A brother’s love: Boy from Tabok, Mandaue assumes responsibility of caring for his younger siblings

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/16/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – At 17, Daven (not his real name), had to assume the responsibility of caring for his two younger siblings after their mother had left them. Daven, a resident Barangay Tabok in Mandaue City,…

Col. Maria Christina Basco: Mother and pilot

John Eric Mendoza 05/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — For many working women, motherhood could be a major interference to their careers. But Col. Maria Christina Basco, a mother of four and Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilot, is considering herself lucky because she…

7 dead as Sulu-bound boat catches fire off Basilan

Julie S. Alipala, Leah D. Agonoy - @inquirerdotnet 03/30/2023

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Seven bodies were fished out of the waters off Baluk-Baluk island of Hadji Muhtamad town, Basilan Gov. Jim Hataman-Salliman said on Thursday. The fatalities were passengers of the boat M/V Lady Mary Joy that…

Nashville school shooter had ’emotional disorder’ and small arsenal, police say

Reuters 03/29/2023

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The 28-year-old former student who killed three children and three adults at a Christian grade school in Nashville on Monday was under a doctor’s care for an “emotional disorder” and had purchased seven guns…

UP Sunflower Run in honor of women and children

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 03/14/2023

“Pagpugay sa Kababaihan, Pag-asa Para sa Kabataan”. The first ever UP Sunflower Run was held last March 11, 2023 at the Academic Oval of Diliman campus of the University of the Philippines (UP) as part of the…

More than a woman

Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 03/13/2023

WHACK!!! A swift and solid kick had just been delivered straight to the center of my right gluteus maximus. I was doing my afternoon rounds with the residents and happened to have insinuated myself in the space…

Rizal reminders for 2023

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 12/30/2022

Every year on Dec. 30, newspaper editorials try to make the martyrdom of Jose Rizal relevant to readers who know of him but have not really read Rizal’s works. Early in the morning, the President of the…

Cebu City launches ‘Balik Eskwela Pabakuna Ta Extrabonanza’

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To strengthen COVID-19 vaccination among eligible school-aged children and teachers, the Cebu City government launched on Monday, Nov. 7, its “Balik Eskwela Pabakuna Ta Extrabonanza” campaign at Tisa II Elementary School. The launch,…

Commuters urged: Don’t bring kids to bus terminals starting Oct. 28 until Nov. 2

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Bus commuters are encouraged not to bring children as their companions to the bus terminals starting Oct. 28 until the end of the Kalag-Kalag on Nov. 2. Carmen Quijano, manager of the Cebu…

Watsons PH: Transforming lives one smile at a time

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 10/13/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — True to its commitment of making Filipinos “look good and feel great,” Watsons Philippines expands its purpose by giving kids born with cleft deformities a chance to smile even brighter through free surgeries.…

Day after Thai attack, traumatized relatives cling to slain children’s toys

Reuters 10/07/2022

UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand — Crying and clutching toys, traumatized relatives gathered at a child daycare center in Thailand where a day earlier a former policeman had slain 34 people, most of them children, in a knife and…

Britain and the world bid adieu to Queen Elizabeth II

Agence France Presse 09/20/2022

LONDON — Britain said farewell to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday at a state funeral attended by world leaders, before a historic last ceremonial journey through the streets of London packed with sorrowful mourners. Huge crowds gathered in near silence to…

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