Mixed reactions from Cebuanos on ‘zero signal’

Dominic D. Yasay, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/13/2017

MIXED reactions from the Cebuano community met the announcement of the Philippine National Police (PNP) that the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) had approved their request to shut down all cell sites surrounding the Basilica Minore del Santo…

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…

Cebu inches towards full recovery three years after

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/14/2016

Stone after stone, brick by brick, the road to recovery from the 7.2-magnitude earthquake which jolted Central Philippines on October 15, 2013, was slow but sure. In its epicenter, Bohol, the energy released by the powerful earthquake,…

Partial road closure on Thursday for Kaplag Festival’s Sinulog dance parade

Margarette Managaytay 04/27/2016

One might think it’s Sinulog Festival all over again as we know it, but it’s not. It is Sinulog street dancing, an expression of reverence to Cebu’s patron, the Señor Sto. Niño, minus the commercialization associated with…

Roads near basilica closed for P-Noy

Carmel Loise Matus, Juli Ann M. Sibi, Nestle L. Semilla 03/02/2016

THE roads near the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño will be closed starting 12 noon today for the brief visit of President Benigno Aquino III. Affected are Osmeña Boulevard, D. Jakosalem St. and P. Burgos St. Fr.…

‘10/15 quake offers more reasons to be grateful to God’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/15/2014

It was a memory best left forgotten. But for Fr. Jonas Mejares, O.S.A., the killer quake that struck Bohol and Cebu provinces exactly a year ago today wasn’t at all bad. “It has opened our eyes to…

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