Dealing with toxic people

Philip S. Chua 11/24/2014

“Stay away from toxic people” or “Do not surround yourself with toxic people” are sage advice we hear often. The wisdom behind these suggestions is truly important and could have a far-reaching impact on the mental health…

The irrepressible gift of song

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 11/16/2014

  I miss their breed. Not ten years ago, one could still find them in parks and church patios, to which a visit would not end without a family photograph taken with their Canon or Minolta. In…

Ready for a boyfriend

Belle Grandea 11/09/2014

Dear Ms. Belle, Is it okay to have a boyfriend now? I’m already 18 years old. My potential boyfriend is one year, one month and 13 days older than me and I really like him, Ms. Belle.…

Kin of decapitated victim seeks justice

Apple Ta-as 11/04/2014

The family of the man whose remains was found headless asked police to find his head and privates and arrest the perpetrators of the murder. In a radio interview, Marites Olasiman said they believe that the live-in…

Daughter turns cold and distant

Belle Grandea 11/02/2014

Dear Ms. Belle, My daughter used to be a sweet little girl, a loving child to her Papa and me. She is the eldest of four children and has three brothers. When she turned 15 and in…

Love in particular

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 11/02/2014

A tree grows beside the window of my office.  When the wind blows, I could hear the rasp of leaves brushing against the pane. I stop writing when this happens, and just listen, and watch the shadow…

Woman stabbed by son

Apple Ta-as 11/01/2014

A 63-year-old woman was stabbed three times by her own son in sitio Manggahan, barangay Poblacion, Pinamungajan town, early yesterday morning. Ruperta Cañete Fajardo was boiling water in the kitchen  when her son Sergio, 28, approached her…

5 dead in birthday massacre

Apple Ta-as 10/06/2014

STEPHANNE Nicole Molad Figues’ sixth birthday celebration yesterday turned into a nightmare after her father, Eric, killed her, her two younger siblings and their grandmother in sitio Manlayag, barangay Panalipan, Catmon northern Cebu. Stephanne Nicole, 6, John…

P.5M shabu, guns seized from couple

Chito O. Aragon, Norman V. Mendoza 08/17/2014

A couple was arrested in a raid yesterday morning in barangay Babag, Lapu-Lapu City for allegedly possessing shabu estimated to worth P.5 million as well as high-powered  firearms and explosives. Aldrin Potot, 33, and his wife Farah,…

Call center agent leaps to his death

Aileen Garcia-Yap, Apple Ta-as, Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Chito O. Aragon 08/17/2014

A broken heart may have driven  a 25-year-old call center agent to end his life by  jumping off a building  past midnight at the Cebu I.T. Park in Cebu City. Ernie Gulle Antigua Jr. described his personal…

Relatives of OFWs in Libya urged to help in repatriation efforts

AP, Inquirer 08/04/2014

Thousands of Filipino overseas workers refuse to leave strife-torn Libya despite an urgent call from the Philippine government to get out while they still can, warning that the remaining exit routes are closing fast. The Department of…

Chris Tiu gives life “Tiu-torials”

Orly J. Cajegas, Rob Gonzales 08/03/2014

Say Chris Tiu’s name out loud, and you’d have curious fans and celebrity watchers  hoping for a glimpse, a photo-op, or score a “braggie” with the 5-foot-11 sportsman-turned-commercial model/ TV host-turned-businessman. One can’t help but wonder how…

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