Militants ‘welcome’ APEC delegates with rally

08/23/2015

WHILE the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu laid out a red carpet welcome for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) delegates last Saturday, militant groups greeted their visit with a protest rally in front of one of…

Capitol to blame for delaying 93-1 lot resolution, Binay says

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 08/23/2015

Vice president says province ‘overthinking’ on lot dispute It’s the Cebu provincial government, not Cebu City Hall, that’s delaying the resolution of the dispute involving Cebu City lots covered by Provincial Ordinance 93-1. Vice President Jejomar Binay…

Punta Princessa boxfest tonight

Glendale G. Rosal 08/23/2015

Joey Canoy Singwangcha takes on a last-minute replacement for the Asian Boxing Federation (ABF) minimumweight title tonight at the Punta Princessa Gymnasium in Cebu City. Canoy Singwangcha (9W-1L-1D, 3 Kos) will battle journeyman Rodel Tejares (20W-34L-6D,5KOs) in…

JC Manangquil, the young veteran behind Sanman

Calvin D. Cordova 08/23/2015

This boxing enthusiast, the son of a police general, is still in his early 20s. A virtual babe in the woods but whose solid stats show he’s no pushover in the boxing industry. At 22, Jim Claude…

Poetry and faith

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 08/23/2015

Metaphor lies at the heart of poetry. I once explained what metaphor meant to our daughter, then in high school.  I started with simile, and gave as example – “Your lips are like roses” – which she…

Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo’s sweet savory stories

Neil Iosif Ylagan 08/23/2015

In the last two years, Philippine Soap Opera Princess Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo has been busy shooting, writing, and editing. But not for a new film or TV series she’s starring in or producing—it’s for a new book…

USC spikers cruise to 2nd straight win

John Carlo Villaruel 08/23/2015

The University of San Carlos Warriors remained unbeaten in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) boys volleyball competition after crushing winless Don Bosco Technology Center Greywolves in straight sets yesterday, 25-8, 25-11 at the University of…

Autopsy shows daughter, mom died from head blows

Apple Ta-as 08/23/2015

The mother and daughter who were found buried in the septic tank  of their Minglanilla home last week were  killed with blows to the head. An autopsy report said both  sustained blunt injuries to their heads that …

USC, UC in close athletics war

John Carlo Villaruel 08/23/2015

THE elementary athletes of the University of San Carlos-Basic Education Department (USC-BED) and University of Cebu (UC) figured in a tight race at the start of the athletics competition of the Cebu Schools Athletics Foundation Inc. (Cesafi)…

Jollibee MEZ II in Lapu-lapu now open

Dominic Yasay 08/23/2015

To bring Mactan closer to their favorite “Langhap-Sarap” meals, Jollibee opened its sixth store in Lapu-lapu inside MEZ II, Pueblo Verde, Basak, aiming to serve MEZ II employees, commuters, passers-by, and just about anybody who craves for…

USJ-R stuns USC in Cesafi football

Glendale G. Rosal 08/23/2015

Former Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) men’s football champion, University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars showedthey have regained their fearsome form yesterday by humbling defending champions, University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors, 2-1, at the start…

A GOOD START

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/23/2015

APEC Cebu meetings open with call to fight corruption Delegates in business suits filled meeting rooms of a  hilltop Cebu  hotel in yesterday’s opening of a series of gatherings of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)  Third…

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