PAL diverts Roxas flight to Cebu due to bad weather

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/27/2016

Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight PR2201 bound for Roxas City in Capiz from Manila was diverted to Mactan Cebu International Airport in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu on Wednesday morning due to bad weather. The flight, an Airbus 320 which…

Social media as tool for spreading the gospel

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/27/2016

Use social media to evangelize. This was the challenge posed by Bishop Robert Barron of Los Angeles, USA, in response to the growing number of Catholics who either stopped going to Mass or converted to other religions.…

Banks urged to improve services to stay ahead

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/25/2016

Local banks are expected to remain healthy this year given the country’s stable financial system, a banking executive said. But competition is expected to intensify as most banks offer similar products. To beat the competition, a bank…

Stained glass maker gives thanks by making altar for opening Mass

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/24/2016

Faith is expressed in many forms. For stained glass maker Glenn Mendiola, it’s through the loving creation of an altar. Mendiola, an ex-seminarian from Maasin, Southern Leyte, provided the altar or retablo as well as the lectern…

Young Aldeguer comes into his own with fast-food paella

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/24/2016

ENTREPRENEURSHIP student Jose Maria Antonio Aldeguer decided to put theory into practice by opening a food outlet that reinvented paella – a Spanish rice dish – into a fast food fare. The 22-year-old Aldeguer said he has…

Mactan to serve as model for 5 other regional airports

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/24/2016

Secretary Joseph Emilio A. Abaya said the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) will auction off the public-private partnership (PPP) contracts for five airports in the Visayas and Mindanao on February 29. Development of the five airports…

BRT to later replace MyBus

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/23/2016

THERE will be Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes that will eventually lead to the Mactan airport in the years ahead. This will coome  after the main BRT system from Bulacao to Talamban becomes operational in 2018, said …

DOTC Secretary leads ground cement pouring of new airport terminal

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/22/2016

Transportation Secretary Jose Abaya came down to Cebu to lead the ceremonial ground cement pouring of the Terminal 2 of Mactan-Cebu International Airport Friday morning. He was with Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority general manager Nigel Paul…

Filipinos urged to travel despite security concerns

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/22/2016

Travel agencies hope to convince people to travel more despite security concerns by offering tour packages at special rates during the three-day Cebu Travel Catalogue 2016. Some 52 exhibitors, including 23 travel agencies based in Cebu and…

City Hall to seek ban exemption for BRT

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/22/2016

Cebu City Hall expects to see detailed engineering plans for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system finalized at the end of this month in order to start procurement of materials and services for the project before this…

‘HOPE AMID CRISIS’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Norman V. Mendoza, Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/21/2016

Clergy leaders highlight faith ahead of IEC event Amid pain and misery caused by poverty, terrorism and other adversities, the Filipino faithful were urged not to lose hope and to hold on to their Catholic faith. “Hope…

Bidding for fastcraft terminal targeted before election ban

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/20/2016

The Cebu Port Authority (CPA) hopes to bid out the contract for the construction of a new fast ferry passenger terminal before the ban on the release of public funds takes effect. Based on the Omnibus Election…

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