Building confidence and character in today’s kids

Frauline Maria Sinson 09/09/2016

(Conclusion) Living in the middle of a squatters’ area in Barangay Cogon Pardo in Cebu City, 35-year-old housewife Liza Pedrano says teaching her children good manners can be quite challenging when the neighbors keep swearing and cursing…

Underneath the glamor are years of hardwork

Frauline Maria Sinson 09/07/2016

Liza Pedrano once dreamed of becoming a dancer, but her family thought it was a waste of time. Now a mother of five, Pedrano is giving her all-out support for her two children who share her love…

More than an every day park for every Cebuano

Morexette Erram 09/04/2016

The words carved on the white, concrete fountain of the Fuente Osmeña Park are in Spanish. And park worker Democrito Elcana does not understand what they mean. The 53-year-old street sweeper of the Cebu city government’s Parks…

Miss Cebu 2016: Writing can be applied to any industry

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 08/31/2016

In the midst of 250 elementary and high school students from Cebu City, Miss Cebu 2016 Gabriele Raine Abellana Baljak listened to talks on feature and news writing, took notes and occasionally nodded her head in agreement…

Building the nation’s next generation of critical thinkers

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 08/26/2016

When public school teacher Judyliza Panilag started serving as school paper adviser of Langtad Elementary School in the City of Naga in southern Cebu, one of her main goals was to develop winners among her pool of…

Museo Sugbo: A Cebuano heritage structure restored

Izobelle T. Pulgo 08/21/2016

(Conclusion) In the early morning of October 15, 2013, the whole of Cebu and its neighboring provinces were jolted by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that toppled buildings, bell towers and churches, causing major damage to centuries-old infrastructure.…

Not your usual farmers’ market

Frauline Maria Sinson 08/14/2016

When you come to the Cebu Farmers’ Market (CFM) at VIBO Place along Escario Street in Cebu City, you will end up pleasantly surprised. Sometimes confused with other farmers’ markets in the city, CFM distinguishes itself by…

Where Cebu City’s wastes go

08/02/2016

Inayawan landfill reopened as city gives waste segregation another go Conclusion Amid challenges of lack of garbage trucks and unpaid salaries of some garbage collectors, the new administration of the Cebu City government started fully implementing the…

What ails Cebu City’s garbage program

07/31/2016

Lack of trucks, unpaid salaries of collectors among problems as segregation policy goes full gear Crispina Ingieto, 62, practices waste segregation at home. She keeps two garbage containers for biodegradable and non-biodegrable wastes in her home in…

Funeral homes talk of unpaid balances

07/25/2016

CONCLUSION As the body count in the war on illegal drugs rises, funeral parlor staff members see no profit in servicing the bodies of people killed in shootouts with police officers. They also could not touch the…

How to court farmers to say “yes” to good agricultural practices

Frauline Maria Sinson 07/24/2016

Change is not always welcome, especially when it’s not as easy as the old way. That is why some conventional farmers find it hard to adjust to good agricultural practices or GAP, which is being advocated by…

No money in dead drug suspects

07/24/2016

First of two parts The recent killings of suspected drug personalities have kept funeral parlor employees in the cities of Mandaue and Cebu busy the last few days. But Enrique Lapetaje, billing and collection supervisor for St.…

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