Reminiscing Aarhus

Jason A. Baguia 12/31/2016

“Aarhus and the 18 other municipalities in Central Denmark Region celebrate our year as European Capital of Culture in 2017.” —www.aarhus2017.dk FROM 2014 to 2015, I lived in Aarhus, a small harbor city that is Denmark’s second…

Manny O’s greater purpose

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 12/31/2016

MANUEL H. Osmeña or simply “Manny O” is a paragon of excellence. It has been sometime since I had the pleasure of another of his wine-paired degustation. We were all excited to spend an evening with this…

P12M in drugs seized from alleged suppliers in Carcar

Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 12/30/2016

The alleged illegal drugs suppliers of Carcar City and its neighboring towns were arrested by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 7 in a buy-bust operation. The suspects, Ramilo Dayon, Shiebert Lapinid and Strawberry Fernandez…

Police, military tighten security in terminals

Nestle L. Semilla 12/30/2016

IN the wake of the bombing in Hilongos, Leyte and the frantic scramble of passengers to terminals to get home for New Year, the police have joined forces with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) from…

A CYCLE OF TRASH

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Morexette Erram 12/30/2016

By the first day of the New Year, there is a big chance that the South Road Properties (SRP) has not yet been completely cleared of trash as earlier promised by the Cebu City government. This much…

Cracker prices up; fruits no change

Nestle L. Semilla 12/30/2016

Prices of some types of firecrackers at the firecracker zone at the South Road Properties (SRP) slightly increased as the vendors expect a surge of customers today while prices of fruits sold in Colon St., Cebu City,…

Archbishop Palma’s New Year’s message

12/30/2016

My dear people of God: We bid goodbye to the year 2016 filled with gratitude to the Lord for the countless blessings He has given to us especially for the gift of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy,…

The lessons of Dr. Jose Rizal

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/30/2016

At past noon on Friday at the Rizal Memorial Library and Museum along Osmeña Boulevard in Cebu City, mats were laid for a bunch of street kids who were about to hear the story of the country’s…

Security concerns cut parade time

Morexette Erram 12/30/2016

CITING security reasons after Wednesday’s bombing in Hilongos, Leyte, which left 32 persons injured, organizers of Sinulog 2017 decided to end the Grand Parade earlier on Sunday, January 15. Instead of the usual program that would last…

Devotee city to rise soon

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/30/2016

STARTING next week, the Cebu City government will begin preparations for Devotee City, a row of container vans strategically located near the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, to provide free housing for out-of-town Santo Niño devotees with…

Pagasa: It will be a wet New Year’s Day

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/30/2016

It will be a wet New Year’s Day as the weather bureau has forecast rains on the first day of 2017. Romeo Aguirre, weather specialist for Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa) Mactan, said on Friday…

Strong quake hits south Cebu

Lesley Cara Delos Santos, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/30/2016

A strong quake hit Carcar City and neighboring areas in southern Cebu province on Friday night. The magnitude 3.5 tremor, was recorded at 8:12 p.m., according to a bulletin released at 8:59 p.m. by the Philippine Institute…

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