Hong Kong village holds once-a-decade festival

AP 12/27/2017

HONG KONG— In a rural community far from Hong Kong’s hustle and bustle and towering skyscrapers, villagers hold one of the southern Chinese city’s rare and colorful local festivals. Residents gather in the village of Lam Tsuen…

Metro Manila Film Festival 2017 Meant To Beh

Michelle Joy Padayhag 12/23/2017

CHRISTMAS is primarily for families and what better way to spend Christmas Day than by watching a family movie? With this in mind, you may want to make a beeline for the cinemas to catch “Meant To…

Metro Manila Film festival 2017 Deadma walking

Mich Padayhag 12/22/2017

HAVING a Palanca award-winning screenplay is what sets “Deadma Walking” apart from the rest of the entries to this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival. Eric Cabahug’s screenplay won second prize in the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for…

A tree for marginalized mothers and babies

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 12/21/2017

HILARY Overton was an 18-year-old midwifery student from El Paso, Texas when she first came to Cebu to do missionary work. The daughter of a pastor, Overton was assigned to deliver babies in a clinic located near…

Authorities on guard vs ‘Party Drugs’

Nestle L. Semilla 12/09/2017

As Christmas and Sinulog draw near, the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas (PDEA-7) reminded the people not to use “Party Drugs.” Although the law enforcement angencies…

LAPU-LAPU FIESTA: No classes for two days; public told: Avoid traffic, take ferry ride

Norman V. Mendoza 11/19/2017

As Lapu-Lapu City declared the suspension of classes in the city’s elementary and high schools on November 20 and 21 to celebrate the 282nd feast day of its patroness, the Virgin of the Rule, the police are…

Fine weather, traffic mark Garbo sa Lapu Festival

Norman V. Mendoza 11/18/2017

Day-long traffic congestion and fine weather marked the Garbo sa Lapu-Lapu Festival and Civic Military Parade that began at the public market early morning and ended up at the Hoops Dome yesterday. All roads leading to the…

Team Tonet secures 2017 Argao Chess Festival title

Contributor 10/04/2017

TEAM Tonet tallied 18 points in 24 rounds to rule the recent 2017 Argao Chess Festival held at the Argao Chess Plaza. The four-day event, which attracted 10 teams, was held in commemoration of the town’s annual…

Festival to showcase Korean culture

Doris C. Bongcac 09/26/2017

Experience Korean culture, food and products during a four-day festival scheduled from September 28 to 30 at the SM City Mall in Cebu City. Sang Hyun Kim, vice president of the Cebu Korean Association Inc., said the…

Binisaya film festival and caravan launched

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/17/2017

SEVEN Bisaya films were screened during the launching of Binisaya film festival and caravan at Cebu Provincial Capitol Grounds last Wednesday, August 16. All are award-winning films: “Katapusang Labok” (2012), “Ale Alejandra” (2015), “Ambihas” (2016), “Hinagunoy sa Goryon”…

Morisette Amon to represent PH in Asia Song Festival

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/16/2017

IT’S Kapamilya singer and Cebuana Morissette Amon’s turn to make not just Cebu but the whole Philippines proud. Amon is set to join the Asia Song Festival 2017 in Busan, South Korea and will be the country’s official representative to the…

“RESPETO” leads winners of Cinemalaya Film Festival

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/14/2017

“RESPETO” bagged the most number of awards during the 13th year of Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival awards night held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines last August 13. It won seven awards, including Best Film…

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