Malacañang: SWU med school stays open

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/02/2016

Medical students of Southwestern University (SWU) can now heave a sigh of relief with the latest order from the Office of the President upholding its decision to stop the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) from closing the…

Malacañang upholds order stopping med school’s closure

Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/02/2016

The Office of the President has upheld its order stopping the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) from closing Southwestern University (SWU) – College of Medicine. Dr. Chito Salazar, SWU chairman and president, said Malacañang denied CHEd’s motion…

Papal legate leaves Cebu, visits P-Noy

Jhunnex Napallacan, Vanessa Claire Lucero 02/01/2016

YANGON Archbishop Charles Maung Cardinal Bo, Papal Legate to the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC), paid a courtesy call on President Benigno Aquino III in Malacañang before he went home to Myanmar yesterday. Bo left Cebu City…

CanCham launches new category in ICT Awards

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/31/2016

To mark its 10th International Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Awards, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (CCCP) will be launching a new category – the “Participants’ Choice for the Best Team Leader.” Chamber president…

Simplicity in design for altar

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/31/2016

For Holy Mass, the altar is not just a table. It is where a sacred meal is prepared, the “Table of the Lord” which deserves special dignity. Simplicity was the main guideline in designing the white altar,…

Former scavenger finds healing through street kids encounter

Vanessa Claire Lucero, Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/30/2016

SHE started scavenging trash when she was 8 years old to help her family in Cebu City. Today,  Maria Georgina “Maggie” Cogtas does volunteer work with street children  after graduating at the top of her class with…

Filipinos urged to spread the faith

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/30/2016

Hungarian priest says growing secularization threatens Catholic faith in Europe European missionaries used to travel to spread the faith. Centuries later, it is Europe whose faith is dwindling. Hungarian priest Fr. Laszlo Monostoro, vice chancellor of the…

Waterpark opening moved to mid-March

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/29/2016

THE opening of Skywaterpark on top of J Centre Mall has been moved to mid- or late March this year, in time for the summer break from school. The waterpark, which occupies about 4,500 square meters of…

More than 5K delegates attend Youth Day

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/28/2016

BEVERLY Cabrera was with 30 youths from the San Nicolas de Tolentino Cathedral parish in Surigao City on board a passenger vessel bound for Cebu City when state weather bureau Pagasa raised a gale warning. They got…

Canadian chamber worries over policy shifts, not polls

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/27/2016

Canadian businessmen are holding back investments in the Philippines for fear that the current policies on foreign investments would change after the May elections, the president of the  Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines said. “(Investors…

Pope dolls a hit among IEC souvenirs

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/27/2016

WHO says Pope Francis isn’t coming to Cebu? A group said he is, but in the form of a doll. Amidst the colorful stalls selling International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) t-shirts and other memorabilia, a booth sells cloth…

FLI eyes more economic housing projects

Vanessa Claire Lucero 01/27/2016

Developer Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) will soon launch three to six economic housing developments under the brand Futura Homes in the Visayas. FLI project development manager Archie Igot said this is the company’s contribution to efforts to…

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