Road Heroes Part 6

Ador Vincent Mayol, Nestle L. Semilla 09/27/2018

Though he doesn’t have legs, he wants to contribute something to the community. He simply wants to serve. — Barangay Captain Franklyn Ong on Borces’ passion to help solve traffic congestion despite his condition Even before sunlight pierces…

Untangling the Gridlock: New roads for a better Cebu

Rosalie O. Abatayo 09/25/2018

With the growing count of vehicles on the streets of Metro Cebu and the daily economic losses due to traffic comes the demand for bigger and better roads. Three big ticket projects with an accumulated cost of…

Metro Cebu’s traffic solution: Mass Transit (Part 3)

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/24/2018

Untangling the Gridlock If there is an obvious solution to the traffic problem in Metro Cebu that urban planners, traffic experts, local officials, and the private sector could agree upon, it would be the urgent need for…

The collar

09/22/2018

Those who find the spiritual life restrictive can find instruction in George Herbert’s poem, “The Collar.” The poem begins on a note of rebellion. The speaker has lived a life of piety, of faithful observance of the…

UNTANGLING THE GRIDLOCK

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/22/2018

PART 1 For more than two decades since the ‘90s, the streets of Metro Cebu have been his second home. “Usa ka kahig, usa ka tuka gyud ni akoa (I have a hand-to-mouth existence), said 55-year-old jeepney…

A celebration of truth and courage

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 09/18/2018

CEBU PRESS FREEDOM WEEK In the wake of fake news proliferating on social media and a pervading lack of public trust even in legitimate news reports, is it still relevant to celebrate press freedom? The question arose…

Jesus and the ID Factory

09/16/2018

Quite by accident, when I pulled out a folder from a stack of papers, the daughter’s ID slipped out. She had this in Grade School. Thanks to the lamination, it still had a shine, looking none the…

Bike to work

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Zena V. Magto USJ-R Journalism Intern 09/14/2018

Cebu City traffic solution More often than not, bicycles are associated with children or sports enthusiasts. But for some employees of the Cebu City government, headed by City Administrator Nigel Paul Villarete, the bicycle has become a…

Traditional healing in downtown Cebu

Delta Dyrecka Letigio USJ-R Journalism Intern 09/11/2018

Mark and Susan have a three-month-old baby who just started teething. At night, the young couple barely gets to sleep as their child constantly wails in pain at the growth of his first molars. After several days…

Kid inventors make robots

09/06/2018

Eleven-year olds, Mark Andre Regolacion, Jamaica Mae Yong, and Marie Iroy are not your ordinary sixth graders. At daytime, they attend classes, socialize with their classmates, and play, as any pupil of the Lapu-Lapu City Central Elementary…

Perceptions, politics and the future

King Anthony Perez 09/04/2018

MARRIAGE WITHOUT RECOGNITION A recent Pew Research Center study showed that the Philippines ranked 10th among 17 countries in the world with a high level of public acceptance for homosexuals. But while this may be so, a…

Catholicism, Duterte and same-sex unions

King Anthony Perez 09/03/2018

MARRIAGE WITHOUT RECOGNITION After more than three years together, gay couple Michael Cano and Jay Lugo completely trust each other with their lives. But other than that, Michael and Jay believe that another key ingredient to their…

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