Fiesta Señor 2025: Who are the hermano and hermana mayores?

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Faith can conquer the most daunting challenges in our lives, especially when we feel that everything seems impossible to resolve. The soul-stirring story of the Hermano and Hermana mayores for the Fiesta Señor…

Shellfish ban up in 11 Eastern Visayas areas

Sarwell Meniano 11/20/2024

  TACLOBAN CITY – A shellfish ban is up in 11 areas in Eastern Visayas this week, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. In its advisory, the BFAR said…

Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles

Agence France Presse 11/20/2024

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia warned on Tuesday that it would respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time, as President Vladimir Putin issued a nuclear threat on the 1,000th day of…

Woman found dead in SRP seawall identified

Emmariel Ares 11/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The dead woman, who was found near the seawall at the Cebu South Road Properties on early Tuesday morning, November 19, has been identified. The deceased victim was 22-year-old Neca Denise Lagria, from…

Friars urge BRT to fast-track works before foot processions

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The friars at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño (BMSN) are asking Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) management to expedite their works along Osmeña Boulevard for the safety of the devotees this January…

How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million

Associated Press 11/20/2024

NEW YORK — Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming auction…

What is a ‘bomb cyclone’?

Associated Press 11/20/2024

A powerful storm is bearing down on the West Coast and bringing with it a scary-sounding weather term – bomb cyclone. Bomb cyclone is a term used by weather enthusiasts to describe a process that meteorologists usually…

‘Bomb cyclone’ threatens Northern California, Pacific Northwest

Associated Press 11/20/2024

SEATTLE — Northern California and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for what is expected to be a powerful storm, with heavy rain and winds set to pummel the region and potentially cause power outages and flash floods.…

Fiesta Señor 2025: Basilica is already 70% ready

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos will celebrate the 460th Fiesta Señor in two months. And the Augustinian friars at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño (BMSN) in Cebu have started preparing for the activities in January 2025.…

It’s ‘amihan’ season,  Pagasa says

Jown Manalo 11/19/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Cooler weather is now expected across the country as Pagasa announced the onset of the northeast monsoon or “amihan” on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration…

AI+, not +AI: The formula for reinventing work with AI

Pia Piquero 11/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic idea confined to the pages of science fiction. It is here, now, redefining industries, reimagining job roles, and revolutionizing how we work. Just as mathematics…

2 workers buried alive in San Fernando, Cebu cement mill

Futch Anthony Inso 11/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The families of the two workers, who died after they were buried alive while cleaning the cement mill, appealed for help from the cement manufacturing company where they worked and the government. Chaulin…

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