Angels’ Walk returns to Cebu on April 2 to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day

PR 03/18/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The annual Angels’ Walk of persons with autism (PWAs), returns to Cebu after a two-year hiatus on April 2, 2023 (Sunday), beginning at 10:00 A.M. at the SM Seaside, Mountain Wing, Main Lobby.…

Controversial Plantation Bay exec ‘resigns’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – An executive of a high-end resort in Lapu-Lapu City, Mactan has vacated his post days after he received backlash over what netizens called a poorly handled response to allegations of discrimination from one…

SM Malls share the joy through the Bears of Joy

PR 01/22/2020

SM City Cebu and SM City Consolacion distribute hundreds of the SM Bears of Joy to target beneficiaries from Cebu City and in the town of Consolacion. The Bears of Joy were purchased by shoppers for only…

‘This one’s for my brother’

Immae Lachica 11/06/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Belle Frances Timosa of the University of San Carlos (USC) is among the topnotchers from Cebu in the recent October 2019 Psychometrician Board Exams. Timosa finished second place with a rating of 86.20 percent. Read: Cebu…

Artist with autism captures colors of PH biodiversity

Jhesset O. Enano - Philippine Daily Inquirer 10/13/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Hunched over a stretch of delicate “piña-seda,” Samantha Kaspar carefully moves her tiny brush over the silk, painting greens and browns while humming “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” Lining the walls of the Kaspar home…

SM Malls in Cebu support autism week celebration

PR 02/19/2019

The SM Cares together with the Autism Society of the Philippine Cebu Chapter will celebrate the Autism Week with this year’s theme “Tugon sa mga Pilipinong may “K” Dulot ng Autismo #kakayahan, #kagalingan, #kakanyahan, #katalinuhan, #kapansanan. This…

Seminar-workshop on Behavioral Management of Autism set

10/17/2018

MELTDOWNS and aggressive behaviors often occur with individuals with autism. This is a way for them to communicate something that is personally distressing. Parents, teachers, caregivers, and anyone who interacts with the individuals with autism should know…

SM holds talk on handling customers with special needs

PR 07/10/2018

SM City Cebu holds seminar on Proper Handling of Customers with Special Needs in its cinema, attended by mall employees, tenants, maintenance, and security personnel. The purpose of the seminar is to educate and provide a safe…

Run for Autism Awareness Challenge slated July 15

Ray Charlie Diaz 06/21/2018

IN LINE for the celebration of the World Disability Week on the third week of July, the Parent’s Reach Foundation Inc. (PRFI), in partnership with the SM City Cebu and the Rotary Club of Cebu- Fuente (RCCF),…

WHEN AUTISM WORKS: A mother’s journey to acceptance

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/23/2018

Kalvin was two years and four months old when a developmental pediatrician diagnosed him with autism. “I was told by the pedia that Kalvin was the 20th patient that she saw that day,” recalled the boy’s mother,…

WHEN AUTISM WORKS: Making a difference

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/22/2018

Six years ago, as a young lass in Doong island Bantayan town, northern Cebu, Eunicel Escala, 23, dreamed of studying in Cebu City — 146 kilometers away from home — to become a teacher. The third of…

When autism works

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/21/2018

PART 1 Wearing a white shirt paired with black pants and a blue apron, 20-year-old Kalvin Roa stands by the entrance of a supermarket as he welcomes customers with a warm smile, open arms and shopping baskets.…

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