Quiet Bethlehem Christmas means ‘less business, more religion’

Agence France Presse 12/24/2020

Deprived of its usual tourist influx by the pandemic, Bethlehem will celebrate a quiet Christmas this year that is less about commerce and more about religion, says its parish priest. In a normal year hundreds of thousands…

These remarkable biblical wonders are still on our maps today

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 04/07/2020

Biblical places written in the bible have significant roles in our history. Some of these places were centers of ancient power or trade, these places were even the heart of an empire. Many of these places have…

Palm Sunday and palm crosses

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Palm fronds or lukay is commonly used to produce hanging rice or puso –  an iconic Cebuano staple. But in Roman Catholicism, this symbolizes peace and victory. In most liturgical churches, it is…

Cops checking if 2 HVTs caught with P7M shabu are members of drug syndicate

Alven Marie A. Timtim 01/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police are investigating if the two high value targets, who were caught with P7 million worth of suspected shabu, have links to a big illegal drugs syndicate. Police Major Verniño Noserale, Consolacion Police…

‘Doomaguete’: Artist presents a whole new look of Dumaguete

Immae Lachica 08/31/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines— Can you visualize a new kind of Dumaguete city? The one with a darker approach to it and looking like scenes out of an animated movie after mass destruction? Well, Ace Gibson Jerusalem,…

Trip to Jerusalem

JASON BAGUIA 05/08/2018

It started with Perfecto Yasay. He was Philippine foreign affairs secretary. That state of affairs did not last long. He turned out to have an unresolved allegiance to the US. He resigned. Next came Vitalian Aguirre II.…

Pope seeks peace in Jerusalem

AFP 12/26/2017

  Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas address on Monday called for peace in Jerusalem and highlighted the plight of children scarred by conflict, having earlier urged the world’s Catholics not to ignore the conditions migrants face.…

2 ALA fighters triumph in Pinoy Pride undercard; Jerusalem loses

Glendale G. Rosal 07/08/2017

  ALA Boxing Gym’s Esneth Domingo and Kevin Jake Cataraja emerged victorious in the undercards of the Pinoy Pride 41: New Generation Warriors Saturday night at the Ic3 Convention Center in Cebu City. Domingo walked away with…

A Via Crucis

Jason A. Baguia 03/10/2017

(Conclusion) We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your Holy Cross, you have redeemed the world. Eighth station: Jesus meets the pious women of Jerusalem Jesus, carrying the cross, stops by a group…

Jerusalem gets another title crack

Glendale G. Rosal 02/20/2017

It’s not often that you see a boxer getting another stab at a world title immediately after losing his previous title bid. Not if you’re Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem. Because of his heads up performance last January when…

Jerusalem vows to bounce back after world title loss in Thailand

Glendale G. Rosal 01/27/2017

HOPES were high when Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem flew to Thailand for a chance to snatch a world title belt in his very young career. Jerusalem, however, didn’t get the job done as he vowed to the experienced…

Help us, Santa Claus

Jason A. Baguia 12/02/2016

Brimming with joy, the tax man told his guest, the God-man, that he would return to his victims four times the amount he had stolen from them. The visitor then proclaimed that salvation had come to the…

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