Dead man floating off Cebu City sea may have fallen off vessel – cops

Daryll Galindo, Paul Lauro 06/16/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The dead man, who was found floating off the sea of Barangay Sawang Calero, Cebu City on Sunday, could have been a sea vessel’s passenger, who accidentally fell overboard, and drowned. Police said…

Cebu hopes for return of missing Argao pulpit panels

04/05/2025

With the return of the Boljoon pulpit panels after about four decades, it turns out that another church in Cebu Province also lost its old pulpit panels many years ago. Built from 1788 to the 1830s, the church of…

Boljoon celebrates return of four long-lost pulpit panels

Emmariel Ares 03/22/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After several decades, the people of Boljoon town in southern Cebu have finally witnessed the return of the church’s stolen pulpit panels to its rightful home. Four of the pulpit panels, which went…

Historic reunion: Boljoon’s long-lost pulpit panels finally return home 

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 03/14/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — March 13, 2025, marks a significant day in Cebu’s history, expected to further enrich and boost the province’s faith tourism. On this day, the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) officially turned over…

Gwen appeals to one who has 6th missing Boljoon church panel

Niña Mae Oliverio 02/27/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Whoever has the sixth missing pulpit panel of the Archdiocesan Shrine of Patrocinio de Maria Santisima in Boljoon can “return it anonymously.” This was the call of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on the…

Man arrested for raping 14-year-old daugther in Boljoon, Cebu

Futch Anthony Inso 06/09/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – A 14-year-old daughter was allegedly raped by her own father in Barangay Granada, Boljoon town, southern Cebu on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at around 1 a.m. The suspect was identified as a 38-year-old…

Boljoon pulpit panels undergo ‘conservation’ for 6 to 8 months

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 06/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) has set a six to eight months timeline for the “scientific conservation process” of the pulpit panels of Boljoon, Cebu before these will be returned to…

Ex-convict nabbed for shabu in Boljoon, Cebu

Futch Anthony Inso 05/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines- An ex-convict was arrested in a buybust operation in Barangay El Pardo in Boljoon town, southern Cebu on Sunday afternoon, May 12, 2024. The suspect was identified as Rosalito Filipino alyas “Ontoy,” 33 years…

National Museum board approves return of pulpit panels to Boljoon

Max Limpag 05/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The pulpit panels removed from the heritage church of Boljoon in southern Cebu in the late 1980s that ended up as a donation to the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) will be…

Augustinian friars support calls for return of missing Boljoon pulpit panels

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 02/27/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Augustinian friars in Cebu have penned a statement that supports the call of the Archdiocese of Cebu for the return of the missing pulpit panels of the Archdiocesan Shrine of Patrocinio de…

Calls to return Boljoon panels reach House

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More local officials have joined calls to have the once-lost pulpit panels of Boljoon’s iconic church returned to its home. The latest was Rep. Edsel Galeos of Cebu’s 2nd District. Galeos on Monday,…

Cebu archdiocese urges Boljoon pulpit panels returned, asserts ownership

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/20/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Roman Catholic church has spoken up about the resurfacing of the once-lost pulpit panels of the Archdiocesan Shrine of Patrocinio de Maria Santissima in Boljoon, Cebu. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma on Feb.…

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