Unsung heroes: Talisay fishers first to rescue captain, survivors

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/19/2014

The first to respond to the sinking of the MV St. Thomas Aquinas which collided with a cargo ship a year ago were local fishermen in Talisay City. When the distress flares were seen in the sky,…

‘Let’s pray this will not happen again’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/18/2014

Flowers, prayers and candles were again offered yesterday morning by families of those who perished and still unaccounted for in the Aug. 16, 2013 collision between the M/V St. Thomas Aquinas and M/V Sulpicio Express Siete. The…

‘God is still present in tragedy’

Melissa Q. Cabahug, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/17/2014

Not a single survivor – not even a relative of those killed or missing – attended the Mass held yesterday afternoon at the office of the 2Go group in Cebu City’s Pier 4 to mark the first…

Navy man brings roses for missing family

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/17/2014

He stood ramrod-straight. His close-cropped hair, Top Gun-inspired dark glasses and olive green tactical bag gave him away as  a member of the uniformed service. With a bunch of five red roses in his hands, Nickinson Galupe…

Talisay sea tragedy: One year after Ringing phone gives hope to kin of missing family

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/16/2014

Her phone still keeps on ringing.  Could she be alive somewhere? Eduard Libanon, whose wife and two children were among the passengers of the M/V St Thomas Aquinas listed as missing,  clings to  that hope a year…

Low fish catch for Cordova fishers

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/16/2014

A year after the oil spill hit Cordova town, the fish catch continues to dwindle for fishermen in the town’s coastal barangays. Anabelle and Victor Inoc of barangay Buagsong said they were able to catch 10 kilos…

Defending trees almost cost DPWH-7 employee his job

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/13/2014

Were they fired or about to get axed? Protecting trees got two employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways in hot water. Fr. Robert Reyes had to intercede for two job order workers of the…

Secretary Paje agrees to ‘rethink and reconsider’ tree-cutting permits issued for road widening projects

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/11/2014

After the DPWH, it’s now the turn of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to blink. Environment Secretary Ramon Paje was reported to have agreed to “rethink and reconsider” the tree-cutting permits they issued for road…

A white ribbon for every tree

Apple Ta-as, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/10/2014

The campaign to stop the cutting of roadside trees in south Cebu continues with a  “solidarity walk, run, bike” activity today  from Naga City to Carcar City and San Ferando town. Mountaineering groups  and other volunteers  will…

1,100 people displaced; need food, clothes, hope

Apple Ta-as, Edison Delos Angeles, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/10/2014

Rhodel San Luis, a porter, joined his family and other fire victims for a  meal of steamed  rice, boiled eggs and hotdogs on  a sidewalk along S. Osmeña Road near the SRP tunnel. He told Cebu Daily…

4 Fires: 1 Dead

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Carine M. Asutilla, Chito O. Aragon, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Norman V. Mendoza 08/09/2014

Four fires struck Cebu in less than 24 hours. An elderly man was killed Thursday night after he was trapped inside his burning house in the town of Sibonga, about 60 kilometers south of Cebu City. Two…

Kanlaob River inspection set

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/09/2014

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7), the Mines Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and Department of Tourism (DOT) will inspect the Kanlaob River in Alegria town to determine if it is suitable for adventure tourism. “It will…

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