‘GAWA-GAWA LANG’

Editorial 10/06/2017

Even if television host Joey de Leon has apologized for saying that having a depression was just “gawa-gawa lang” or made up by persons suffering from it, a number of netizens still continued to criticize the noontime…

Tropical depression spotted outside PAR

Inquirer.net 06/11/2017

A tropical depression was spotted outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility off Ilocos Sur Sunday afternoon, according to the state weather bureau. In its 24-hour public weather forecast issued at 5 p.m., Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical…

Taking time

Sofia Aliño Logarta 12/21/2016

If, as Herod we fill our lives with things, and again with things, if we consider ourselves unimportant that we must fill every moment of our lives with action, when will we have the time to make…

Ex-PDEA agent arrested for selling illegal drugs

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/21/2016

A former agent of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) was arrested in a police buy-bust operation in Barangay Calamba, Cebu City. The operation was hatched after police discovered text messages between the ex-PDEA…

The good life

Clint Holton Potestas 10/17/2016

I AM thrilled now because I have a list of names of those who did tear my heart. I’d enumerate them at the podium and—to save my face from shame—escape thereafter through the back door of the…

LPA now a tropical depression named ‘Carina’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/29/2016

It is a rainy Friday for Metro Cebu due to a low pressure area that developed into a tropical depression called Carina. The tropical depression was spotted 195 kilometers east of Borongan City in Eastern Samar with…

Desperate times, desperate measures

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/09/2016

(First of two parts) Famous for its beaches, food and festivals, Cebu is a place where you’ll never run out of things to do. For the tourists, there are always the beautiful resorts to visit and exotic…

Depression: Light therapy

Dr. Philip S. Chua 12/13/2015

IT IS the season to be jolly, but about 18.5 percent (1 in 5) or 43.8 million adults in the United States experiences some type of mental illness during this time of the year, or in a…

‘Listen to those who suffer depression’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/18/2015

PEOPLE should not hesitate to help those suffering from mental or emotional problems. Education Secretary  Armin Luistro made this appeal during the “Dignity in Mental Health” forum at the University of San Carlos (USC) South Campus yesterday…

Cebu hotlines open for suicide prevention

Vanessa Claire Lucero 10/17/2015

WITH rising cases of depression and suicide among students, a 24/7 hotline called “Hopeline” was launched in Cebu to provide support for those in  crisis. Twelve hotline responders  will take calls, reply to text messages, answer e-mails…

Fetus found, suicide try in Talisay

Apple Ta-as 08/28/2014

A four-month-old fetus was found floating inside a jar in the waters of sitio Salvador, barangay Tangke, Talisay at 10 am today. Police said the fetus may have been floating for days by the sea after a…

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