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Life has slowly edged back to normal in Cebu’s historic churches although restoration works continue two years after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the island and Bohol. The big challenge now, however, is to bring back the grandeur…
CHILD vendor Wilma Tinapay has to sell candles outside the Basilica del Sto. Niño in Cebu City before she and her family can eat. Yesterday was an exception. At sunrise, she and several street children were…
The Catholic Church in Cebu will celebrate the 450th anniversary of the discovery of the image of the Sto. Niño—the oldest religious icon and the symbol of Catholicism in the country — on April 28 this year.…
LEYTE, PLACER WIN Clear skies and crowds that reached over one million yesterday ensured that the Sinulog Festival was a success. Papal visit activities in Manila didn’t dampen the Cebuanos’ merry-making to celebrate the annual feast…
GWEN TO DANCE Cebu’s 3rd district Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia is set to stage a comeback in the Sinulog festival. The former Cebu governor agreed to be the lead dancer of the Sandiego Dance Company in the…
DREAM BRIDGE Big dreams for a 3rd Mactan-Cebu Bridge seemed closer to reality on Jan. 1 when officials of Cebu City and province joined Cordova town leaders for the groundbreaking of the proposed project in Shell…
Rector: Interior is safe for public worship; repair done in time for January feast The historic Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño in Cebu City has reopened to the public after being closed for over a year…
Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is appealing to the public to help persaude the Vatican to let Pope Francis visit Cebu as well. “Let’s all bombard the Vatican through e-mail or whatever technology communication we have,” said …
The wooden image of the Sto. Niño inside the bullet-proof glass case of the basilica in Cebu city is the original icon, over 400 years old, said Fr. Jonas Mejares, basilica rector. Long lines of devotees trail…
The recent pronouncement by Cebu City Vice-Mayor Edgar Labella to pass an ordinance to pedestrianize the section of Juan Luna street hugging the epistle side of the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño is something that should be…
Balloon vendors yesterday pleaded for Agustinian priests to reconsider a decision to ban the sale of balloons inside the Sto. Niño basilica and along the procession route, a safety measure agreed by fiesta organizers to avoid an…
The rumbling of cars on busy Osmeña Boulevard disturbs the stone walls of the adjacent 18th century Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño. Because of this, a proposal to ban downtown traffic passing by the church and create…
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