Treading on roses

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 04/12/2015

That sunny morning, having come out of a bookshop, I passed by a young woman by the entrance of a car park selling plants. She had before her about four or five flowerpots. One held a lush…

Thousands witness Minglanilla’s ‘Sugat’

Melissa Q. Cabahug 04/06/2015

While watching yesterday’s Sugat Kabanhawan at the Minglanilla Central School, 62-year-old Emma Reces remembered how grateful she was to her daughter for inviting her to live in her home in Minglanilla town, southern Cebu last year. “Nalipay…

Easter joy, not disco revelry in ‘Sugat’ of Minglanilla town

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/01/2015

For years, the “Sugat” presentation on Easter dawn has drawn thousands of visitors to Minglanilla town, south Cebu where the dawn ritual has been an elaborate, noisy outdoor production with more revelry than reverence. Not this year.…

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