Suan extols JO and COS employees to lend true service

Futch Anthony Inso 01/10/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Cordova Mayor Cesar “Didoy” Suan reminds job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) employees to perform their jobs and responsibilities. This is after several JOs and COS employees took their oath to…

Close to 1K drug surrenderees turn anti-illegal drug advocates in Talisay City

Pegeeen Maisie Sararaña 01/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Close to 1,000 former drug surrenderees in Talisay City are now members of the city’s Anti-Illegal Drug Advocates (AIDA). The advocates will be helping the police in implementing the city’s laws. They are…

Rama: No signal shutdown this weekend, SRP final Sinulog venue

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines– There will be no signal shutdown in Cebu City during the 458th Fiesta Señor and One Cebu Island Sinulog 2023 this weekend. This was the decision of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama in a…

Sinulog through the years

Doris C. Bongcac 01/10/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — There is now an ongoing discussion as to whether to push through with the use of the South Road Properties (SRP) as the venue for this year’s Sinulog grand parade and ritual showdown.…

Temporary signal shutdown unnecessary – Garganera

Wenilyn Sabalo 01/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There was no need to temporarily shutdown mobile phone signals during the 458th Fiesta Señor and One Cebu Island Sinulog celebration this weekend, according to Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera. Doing so is…

Comelec conducts off-site voter’s registration at Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 01/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Visitation hours at the Cebu City Jail Male Dormitory was suspended on Tuesday, January 10, to give way to the whole day of off-site voter’s registration conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).…

Rama wants police to reconsider signal shutdown

Paul Lauro 01/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama on Tuesday, January 10, opposed the police’s plans to temporarily shut off mobile phone signals in time for the Fiesta Señor and Sinulog Festival this weekend. Rama, in…

The mystical Lake Tabeo of Benguet and indigenous people’s rights

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 01/10/2023

KABAYAN, Benguet — It was in the early 1990s when I first climbed Mount Pulag, which is considered as Luzon’s highest peak at 2,928 meters (9,606 ft) above sea level (asl) covering an area of 11,550 hectares…

Signal shutdown in areas for Fiesta Señor, Sinulog in SRP

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Pegeen Maisie Sararana 01/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has approved the request of police here to temporarily cut off mobile phone signals in observance of the Fiesta Señor and its secular event, the Sinulog Festival. In…

Driving under the influence

Michael L. Tan - @inquirerdotnet 01/10/2023

Last weekend, right before New Year’s, I received news about an acquaintance who ran over and killed someone on the highway in Tagaytay at 2 o’clock in the morning. He was DUI, driving under the influence of…

Barefoot running for Señor Sto. Niño

Immae Lachica 01/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Running a 42 kilometer race or a full marathon is not an easy feat. And running in a marathon barefoot is a totally different kind of victory. Meet Adelisa Montesclaros, 52, from Medellin town…

Talisay shines in Sinulog Festival Queen runway, costume parade

Morexette Marie Erram 01/09/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The search for the Sinulog Festival Queen 2023 is on.  And on Monday, Jan. 9, the 11 candidates vying for the crown walked the runway for the first time. The Sinulog Festival Queen…

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