Martial law declaration next week a ‘remote possibility’

Inquirer, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Winston P. Ensomo 09/15/2017

  The declaration of a nationwide martial law next week is a “remote possibility,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Friday. Wire service Agence France-Presse, which earlier came out with a report titled “Philippines’ Duterte may declare martial…

BRT A ‘GO’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/12/2017

Now it can be said. The implementation of the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is moving full steam ahead. The National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Board, which is chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte, has finally…

‘I was a hitman’

Benjie B. Talisic, Nestle L. Semilla 09/02/2017

In Barangay Cahel in Borbon town, Jinnefer Mercader, 42, is known to his neighbors as a man who is wont to firing his gun indiscriminately. But few would want to get in his way because he is…

A new brand of hot spice

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/02/2017

Imagine having a cozy candlelit dinner with jazz music playing in the background. A waiter then appears carrying a plate as he gracefully lowers his arm to slide it on the table to serve a dish. It…

A Winery and Heuriger at Seneca Lake Shore

Aissa A. Dela Cruz 09/02/2017

OUR trip to the Finger Lakes Region in Upstate New York is a never-ending marvel at the bounty of nature. Being New York’s largest wine producing region, there are over 100 wineries and vineyards located around the lakes.…

Enye on a Thursday Night

Ram Alcoseba-Martinez 09/01/2017

I WAS invited to a soft opening of a new restaurant at the Crimson Resort and Spa, a rather well-known resort in Mactan, one night under the stars. Every chance I get to eat outside the house,…

A matter of survival

Editorial 08/31/2017

The issue is not so much whether it’s high time to approve a higher taxi fare rate — though the riding public is usually averse to this — as how a higher taxi fare rate would impact…

A Flavier Pablo comes alive anew

Jobers R. Bersales 08/30/2017

Very little is known about the Manila-based portraitist Severino Flavier Pablo (1800–1870), but his paintings live on. One of these, which he painted in the final years of his life, saw the light of day again last…

Sept. 1, 2017 declared a holiday

08/29/2017

  President Rodrigo Duterte declares September 1, 2017, as regular holiday nationwide in observance of the Eid’l Adha or the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice. Duterte Signed the Proclamation 297 on Tuesday.…

Makisig Morales gives a glimpse of his life in Australia

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/26/2017

  IT SEEMS that former actor Makisig Morales has started a new chapter in his life. Morales, who rose to fame during “Little Big Star” in 2005 at Kapamilya Network, now lives in Australia with his family.…

A legacy of stability and continuity

Madrileña de la Cerna 08/26/2017

Celebrating the 448th founding anniversary of Cebu province on the theme “Hiniusang Paningkamot, Kalambuan Karon ug sa Umaabot” gave me a chance to browse over the “History of Cebu Province” written by Dr. Resil B. Mojares. This…

‘A lot of hard work needed to beat UV’

Jonas N. Panerio 08/23/2017

Games today: Cebu Coliseum 5 p.m. – UV vs USJ-R (High School) 6 p.m. – UV vs USJ-R (College) A RUNAWAY freight train collides with an immovable force today as the unbeaten University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R)…

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