Gilas bows to New Zealand, out of Olympic race

Calvin D. Cordova 07/06/2016

Gilas Pilipinas kissed its Rio Olympic bid goodbye after it succumbed to New Zealand, 80-89, in the Manila Olympic Qualifying Tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena on Wednesday night. It was the second straight loss for…

French labor standoff shuts down Eiffel tower

06/29/2016

PARIS – Paris’ most recognizable monument will remain closed to visitors on Tuesday as Eiffel Tower staff joined strike action against controversial labor reforms. “Since there aren’t enough staff present to open the monument under safe and…

French firemen train Mandaue residents on basic firefighting

Julit C. Jainar 06/24/2016

FRENCH firefighters conducted a training for the residents and fire volunteers of Barangay Tipolo, Mandaue City on Wednesday (June 22) afternoon. According to Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) Community Relations Manager Charmaine Rodriguez-Kara, the activity was in…

Thousands evacuated as floods batter Paris

06/03/2016

PARIS — French media say that thousands have been evacuated as floods continue to threaten homes and businesses across the Paris region. French authorities say that areas along the Loing River, a tributary of the Seine, had…

French govt seeks to allow divorce by mutual consent

05/17/2016

PARIS — The French government plans to allow divorce by mutual consent to proceed without a judge, to simplify and accelerate the process. Details are to be discussed Tuesday in the lower house of parliament during debate…

Study: heads of states age, die faster

12/16/2015

LONDON — Leading a country comes with extraordinary privileges but also, apparently, a price: new research suggests that heads of state age faster than normal and that the stress of the job may shave almost three years…

Tough business of compromise in Paris starts

AP 12/02/2015

LE BOURGET, France —From deserts encroaching on African farmland to rising sea levels shrinking islands of the South Pacific, leaders of poor nations most affected by climate change are sharing their stories of global warming with leaders…

Calamity funds to pay for 3 councilors’ Paris travel

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 12/02/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and three city councilors are scheduled to fly to Paris, France today to attend the  global forum on Climate Change. Rama was invited to talk during the Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk…

US issues travel alert

11/25/2015

Washington – The United States issued a worldwide travel alert on Monday warning American citizens of “increased terrorist threats” in the wake of the Paris attacks. Belgium’s prime minister announced on the same day that Brussels will…

Paris on my mind

Radel Paredes 11/22/2015

Last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris brought back memories of that city which was  home to us for a month back in 2013. With  other Cebuano artists invited to exhibit there, we explored the city famous for…

US solons call for refugee ban

11/21/2015

Washington – The House of Representatives voted Thursday to ban Syrian and Iraqi refugees from entering the United States until tougher screening measures are in place, a move some slammed as giving in to xenophobia after the…

Solidarité

Francis B. Ongkingco 11/21/2015

The violence that has killed over a hundred innocent people in France has also left millions the world over deeply wounded! As I continue to follow the news, I could not help but feel a tinge of…

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