Turning vision into reality: Cebu’s mega infra projects

Connie Fernandez-Brojan 06/04/2018

(PART 1) ‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD’ A metro expressway. Bridges to Bohol and Negros islands. New international port with bypass road. Cebu’s landscape is expected to change in four years when the Duterte administration implements these major infrastructure…

Cebu factory, first ever mango biorefinery

Irene Sinocruz 06/03/2018

Around 10 years ago, mango processors spent millions of pesos in tipping fees to get rid of mango seeds and peels; until a Cebu university developed technology that turned mango seeds into flour, and mango peels into…

Picking up the pieces

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/01/2018

CYBERPORNOGRAPHY (Conclusion) He didn’t know what hit him. For years, Timmy and his siblings were into cyberpornography courtesy of their parents — an experience that turned the children’s dreams into their worst nightmare. He was a teenager…

The road to justice

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/31/2018

For seven years now, the parents of the children who were rescued from a cybersex enterprise in Cordova town, Cebu in 2011 languish in virtual hell, locked behind bars at the Lapu-Lapu City Jail while standing trial…

The cat-and-mouse game

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/30/2018

CYBERPORNOGRAPHY (PART 3) Like the menace of illegal drugs, cyber pornography has been prevalent in the Philippines and poses serious threats to families and children. “It’s very alarming and it’s getting larger at the threshold,” said Francis…

Haven of Hope

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/29/2018

(PART 2) Fe Saclot didn’t have much luck in love. “Wala lang gyud tingali ko’y swerte sa gugma. (Perhaps, I am just not lucky in love),” said the 49-year-old native of Badian town, southern Cebu. Her long…

Storytelling gives life meaning to former OFW

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/27/2018

Danae Claire “Dannie” Deboma had just graduated from Computer Engineering at the Cebu Institute of Technology (CIT) in 2004 when an opportunity came for her to work abroad. At 21, she left the comforts of her hometown…

A night of heritage

Nestle L. Semilla 05/26/2018

Heavy rains poured, Friday, but it did not stop the family of eight-year-old Mariska Rose Pormento and an estimated five thousand others from enjoying a tour of Metro Cebu’s heritage cites across the cities of Cebu, Talisay,…

What it means to be outstanding

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/25/2018

Refusing to be pressured by relatives and friends to give money to voters for her to win, Krystal Jill Delos Reyes filed her certificate of candidacy on April 20 at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Office in Barangay…

WHEN AUTISM WORKS: A mother’s journey to acceptance

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/23/2018

Kalvin was two years and four months old when a developmental pediatrician diagnosed him with autism. “I was told by the pedia that Kalvin was the 20th patient that she saw that day,” recalled the boy’s mother,…

WHEN AUTISM WORKS: Making a difference

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/22/2018

Six years ago, as a young lass in Doong island Bantayan town, northern Cebu, Eunicel Escala, 23, dreamed of studying in Cebu City — 146 kilometers away from home — to become a teacher. The third of…

When autism works

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/21/2018

PART 1 Wearing a white shirt paired with black pants and a blue apron, 20-year-old Kalvin Roa stands by the entrance of a supermarket as he welcomes customers with a warm smile, open arms and shopping baskets.…

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