The face of evil

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 02/13/2016

The 16th-century Portuguese painter and art critic Francisco da Hollanda hailed his contemporary, the Flemish artist Simon Bening, as the greatest master of illumination (the decoration of manuscripts) in all of Europe. While boning up on Bening,…

BO-PK’s excuses

Ricky Poca 02/13/2016

Think Bits Councilor Margot Osmeña’s recent call to Mayor Michael Rama to submit a budget for the payment of the loan amortization to the South Road Properties (SRP) raised alarm bells at the prospect of the city…

My best friend’s wedding

Radel Paredes 02/13/2016

Crosshatching June is still far away but already weddings are becoming the topic at the faculty room in the university. A colleague just renewed her vows with her husband as they celebrated their 25th anniversary with a…

Transmission woes bog down Cebu’s mock polls

Jhunnex Napallacan, Nestle L. Semilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/13/2016

While election officials described the mock elections in some pilot areas in Cebu as a success, they were unable to transmit the results to the national board of canvassers as of 5 p.m. yesterday. Cebu Provincial election…

Comelec Cebu supervisor to transfer to Negros

Victor Anthony V. Silva 02/13/2016

A NEW election supervisor will be assigned to Cebu province on Tuesday this week, Feb. 16. Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial supervisor Lionel Marco Castillano will be relocated temporarily to Negros Oriental and will be replaced by…

Technical glitches cause delay

Carmel Loise Matus 02/13/2016

IT took election personnel nearly two hours to set up the vote-counting machine (VCM) that would be used for yesterday’s mock elections at the Lusaran Elementary School in Barangay Lusaran, Cebu City. Voting was scheduled at 7…

Vote-buying a ‘social sin’, Church reminds voters

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/13/2016

Catholic Church officials joined their voices to the appeal by the Commission on Elections (Comelec)  to voters not to engage in vote-buying yesterday, saying it is a “social sin.” Cebu Provincial Election Officer Ferdinand Gujilde admitted they…

Lapu youths perform Valentine’s Day flash mob dance

Norman V. Mendoza 02/13/2016

LAPU-LAPU City Hall received an early Valentine’s Day treat from 110 students of the city’s high schools who regaled the officials and employees with a flash mob dance last Friday afternoon. The performance started with a staged…

Treasurer faces charges for missing P6M

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/13/2016

A RETIRED municipal treasurer of Bantayan town, northern Cebu will face trial for allegedly misappropriating P6 million in government funds. The Ombudsman-Visayas found sufficient basis to indict Charlita Sequino on charges of malversation of public funds and…

Cops seize P600K shabu, nab 5 men

Apple Ta-as, Chito Aragon, Norman V. Mendoza 02/13/2016

Illegal drugs worth at least P600,000 and two guns were confiscated while  five men, including a man aspiring to be a police officer, were arrested in four separate raids in Carcar City, Cebu City, Talisay City and…

New building eyed for Cebu City jail

Apple Ta-as 02/13/2016

TO ADDRESS the perennial problem of congestion in the Cebu City jail in Barangay Kalunasan, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology  (BJMP) will build a high rise building for the inmates. The Cebu City jail, which…

1 hurt in road accidents

Apple Ta-as, Nestle L. Semilla 02/13/2016

A school teacher was injured after her car overturned when she tried to avoid a motorcycle as she was cruising along the South Road Properties (SRP) at 12:30 p.m. yesterday. Sheila Franco, 36, was driving her Mitsubishi…

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