Thousands brave rain, wind to attend airport Mass presided by Pope Francis

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/17/2015

Tropical storm Amang failed to dampen the fevered excitement of Palo residents who positioned themselves and spent the night before along the motorcade route of Pope Francis. As early as 2 a.m, winds and rain were experienced…

Vendor travels from Nueva Ecija to sell Francis posters

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/17/2015

PALO, Leyte – “Poster! P50 each!” This teener greets people with a big smile on his face as he walks the streets of Palo, selling pope posters. Gerald Sabat, 16, traveled with his father all the way…

Quezon cop volunteered for Pope security duty

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/17/2015

PALO, Leyte-  His pocket is filled with candies and packs of crackers. These would sustain SPO1 J.M. Epidida as he and hundred of fellow policemen conducted a dry-run of the Pope’s motorcade. Pope Francis, who is arriving…

Pink, white roses for wife he lost to Yolanda

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/17/2015

Mario Palamos will offer  pink and white roses — his wife’s favorite — at the mass grave outside the Palo Cathedral before the Pope arrives today. Palamos, a pedicab driver, will also try his best to get…

Motorcade dry run in Palo done today

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/15/2015

Sta. Cruz, Palo – Police continue to conduct a motorcade dry run en route from Tacloban City to Palo town early this morning. Police personnel were deployed along the motorcade routes as they positioned the barricades. The…

P7 jeep fare takes effect

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/13/2015

Emerald Joy Mejares, a 21-year-old employee of the accounting department of a government office, expressed some relief over news of a P7 fare rate for jeepneys in Central Visayas which takes effect today. “It’s been a while…

LTFRB chief inspects BRT routes

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/13/2015

Cebu City Hall’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) group accompanied officials of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in an ocular inspection of the BRT routes yesterday. Rafael Yap, BRT project chief along with LTFRB chairman…

P7 fare rate for jeepneys confirmed today

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/12/2015

Good news for all commuters in Central Visayas. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board announced a fare rollback to P7 or 50 centavos less than the former fare rate charged by passenger jeepneys early today. The…

BRT workshop, dialogue slated today

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/12/2015

A workshop and dialogue covering the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project will be held today at the regional Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-7) office. The workshop will be participated by the Land…

Tuburan, Talisay bag top prize

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/11/2015

Male dancers walked on bamboo stilts or “karang”. Smooth moves and a theme that highlighted the abundance of bamboo in their midnorth town, won first prize for Tuburan municipalitiy’s Tinubdan sa Kauswagan Culturang Troupe. This is the…

Pope Francis postcards rise on Osmeña Boulevard

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/10/2015

You can now take a selfie with Pope Francis after a huge postcard was made for him and has been included in the Sinulog Carousel. The giant postcard that measures 12 by 24 feet is located along…

Family told DNA results didn’t match seaman

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/09/2015

The family of Cebuano seaman Jerome Dinoy remains hopeful that he is still alive after the manning agency told  them that the results of the forensic tests done on one of two recovered remains didn’t match his…

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