Montebello’s metamorphosis

04/12/2015

Everything must change so that everything can stay the same,” or so a dictum goes. This is very resonant for Montebello Villa Hotel, the only garden hotel at the heart of the city, and “awesome change” is…

Treading on roses

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 04/12/2015

That sunny morning, having come out of a bookshop, I passed by a young woman by the entrance of a car park selling plants. She had before her about four or five flowerpots. One held a lush…

Divine Mercy Sunday

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/12/2015

Today Catholics all over the world celebrate the feast of Divine Mercy. In Rome, Pope Francis will formally proclaim an extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy from Dec. 8, 2015 to Nov. 20, 2016, a period that is…

Monica Cuenco: Breakthrough star

Orly J. Cajegas, Rob Gonzales 04/12/2015

Here is a story perfect for the celluloid: orphaned at eight, sold puto cheese and siopao on the street to survive, joined a national reality singing contest—ABS-CBN’s talent search, “Star Power: Sharon’s Search for the Next Female…

Habal-habal driver is HS class valedictorian

Rene Alima 04/12/2015

Habal-Habal motorcycle driver Leon Abella didn’t let poverty stop him from achieving his dreams. Abella, a 22-year-old resident of barangay Don Andres Soriano, Toledo City graduated top of his class as  valedictorian at the Don Andres Soriano…

NY-based Mandauehanon holds basketball clinics

Norman V. Mendoza 04/12/2015

A US-based native of Mandaue City will conduct half-day basketball clinics at the Blessed John Seminary in Mabolo, Cebu City on April 20-24. Jefferson Codera,  33, of barangay Tabok started work as a  caregiver in New York …

Houses for Yolanda victims in July

Victor Anthony V. Silva 04/12/2015

For more than a year now, 60-year-old Sarah Sabel and her family had been living in a house made of plywood and scrap metal in a s wamp area in barangay Paypay, Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu. But…

Youths trained for Catholic film festival

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/12/2015

To encourage the making of films that  highlight the presence of God  in people’s lives, about 100 aspiring young actors, directors, and film makers  are being trained for the 51st International Eucharistic Congress’ (IEC) Short Film Festival.…

Former Aussie teacher accused of child trafficking found dead inside Cebu jail

Apple Ta-as 04/12/2015

Before taking his own life, Munro wrote another inmate: ‘Help me pass quietly’   The night before, he stayed up late scribbling on a sheet of paper. A fellow inmate across his cell said he noticed the…

Biggest fire in Cogon caused by butane can

Jhunnex Napallacan, Norman V. Mendoza 04/12/2015

Kitchen fire spreads to 31 houses; LPG-refilled butane canisters  ‘hazardous’   If you’re cooking at home using a butane canister refilled with LPG, think again. The  cheap but hazardous source of stove fuel was identified as the…

Arrest in Bogo city a ‘positive response’, says NGO

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/12/2015

The arrest  last week of a 73-year-old Canadian retiree, along with a  mother and grandmother in Bogo City in a case of alleged child sex abuse is a “positive response” in the fight against human trafficking, said…

Treading on roses

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 04/11/2015

That sunny morning, having come out of a bookshop, I passed by a young woman by the entrance of a car park selling plants. She had before her about four or five flowerpots. One held a lush…

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