The devil in Philippine life

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 10/29/2021

What does the devil look like? For me, he is an adult male with horns and bat-like wings. As a child, I was terrified of illustrations of the devil and hell in a pre-Vatican II catechism owned…

DOH places govt’ hospitals on Code White alert; urges public to shun firecrackers

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/31/2016

GOVERNMENT-RUN hospitals across the country, including those in Cebu, have been placed on “Code White Alert” yesterday, the eve of the New Year’s day celebration. This means hospital staff are in place and ready to respond any…

Locking horns with the beast

Jobers R. Bersales 07/06/2016

Tis the season to bring down the high and mighty as President Rodrigo Duterte locks horns with the beast so early in his term. And by the looks of it, unlike all other presidents before him, he…

Use horns, not firecrackers for safe New Year revelry

Nestle L. Semilla 12/31/2015

Avoid the risk of firecracker blasts. Use toy horns (torotot) and other noisemakers to usher in the New Year. This reminder, issued before the yearend revelry, has officials of the Cebu City Health Department hoping that fewer…

P200K worth of seized firecrackers destroyed

Apple Ta-as, Rene F. Alima 12/31/2015

Police yesterday soaked  assorted firecrackers in drums of water  in a ceremony destroying seized goods  worth more than P200,000 at the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 headquarters. The firecrackers were seized from street vendors in simultaneous crackdowns…

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