Foreign visitors attend Magellan’s Cities network meeting

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/16/2016

About 25 foreign guests from cities visited by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan during his circumnavigation are now in Cebu for their 5th global meeting. Members of the Global Network of Magellan Cities (GNMC) will conduct a two-day…

Settlers block demolition team in Capitol Site

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/16/2016

Settlers of a lot located near the regional National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) office in Sitio Sta. Cruz, Barangay Capitol Site in Cebu City formed a human barricade to block a demolition team at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.…

Binay, Cayetano woo Cebu voters

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/16/2016

It was a sea of blue and white – party colors of the Garcia-led One Cebu – inside the Pacific Grand Ballroom of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino on Tuesday morning for the formal launching…

2 Dumaguete universities among winners of DENR’s eco-friendly schools contest

PR 02/16/2016

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), recently named the country’s “greenest” and most sustainable schools in its 4th National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools (NSSES). The nationwide competition,…

Lapu resort’s underwater cleanup nets plastic, bottles

Norman V. Mendoza, PR 02/16/2016

Crimson Resort & Spa Mactan organized the second Dive Against Debris, together with the Lapu-Lapu City government and the different organizations including Task Force Kalikasan and CFARM. The event was participated by more than 80 divers from…

Enrique Iglesias thanks ‘Yolanda’ child survivors for Valentine cards

02/16/2016

INTERNATIONAL singer Enrique Iglesias thanked kindergarten Yolanda survivors from Tacloban City after he received handmade Valentine cards from them for the day of hearts. “I am honored to receive these hopeful messages from children in the Philippines.…

Of tennis virgins and flying balls

Jude Bacalso 02/16/2016

IN December of 2015, I sat through my very first tennis tournament. Well, not counting the one in high school when John Pages walked past in his tennis whites, those sinewy legs striding past confidently towards the…

Sugar, spice and everything nice

Jude Bacalso 02/16/2016

Mehl & Zucker makes everything from scratch “SO who are Mehl & Zucker?” I ask. If he wanted to laugh in my face, he kept it rather well. With the patience and precision of a baker, Antonius…

‘Honor Thy Father’ wins big at the 14th Gawad Tanglaw Awards

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 02/16/2016

AFTER being disqualified for the Best Picture category during the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival, “Honor Thy Father” has bounced back big time, bagging the major awards at the 14th Gawad Tanglaw Awards. The Pambansang Lupon ng…

Tanod found dead in Tisa 2 Elementary School

Chito O. Aragon 02/16/2016

A barangay tanod was found lifeless inside the Tisa 2 Elementary School early Tuesday morning. Jimmy Morsen, 58, was already dead when school personnel arrived about 6a.m. today. Morsen’s body was found slumped on the ground near…

Russian roulette with the SRP loan

02/15/2016

  With only four days to go before the deadline to pay the P185-million amortization on Cebu City’s South Road Properties (SRP) loan, city residents are treated to a sickening spectacle of Mayor Michael Rama and his…

PRESSURE BUILDING UP

Dale G. Rosal 02/15/2016

Cebuana marathon champion Mary Joy Tabal gets ready for Japan training Cebuana Mary Joy Tabal, the country’s reigning Marathon Queen, has won countless titles in running. But as she prepares for the Boston Marathon slated this April,…

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