President Duterte greets ‘Eat Bulaga’ on its 37th Anniversary

Apple Ta-as 08/01/2016

THE COUNTRY’S longest running noontime show “Eat Bulaga!” celebrated its 37th anniversary on Saturday, July 30. Aside from fans and loyal viewers, it got a greeting from no less than the country’s president, Rodrigo Duterte. In a…

Marco Polo at 10

Jaime Picornell 07/22/2016

FIVE HUNDRED were invited but understandably about half came the evening of July 1 when torrential rain paralyzed most of Cebu. The event was at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel to mark its 10 years of presence…

One sweet day at the Marco Polo

Jaime Picornell 05/27/2016

THE MARCO Polo Plaza Hotel held a White Night at the BLU, its outlet on top of the building, measured at 1,000 feet above sea level. It was exclusively for media friends in celebration of the hotel’s…

DSWD kicks off 65th anniversary

PR 02/12/2016

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) is celebrating the agency’s 65th founding anniversary. The celebration kicked off last Tuesday with a Mass at the DSWD-7 grounds. In his welcome remarks, Assistant Regional…

Cebu Daily News at 18: A better version of us

02/08/2016

Chairman’s Message : Marixi R. Prieto TODAY, we celebrate the 18th year of one of Inquirer Group of Companies’ more valued newspapers, the Cebu Daily News (CDN). For the past years, CDN has captured the hearts of …

Coming of age

Editorial 02/08/2016

In many countries, 18 years usually means a “coming of age” period, that time of life when a person ends his or her adolescence and enters adulthood, albeit young adulthood. In the US, for example, an 18-year-old…

Philippines is ‘most important market’ for Bosch

Vanessa Claire Lucero 06/09/2015

GERMAN technology provider Bosch considers the Philippines its “most important and fastest growing market” in the Asia-Pacific region, an official said. Andrew Powell, managing director of Bosch Philippines, said a big market for the automotive industry is…

Celebration of life, tears, prayers, protests

11/09/2014

Survivors of supertyphoon Yolanda yesterday shed tears in celebration of life as they descended on mass graves to mark one year since the storm took away their loved ones and devastated much of  central Philippines. But even…

Yolanda survivors cry, shout, wait

Peter L. Romanillos 11/09/2014

Bantayan storm survivors seek strength, release of shelter aid Sta. Fe, Bantayan –  Bells pealed. Sirens and horn blasts filled the air in the early morning. At exactly 8 a.m., people gathered at the town plaza shouted,…

Church bells to mark tragic storm

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/07/2014

Church bells in more than 50,000 parishes nationwide are set to ring simultaneously tomorrow to commemorate the first anniversary of supertyphoon Yolanda. According to Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, the activity is part of the National Day of…

Answering the call for help

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/07/2014

Martin and friends spring to action in northern Cebu 4 days after Yolanda struck Mitzee Martin of Labangon, Cebu City was busy with her graduate studies and at the same time preparing to take the Licensure Examination…

Cebu City Hall employees told to attend EDSA commemoration event

Doris C. Bongcac, Marian Z. Codilla 02/24/2014

“Wear yellow and be at Fuente Osmena by 6 a.m.” Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama gave this instruction to Cebu City Hall’s close to 5,000 employees whom he asked to join the re-enactment of the “Salubongan”, the…

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