, writer-director Jude…

Two ‘Bisaya’ land in coveted YouTube NextUp program

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Albert Dwight Tamayo just passed the licensure examination for nurses in 2009 when reality hit him on the face: there were no local opportunities in the nursing field. Even then, he tried applying…

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