RECOGNIZING the increasing demand for lechon and event bookings at their Mactan and Mabolo branches, Rico’s Lechon opened its third and largest restaurant in Cebu on Monday, Dec. 12. Enrico “Rico” Dionson, founder and chief executive officer…
Recognizing the increasing demand for lechon and event bookings in their branches in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City and on Mactan Island, Cebu, Rico’s Lechon opened its third and largest restaurant in Cebu on Monday. Enrico “Rico” Dionson,…
THE Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) has beefed up security arrangements for Miss Universe contestants who will be visiting Cebu on Tuesday next week. Senior Supt. Rey Lyndon Lawas, PRO-7 deputy director for operations, promised…
EVEN AT age 48, NBA legend and Hall of Famer is still as brash as he was during his playing years. Considered to be one of the best perimeter defenders of all time, backed by his Defensive…
WITH Cebu being one of the top tourism destinations in the country, a homegrown brand specializing in roasted pig or lechon is targeting domestic tourists in its bid to make its restaurant, serving its kind of lechon…
NOTE: In the aftermath of a well-meaning travel advisory against the South of Cebu, I’m publishing this belated Halloween-themed, impromptu trip to just that area in question. I acknowledge that the threat is always present, always real,…
THE Talisay City government is planning to hold two important events next year – the longest Inasal festival and a return to the Sinulog grand parade. Councilor Doroteo Emit, chairman of the Committee on Tourism, said the…
CEBU’s lechon is always the star of every Filipino buffet. The word “lechon” comes from the Spanish term that refers to a roasted suckling pig. This well-loved dish has inspired the 24 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)…
Crosshatching While most people I know are into the latest high-tech gadgets and gizmos, I prefer to take the U-turn. For some reasons, I am more attracted to old technology, where everything works without electronics, easy to…
AT least 700 street kids will dine in the gymnasium of the Pope John XXIII Seminary on Saturday, January 23, a day before the International Eucharistic Congress. Fr. Carmelo Diola, chairman of the IEC solidarity and communion…
It’s the start of a new year and once again we make resolutions that we promise to keep. And as in most promises, we end up breaking them. For my wife, who is a yoga teacher, it’s…
Jail inmates ‘save’ their meat rations for a Christmas meal with visiting family Family visits mean precious time for detention prisoners, especially during Christmas. Even behind bars, inmates in the Cebu provincial jail savor the reunions in…
