Have you been to Carbon Market?

Fernando Fajardo 10/02/2019

Of course, in Cebu City, everybody does or you are not a Cebuano. Carbon Market or simply “Carbon’ is the oldest and the largest of public markets in the whole of island of Cebu and one of…

Filipino seafarers as disciples of the church  

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 10/01/2019

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle has acknowledged the role of  seafarers, Filipino mariners in particular, in propagating the teachings of the church, and  not merely major contributors to the country’s economic growth. Speaking during the holy mass…

Much ado over Lapulapu’s statue

Jobers Reynes Bersales 09/30/2019

There is a petition going online right now to save the statue of Lapulapu standing since the early 1980s right there at the Liberty Shrine or what is popularly referred to as Mactan Shrine. My good friend…

‘Why Not Clark?’

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 09/29/2019

“Innovation” according to Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, can be described in the context of the California Gold Rush where one might think the challenge is done once the last gold nugget is uncovered.  …

Chorizo and Carbon!

Louella Eslao- Alix 09/29/2019

Last Sunday I went to Carbon Market. It’s called Carbon because the huge pile of Carbon or Uling for the old power plant used to be stored in this area. To this day, the Ludo warehouse for…

Saving the swine industry from ASF

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 09/27/2019

It is crystal clear and settled as explained by health authorities that it is safe to eat pork. The African Swine Fever (ASF) can only affect swines, not humans. There is nothing to worry about.  Even with…

‘Fairy tales of eternal economic growth’

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 09/26/2019

One of the most compelling speeches of all time, was that made by Greta Thunberg, the 16 year old activist from Sweden, on September 23, before world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York.…

Educating myself about Pasil

Fernando Fajardo 09/25/2019

I first came to live in Cebu City in 1965 as a first year student at the University of San Carlos (USC). Luckily, I was able to get a teaching job in economics at USC after my…

Karaoke and the National Seafarers Day

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 09/24/2019

It is an understatement to say that karaoke is a central part of  pop culture of Filipinos , including seafarers whether on board or in between contracts.  Karaoke is indeed  a favorite past time of Filipino seafarers…

Heroes in beauty pageants

Jobers Reynes Bersales 09/23/2019

Strange bedfellows, you might say: heroes and beauty pageants. Well, it seems that what some may readily dismiss as a trivial pursuit can indeed be infused with something more serious, more meaningful. And I just witnessed one…

Uncanny

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 09/22/2019

It is uncanny that each time the country remembers the declaration of Martial Law and the conjugal dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos 47 years ago, some purely coincidental events happen which tend to recall the excesses…

Viral video scandal: Lessons to students; challenges to society

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 09/20/2019

  Once again, there is another scandal that involves minor students that goes viral on social media. The 31-second video shows the four young men molesting a female student who appears to be unconscious. Scrutinizing further the…

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