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SINGAPORE – One of Singapore’s most recognizable icons, the Merlion can be found depicted on many things – from T-shirts and mugs to fridge magnets and plush toys. Now, the mythical mermaid-lion hybrid has also had a…
In the news again are clamors for the belated compensation and apologies due to Filipino comfort women/sex slaves, now aging and fewer in number, who suffered at the hands of the Japanese military in World War II.…
TOKYO — Japan announced the official start of Tokyo’s cherry blossom season on Tuesday, 10 days earlier than usual and tied with a record early start seen only twice before. In past years the country’s meteorologists have…
CONSOLACION Cebu — It was late in the afternoon and Amparo Ochia meticulously unfolds the bills she earned amid the bustling churchgoers. Feeling contented for a while, she snaps back into reality, hides the thin wad of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Flowers, native crafts, and furniture vendors in Freedom Park no longer have to worry that they will be transferred to the interim market while the new Carbon Market is being constructed. Market Operations…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The first phase of the Carbon Market modernization is right on track with Megawide Construction Corp. releasing the first looks on the new stalls for Unit II. Louis Ferrer, the Executive Director for…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of the Ahon Laylayan Koalisyon (ALK) Sugbo, a group of supporters of the late former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, gathered and lighted candles and hang yellow ribbons on Saturday afternoon, June…
CEBU CITY, Philippines— Lavish gifts are everywhere this Valentine’s Day and that’s no surprise. That’s why partners from all around the world try and make it more unique every year. And here in Central Visayas, this…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A few days before Valentine’s Day, Freedom Park, which formed part of Cebu City’s Carbon Public Market, looks like it is closely returning to its pre-pandemic scene. But behind the colorful flowers arranged…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Vendors at the Freedom Park are urging the public to buy their flowers despite the closure of the cemeteries starting October 29 to November 3, 2020. Deling Navarro, 55, a resident of Barangay…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Vendors should not be allowed to sell candles and flowers within the perimeter of the cemeteries located in the Mandaue City, and visitors should only be allowed in cemeteries in the city for…
“Seafarers are keyworkers. You are not alone. You are not forgotten”. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the Holy Masses held nationwide carried this theme in their homilies as part of the 25th National Seafarers Day (NSD)…
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