Palma to ask Palace to declare IEC a holiday

Marc Eric Cosep 12/02/2015

CEBU Archbishop Jose Palma is planning to ask Malacañang to declare the weeklong International Eucharistic Congress (IEC)  from January to 24 to 31 a holiday in Cebu. Palma said it is Cebu’s privilege to host the IEC…

Palace declares Sept. 25 as holiday

09/16/2015

PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III has declared September 25 (Friday), which marks the Muslim holiday Eidul Adha, as a regular holiday. “The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommends that the observance of Eid’l Adha in the Philippines…

No Cebu holiday during APEC but convoy can use sirens

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Victor Anthony V. Silva 08/14/2015

NO holiday will be declared in Cebu during the APEC meetings in August and September but a truck ban is being suggested to ensure smooth flowing traffic in the metropolis. “I don’t think it’s needed,” said Ambassador…

3 holidays in August

08/04/2015

Cebuanos will enjoy three holidays in the month of August. August 6, Thursday, is a non-working holiday for the entire Cebu Province in celebration of the 446th Cebu Provincial Charter Day. This holiday includes highly urbanized cities…

Holiday sought for Kaplag

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/23/2015

The Cebu City Council is requesting President Aquino to declare a special non-working holiday in Cebu for April 28, 2015, the 450th anniversary of the finding of the image of the Sto. Niño de Cebu. This would…

Celebration for the Sto. Niño on April 28

04/07/2015

April 28 is a red-letter day for Catholics as the Catholic Church marks the 450th anniversary of the discovery of the image of the Sto. Niño—the oldest religious icon and acknowledged symbol of Catholicism in the country.…

Family is everything

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 01/05/2015

A Happy New Year to all! We are filled with the hope that we are stronger in facing life’s challenges and resolutely to be in a constant state of gratitude for the wonderful blessings that come our…

Last of the season

Raymund Fernandez 01/04/2015

By Monday it will be back to work for him! He promised himself. He misses it. Work. The holiday season seemed alternately longer and shorter than just two weeks. This season particularly; visited as it was with…

Citom mother stays on field for holiday duty

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/28/2014

It’s a working holiday for Perelyn Dosdos, a 36-year-old mother and traffic aide. Her assignment in Colon Street outside Metro Gaisano department store in Cebu City puts her in one of the busiest streets downtown. There was…

Holiday health watch: Be merry, not sorry this Christmas

Inquirer 12/23/2014

Too much eating, drinking increase risk of heart attacks, strokes Every year during the Christmas season—the longest celebration in the country—health experts try to remind Filipinos to eat and drink in moderation to curb the increasing prevalence…

2 hurt with stray bullets

Apple Ta-as 12/23/2014

Three persons  were hit with stray bullets in separate incidents over the weekend in Metro Cebu. In the City of Naga, southern Cebu, Jessa Sebial, 18, and her relative, Raymond Sebial Obatay, 21, were hit by stray…

Holiday bonus for Cebu prov workers

Peter L. Romanillos 11/22/2014

More than 25,000 barangay workers in Cebu province will bring home cash bonuses for the  holidays. The Cebu Provincial Board (PB) yesterday approved a supplemental budget for   P134,457,000 in a special session. Of this amount, P52.15 million…

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