The history project

Radel Paredes 06/17/2017

On midafternoon of June 12, Philippine Independence Day, my wood relief (carving) sculpture entitled “Leon Kilat ug ang Kagubot sa Sugbo sa 1898” (“Leon Kilat and the Revolution in Cebu in 1898”) was finally unveiled at Palm…

MINI Cebu welcomes all-new Countryman

Brian J. Ochoa 05/15/2017

And it comes in a powerful diesel engine MINI Cebu launched the new MINI Countryman, the biggest and most versatile model in the brand’s 58-year history last week at its dealership along A.S. Fortuna Street in Mandaue…

TRANSWOMAN MAKES HISTORY

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/30/2017

MANDAUE CITY’S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCE Mandaue City has seen its first transwoman march on graduation day looking as how her heart feels — a woman. Hezekiah Diaz, 21, using the city’s anti-discrimination law, is the first ever graduate…

The Feast of the Santo Niño: An Introduction to the History of a Cebuano Devotion

Sofia Aliño Logarta 04/26/2017

Resil B.Mojares in the introduction states, “This book is meant to be a concise, well-researched, and popularly readable account of the history of the Santo Niño devotion in Cebu.” Now that local history is the subject of…

Tres

Madrileña de la Cerna 04/01/2017

April is a very historic month for Cebu and the Cebuanos because three major inspiring events occurred within this month in the history of Cebu and by extension, the Philippines. The Battle of Mactan happened on April…

Fajardo wins fifth PBA BPC award

Brian J. Ochoa 03/03/2017

June Mar Fajardo continues to etch his legend among the league’s greats. The ever-humble Cebuano giant rewrote the history books anew, winning his fifth Best Player of the Conference award on Friday. The honor allowed Fajardo to…

Rama: Tomas ‘writing off’ Don Vicente’s place in city

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/28/2017

A day after former mayor Michael Rama complained about the lack of recognition given to the late Cebu City mayor Don Vicente Rama, it was Councilor Eduardo Rama Jr.’s turn to do the same in yesterday’s City…

CITY CHARTER ‘BRAINS’ HONORED

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 02/24/2017

Mike Rama: Injustice done to Don Vicente for changing history THE Cebu City government celebrated the 80th Charter Day by recognizing another political figure, lawyer Gervasio Lavilles, as the “brains” of the Cebu City Charter at the…

Nominations for Cebu City Charter Day

Inna Mejia 02/08/2017

CITY Hall’s Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission (CHAC) reconvened yesterday to finalize preparations for the 80th City Charter Day observance on Feb. 24. Acting Mayor Edgardo Labella told reporters that they were compiling a list of nominations…

The good Catholic

Raymund Fernandez 01/31/2017

Surely, we have come to a time when we have to define for ourselves — and once again — what it means to be a good Catholic. The president has called the Philippine Catholic bishops corrupt sons…

The Cebuanos’ devotion to Santo Niño

01/30/2017

TO have a comprehensive account on the evolution of the Cebuano’s devotion to the Santo Niño and to establish the roots of Cebuano society, Dr. Resil B. Mojares launched his book entitled, The Feast of the Santo…

From Kaplag to Tago

Madrileña de la Cerna 01/14/2017

In May 2016, while helping the Redemptorists prepare for their first-time participation in the Gabii sa Kabilin, which was held on the last Friday of May, I had the chance to finally see and touch the steel…

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