Record chase can motivate Roger Federer but wins matter most

09/02/2019

Roger Federer takes motivation from shattering records, but winning matters most for the 38-year-old Swiss star as he chases his 21st Grand Slam title at the US Open. Five-time US Open champion Federer stretched his record for Grand Slam Open era…

Age doesn’t matter: Nietes is 36 who’s feeling like 24

Glendale G. Rosal 11/29/2018

THREE-DIVISION world champion Donnie “Ahas” Nietes certainly feels like he’s in perfect boxing shape at this stage of his career. Even at 36 years old. “Yes, I’m 36 right? But I feel like I’m 18. No, I…

Is Loot still in Cebu?

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/26/2018

  Has Mayor Vicente Loot left the country?  In a letter to Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide, Loot sought permission to travel to the United States last August 28 and promised to return not later than September 10…

Why protected areas matter

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 07/08/2018

On June 22, the President signed the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System (ENIPAS) Act into law as RA 11038. This amends the 26-year old RA 7586 which established the “National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) in…

Motorists urged to respect pedestrian lanes especially in schools

Morexette Erram 06/05/2018

To avoid accidents, Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, deputy mayor on police matters, urged motorists to strictly follow the pedestrian lanes, especially in schools. Violators, he said, will be asked to pay a fine of P1,000. Meanwhile,…

Why the rule of law and independence of the judiciary matter

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 05/13/2018

  The preamble of the 1987 Constitution reads as follows: “We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society, and establish a government that shall embody…

Aiai delas Alas and Gerald Sibayan tie the knot

Mich Padayhag 12/12/2017

THEY just proved that in love, age does not really matter. The Comedy Queen of the Philippines Aiai Delas Alas, 53, tied the knot with Gerald Sibayan, 23, yesterday morning at the Christ the King Parish in…

A matter of survival

Editorial 08/31/2017

The issue is not so much whether it’s high time to approve a higher taxi fare rate — though the riding public is usually averse to this — as how a higher taxi fare rate would impact…

Duterte told: Rape a heinous crime, never a laughing matter

Inquirer.net 05/27/2017

A women’s rights group stressed this on Saturday after President Rodrigo Duterte joked about answering for the mistakes of soldiers, even if they commit rape thrice while martial rule is declared in Mindanao. “Rape is a heinous…

CHR to investigate “suspicious” death of Abu Saad

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/05/2017

CEBU CITY–The Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) was supposed to commend the police for arresting a remnant of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Bohol on Thursday alive and without a single scratch on…

The bubble

Raymund Fernandez 11/11/2015

It may well be that the thought of it came from Democritus, the laughing philosopher, the mocker of everything. Or it may have come from his teacher, Leucippus, credited to be the founder of atomism. Wikipedia tells…

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