Life without plastic at Cebu City Hall

Morexette Marie B. Erram and Zena Magto 08/16/2018

For more than 20 years, Marissa Candado depended on cellophane and plastic bags to wrap the food which she sold at the Cebu City Hall building. But that has changed recently after Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña…

Island-barangay shines with solar power system from Vivant

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 08/15/2018

OFF GRID NO MORE Before their boat could even dock on the shores of Barangay Hilotongan, Bantayan Island, already — students and teachers in pink, green, red and white uniforms were clapping and cheering for the team…

Digital Braille and a father’s love

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/13/2018

Like any father, seeing his children achieve their dreams is a significant event. But for Engr. Roger Bajarias, each fruitful and productive episode in the life of his daughter, Charisse Ann, is not just a milestone. It…

Cebu City Library opens digital Braille section

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 08/12/2018

FIRST IN PH The Cebu City Public Library (CCPL) has ushered in another first in the history of the country’s public library system with the opening of the Philippines first digital braille section. Launched last August 1,…

A walk in the park

Zena V. Magto 08/11/2018

Naga City’s New Attraction Back when they were younger, 32-year-old Shella Oplas and her husband, a seaman, used to go on dates at their local park in the City of Naga, southern Cebu. Today, Shella visits the…

Meet the Campugans of Cordova

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/10/2018

He always dreamt of being called Engr. Clodualdo Campugan as he saw himself building homes and standing tall amid skyscrapers which he thought he would someday build. But his dreams remained where he left his childhood as…

To change Tomas’ decision, let SWAT patrol streets

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/08/2018

UNLESS operatives from the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) will be deployed alongside the Mobile Patrol Group (MPG), the Cebu City Government will no longer shoulder the expenses needed for the maintenance of city-owned vehicles used by…

Nanay Lucy’s bananas feed the soul

USJ-R Journalism Intern 08/08/2018

As early as seven in the morning, 51-year-old Lucy Alcontin can be seen peeling bananas on the sidewalks of P. Lopez Street in Cebu City. The bananas would soon be sizzling in a pan smothered with flour…

Minglanilla’s friendly ‘lolli cops’

Nestle L. Semilla 08/07/2018

Clark Ivan, a 5-year-old day care student, always shivers at the sight of a police officer and a patrol car. The little boy is afraid of cops and he does not like to see any policeman near…

Dumpit family submits case to God

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/06/2018

She saw him lying motionless in a coffin and she cried, inconsolably, when he was finally laid to rest. But three-year-old Mikay, one of the adopted children of SPO1 Adonis Dumpit, still believes that the once decorated…

LIFE CHANGES

Michelle Joy Padayhag 08/04/2018

CONCLUSION ‘Sir Macua’ goes to class’ Macua still finds it difficult to believe what has happened in his life. Aside from having a new job, he now has a television commercial for a popular coffee brand. He…

‘Sir Macua’ goes to class

Michelle Joy Padayhag 08/03/2018

Four years ago, Erwin Macua attended his first day of class at St. Theresa’s College (STC) Cebu. The students wondered why inside the room, their school security guard was wearing a plain shirt. When the teacher called…

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