The legacy of Butz Aquino

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 08/24/2015

The role of former Senator Agapito “Butz” Aquino in the democratic struggle is a fitting remembrance of the former lawmaker who died on August 17 due to multiple organ failure caused by complications from diabetes. The narrative…

Enablers

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 08/20/2015

It was close to a red carpet event but instead of high government officials and celebrities, the VIPs I spotted in the Grand Convention Center for the 6th Ramon Aboitiz  Foundation, Inc. Triennial Awards were people from…

An ambush interview with Ate Vi

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 08/17/2015

The administration Liberal Party is reportedly eyeing Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto to run in tandem with LP standard bearer Secretary Mar Roxas in next year’s polls. Although Governor Vi has time and again declared she is not…

Hotel cartel?

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 08/10/2015

Were it not for the fact that she is a practitioner of diplomacy, I think Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Laura del Rosario would have dressed down operators of local high-end hotels for jacking up their…

The Vigan experience

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 08/03/2015

The 1st Cooperatives Tourism Cluster Congress came to a close Saturday night in Vigan City with some 700 delegates and guests swapping ideas about the potentials of tourism and its prospects for cooperatives. As I mentioned in…

Tourism as next growth area for co-ops

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 07/27/2015

Cooperative leaders and stakeholders are set to converge in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur this week for the 1st Cooperative Tourism Cluster Congress. Vigan is inscribed as a world heritage site in the UNESCO world heritage list. Congress…

All for good

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 07/16/2015

Now it can be told. Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma had apprehensions about the holding of the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu City come January 24 – 31, 2016 for many reasons, mainly logistical and organizational.…

The decider

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 07/13/2015

Something really odd is happening in Philippine politics. Less than three months from now, candidates for national positions will be filing their certificates of candidacy. But other than Vice President Jejomar Binay, who is gearing for a…

Preparing for the big one

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 07/09/2015

“Earthshaking” might be an  exaggerated a term but since the event is the first of its kind to be conducted in Cebu through the Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation (ERUF) in partnership with a remarkable co-operative, the “Collapsed…

Co-op muscle

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 07/02/2015

Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III showed he has a soft spot for the cooperative sector when the provincial government hosted the forum on the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9520 a.k.a. Cooperative Code of 2008.…

Water in the Mayor’s SOCA

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 06/29/2015

People kill each other over diamonds; countries go to war over oil. But the world’s most expensive commodities are worth nothing in the absence of water. Fresh water is essential for life, with no substitute. Although mostly…

ICAAC’s exquisite culminating dinner

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 06/27/2015

  EIGHT graduating students from a two-year Culinary Arts Chefs Program of the International Culinary Arts Academy of Cebu (ICAAC) presented a grand final dinner last month. It was yet another event showcasing the classic culinary techniques…

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