Security guard kills British dive shop operator during Black Saturday confrontation

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Eileen G. Mangubat 04/21/2014

A British dive shop operator was shot dead past 7 p.m. on Black Saturday after a heated argument with one of his staff members in Malapascua Island, northern Cebu. Anthony Gilchrist, 34, part-owner of Fish Buddies, was…

Fil-Am minister: Pope visiting Cebu 2016

Eileen G. Mangubat 04/12/2014

Hope and quiet speculation that Pope Francis would visit Cebu was reinforced by the account of a Filipino-American visiting Rome who said the Pope mentioned that he would visit Cebu in January 2016. Bob Canton, who is…

‘Cebu’s revised P10.4 billion recovery plan is wholistic’

Eileen G. Mangubat, Peter L. Romanillos 04/01/2014

The Cebu provincial government will submit its revised rehabilitation plan worth P10.45 billion to the office of the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery (PARR) this week. After weeks of gathering field data to assess damage reports…

‘GET READY, CEBU’: Phivolcs says ‘disaster imagination’ is key to preparation

Eileen G. Mangubat 04/01/2014

The response to earthquakes and typhoons should not be fear, but better preparation. “We should be able to ask ‘What if’ and then plan from there,” said Renato Solidum, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and…

Ateneo parents thank man who intervened in football brawl

Eileen G. Mangubat 03/23/2014

The photo of a young athlete’s bloodied face and another of a man with clenched fist raised, ready to strike a blow went viral  on the Internet after last Sunday’s melee in an Aboitiz Cup football match…

Mega Cebu planners turn to congressmen

Doris C. Bongcac, Eileen G. Mangubat 03/18/2014

Faced with  roadblocks in getting Cebu priority projects moving, Mega Cebu planners yesterday asked Cebu congressmen for help. Only five of 46 projects identified as critical in order for Cebu to be “competitive” are assured of funding…

Relief drive delivers roofs to storm-hit Cebu families

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Eileen G. Mangubat 01/14/2014

Find out what’s needed first before giving. Work with partners who have the expertise that you don’t have. Let storm survivors help themselves in the spirit of “bayanihan”. Keep your promises and say thank you afterward. These…

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