How to spend a day in Dumaguete on a budget

Jessa Ngojo 04/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – While battling hectic schedules, endless traffic woes, and the scorching heat turning us into walking sweat glands, one might argue that seeking a quick holiday somewhere with fresh air and delectable bites is…

Earth Day: A senator’s idea that got people fighting for their planet

Associated Press 04/22/2024

Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, April 22, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day.  It’s an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and…

Hurt? Relatable? Here’s why Cebuano fans tune in to Taylor Swift’s songs

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Everything started with an MP3 player 14 years ago. The song entitled ‘Invisible’ by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, played to then-fourth grade Kayle Ck’s tiny audio device through her earphones. From that…

Impact of extreme heat: soaring prices as vegetable supply drops, vendors fear for livelihood

Emmariel Ares 04/18/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Lera Daral is a regular shopper at Carbon Public Market in Cebu City. Every week, she joins countless others in buying groceries, especially vegetables. The market, known as the oldest and largest in…

Paraphilic disorder: The sickness of men exposing private parts in public, understanding it

Pia Piquero 04/18/2024

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – At around 8 a.m. on March 25, 2024, just after the students had settled into their classes, a commotion happened near the Tejero Elementary School in Cebu City when a 32-year-old woman…

Water crisis escalates in Cebu City: Bureaucratic delays hamper desalination projects

Pia Piquero 04/11/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – It was already 3 a.m. at the Pasil Fish Market when the hubbub of voices finally died down. Dina, a fish vendor, breathed a sigh of relief as they managed to sell all…

My sister is my real ride or die partner

Immae Lachica 04/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—I’d be lost without my sister. I am who I am today because she made sure to stand by my side no matter how crazy life gets— for both of us. Today, as we celebrate…

Crowds picnic to see Tokyo’s cherry blossoms at full bloom

04/08/2024

TOKYO (AP) — Crowds gathered Friday to enjoy Japan’s famed cherry blossoms in Tokyo, where cold weather has delayed their bloom. Cherry blossoms, known as “sakura” in Japanese, are the nation’s favorite flower. People often have sakura…

What is Eid al-Fitr and how do Muslims celebrate the Islamic holiday?

04/08/2024

CAIRO (AP) — Muslims around the world will soon bid farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is marked with congregational prayers and festivities that typically include…

Harvard says it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book

04/01/2024

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University said it has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th century book about the afterlife that has been in its collections since the 1930s. The decision came after a…

Santo Entierro: Taking care of the dead Christ on the island

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/30/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The sun was beating down harshly one Friday at noon in Bantayan town in northern Cebu. In a family-owned compound in Barangay Ticad, its residents, workers, and volunteers did not mind the hot…

Study says since 1979 climate change has made heat waves last longer, spike hotter, hurt more people

03/30/2024

Climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas, a new study finds. Since 1979, global heat waves…

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