Hong Kong, London, Madrid

Jaime Picornell 04/09/2016

Part 135 IT  was February 2002. Cecilia and I took a plane to Manila for the birthday of Doña Concepcion Cuenco Manguerra. Her daughter Ana Maria Manguerra had organized a luncheon at the Chinese restaurant of the…

Archbishop Osbaldo Padilla’s golden jubilee in the priesthood

Jaime Picornell 03/31/2016

MERLE (née Padilla) and Boy Cunanan, along with her sister Marietta Padilla Malinao are back from Rome where they attended the golden jubilee of the ordination into the priesthood of their brother Archbishop Osbaldo Padilla. I remember…

The Chong Hua Hospital Mandaue and Cancer Center inaugural

Jaime Picornell 03/27/2016

THE Chong Hua Hospital Mandaue and Cancer Center was recently inaugurated at the Mantawi International Drive, Subangdaku, Mandaue City. It was a well attended affair. Guests of honor were His Grace the Archbishop of Cebu Jose Palma…

Picture memories

Jaime Picornell 03/10/2016

WHEN I began writing a column in 1963 I hardly had any pictures to illustrate the events I covered. If ever there was one it come from a photoengraving. A cliché, they called it, and it was…

Golden anniversary for St. Martin De Porres School

Jaime Picornell 03/06/2016

THE ST. Martin de Porres Special School, run by the Special Child Association of Cebu Foundation, recently celebrated its  50th founding anniversary. It was held at the ballroom of the Casino Español de Cebu, where an elaborate…

The Silkair Travel Fair

Jaime Picornell 03/04/2016

WELL, we have a photoplay today, the pictures having been taken during the opening of Silkair’s travel fair on Feb. 19 at the Gallery of Ayala Center Cebu. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama attended, and cut the…

In the calendar

Jaime Picornell 02/25/2016

Yestesterday was a holiday Cebu City as it celebrated its Charter Day with numerous activities led by City Mayor Michael Rama and Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella. Capping the festivities was a formal dinner yesterday evening at the…

The King and Queen of Spain in Cebu

Jaime Picornell 02/20/2016

IN 1998 the Philippines celebrated the centennial of its declaration of Independence from Spain. The whole year was studded with commemmorative events. The first of these was an official visit by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia…

The Red Fire Monkey at the Marco Polo

Jaime Picornell 02/19/2016

THE MARCO Polo Plaza Hotel in Cebu had two events to welcome the Year of the Red Fire Monkey. One was on Monday, Feb. 8, actual date for the start of the new lunar year. The other…

Who cares?

Jaime Picornell 02/13/2016

IT WAS October 1997 and I had just returned to Zaragoza from London. The paper said Ballet de Zaragoza was opening its season at the Teatro Principal. There I dashed to get a ticket. My aunt Maria…

A trip to Canada

Jaime Picornell 01/23/2016

ON January 1997 Connie Cimafranca of Cathay Pacific Airways informed me and other media friends about a famtour to Canada on a direct flight from Hong Kong to Toronto, on the first week of March. Our dear…

Sto Niño exhibit and ‘Sugbusog’ at the Marco Polo

Jaime Picornell 01/15/2016

LAST January 6 the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel launched its annual exhibit of Santo Niño images, and opened the ninth edition of Sugbusog, a culinary journey. The term signifies culinary satisfaxtion, the Cebuano way. In this case…

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