Fond TV travel, food memories with Bourdain

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 06/14/2018

It’s been over a week now since his death but I would like to remember New York chef and travel writer Anthony Bourdain for his shows, his insights into food and the restaurant industry and his dishes…

Caustic collaboration

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 05/31/2018

As I read through the Inquirer online news site for the headlines last Wednesday, one article about the film entitled “Citizen Jake” piqued my interest since it mentioned TV journalist Atom Araullo’s response to director Mike de…

Political intramurals and transport alternatives

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 05/24/2018

Though it appeared that he didn’t make a big deal out of it, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña’s statement that being snubbed and excluded from the meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte and other local officials was a…

Council shake-up

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 05/17/2018

Unless there is a last minute dramatic shift in allegiance, the dominance of the Bando Osmena-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) in the just concluded barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections is expected to cause a short-lived shake-up in the…

Amazon and consumer confidence

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 05/10/2018

The opening of a customer service center by American online retail giant Amazon here in Cebu City is yet another feather in the cap for Cebu’s competitive business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. I hope, even if it’s…

After landfill closure, what now?

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 05/03/2018

The Supreme Court ruling on the Inayawan landfill should spur Cebu City Hall to find ways to find a permanent alternative site where they can dump the city’s garbage and not have to pay hundreds of millions…

Callous opposition to the BRT

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 04/26/2018

Whatever happens to the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, one thing is for certain: someone or some people will benefit from either its cancellation or delay. Let’s not name names in order to avoid unwanted libel suits,…

Hostility towards Sereno

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 04/19/2018

Watched an ANC interview of Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque done by broadcaster Karen Davila on the ANC YouTube channel and anyone with zero knowledge of or simply don’t care about the “Oust Chief Justice on leave Maria…

Duterte’s wrath and the BRT prototype

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 04/12/2018

Even President Rodrigo Duterte must realize that only the most naive (gullible) or total fools would believe his claim that he had nothing to do with Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s ouster prior to his public declaration…

Commuter options and the RDC–City Hall tug-of-war

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 04/05/2018

Even before the Uber-Grab merger occurred, I had an inkling of what would become of the popular network service ride app after securing a ride in one of their member taxis a few days ago. Before the…

Davao City’s version of BRT

Stephen D. Capillas 03/22/2018

If there are still naysayers who question the viability of a bus system in Cebu City, namely this little project called the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, then this little news story may help dispel those doubts.…

Commuter hacks amid traffic congestion

STEPHEN CAPILLAS 03/15/2018

As of this writing, I have yet to see Talisay City route passenger jeepneys bound for Cebu City pass through the South Coastal Road (SCR) after they were diverted by Cebu City Hall as part of efforts…

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