Making Cebu number one again

Jobers Reynes Bersales 07/01/2019

  Governor Gwendolyn F. Garcia begins her first day in office today with a resounding mandate of nearly 300,000 votes over her opponent in the last elections, the same one she clashed with during the illegal power…

Balanghoy

Louella Eslao- Alix 06/30/2019

  Akong pamahaw balanghoy Akong paniudto, balanghoy nga puto Akong panihapon, balanghoy gihapon! And so the song goes. I hear that when I’m in the farm or when I go around the towns of Cebu province doing…

The Ponzi scheme mania

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 06/30/2019

In a previous column, I wrote about the biggest investment scams in the country based on a 2015 compilation made by ANC News Channel. I am trying to update the list because of recent developments that show…

Bangkok hassle: A lesson for Cebu

Jobers Reynes Bersales 06/24/2019

Our trip back from the ancient Thai capital of Ayutthaya to Bangkok last week was an eye-opener for first-timers in Bangkok. We were eighty archaeologists from many countries stuck for almost an hour in a traffic jam…

The cheat list and the all-time admonition

Malou Guanzon Apalisok 06/23/2019

  “Greed has always been one of man’s failings. The hope of greater gain has lured many a man to throw caution, and his common sense, to the wind. This human foible, known to many, has been…

Lumba’g Laag sa Sugbo

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 06/22/2019

DAANBANTAYAN, Cebu– There is so much passion among Cebuanos in whatever we do and for Cebu City, that passion is evident in the annual celebration of Cebu Business Month (CBM). I’ve been covering CBM events spearheaded by…

Name-dropping DU30: KAPA founder’s blunder

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 06/21/2019

Last Thursday, June 13, 2019, there were two big separate events that happened in General Santos City. First was the so called prayer rally of KAPA (Kabus Padatuon) Ministry International Inc. led by its founder Pastor Joel…

Heart ailments and seafarer’s diet 

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 06/18/2019

The heart ailments of seafarers can be triggered or aggravated by his working conditions aboard the vessel, including his diet. “Taking responsibility for the health of all human souls on their ships also defines the shipowners’ sense…

Finding the past at the Patria

Jobers Reynes Bersales 06/17/2019

A wooden house post, a Chinese coin, and plenty of animal bones, tradeware ceramics, earthenware sherds, clay tiles and lime mortar masonry fragments. These are, in gist, what have been recovered so far in the first four…

What it means to be outstanding

Cris Evert B. Lato-Ruffolo 06/15/2019

  It has been 12 years since I became part of The Outstanding Students of the Philippines Alumni Community (TOSPAC), a privilege given to me when I made it to the regional search and later in the…

I’m sorry for telling the truth on KAPA

Atty. Ruphil F. Bañoc 06/14/2019

  “Not everyone who calls me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do what my Father in heaven wants them to do.” – Jesus Christ (Matthew 7: 21) Last Friday I…

The story of the first Ponzi, the Ladies’ Deposit

Fernando Fajardo 06/12/2019

Happy Independence Day, Everyone! To be independent means to be free. Are we free? I declare that we are truly free or independent only if we find the least among us being able to free themselves from…

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