Cebuanos visit Vidal’s grave at Cathedral mausoleum to offer flowers, prayers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/02/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Flowers and candles were placed on the grave of the late Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral mausoleum in Cebu City this morning, November 2, 2019. Personnel securing the…

Councilor Cortes laid to rest at family’s Mandaue mausoleum

Norman Mendoza 01/13/2018

THE late Mandaue City Councilor Demetrio “Tatay Jun” Cortes Jr. was laid to rest on Saturday at the family’s mausoleum at the Mandaue cemetery in Barangay Guizo. Family members, Mandaue city officials led by Mayor Luis Gabriel…

No visitors to Jaguar’s mausoleum on eve of All Saints’ Day

Nestle L. Semilla 10/31/2017

THOUGH his funeral procession drew 2,500 sympathizers, there was hardly anyone who visited slain drug lord Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz at the mausoleum where his remains were buried at the Calamba Cemetery in V. Rama Street, Cebu City.…

Cathedral mausoleum opens door to the public

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/30/2017

It is supposed to be a private place. But people from all walks of life were given the chance to enter the Cathedral mausoleum in Cebu City to allow them to view and pray before the tomb…

Leni pays respects to Vidal 

Victor Anthony Silva 10/28/2017

  Vice President Leni Robredo visited the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral mausoleum housing the remains of the late Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo J. Cardinal Vidal Saturday afternoon. The vice president was accompanied by Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III,…

Cathedral mausoleum off limits to public for 5 days post Vidal burial

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/26/2017

  The mausoleum where the late Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal will be laid to rest will be closed for the next five days following today’s burial. According to Fr. Brian Brigoli, chairman of the Archdiocesan…

Cathedral mausoleum, Vidal’s final resting place

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 10/23/2017

CEBU Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal already knew where his mortal remains would be laid to rest. Aside from being the seat of the archdiocese, the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral is also the final resting place for deceased…

Kim Chiu at Cempark

Editorial 11/02/2016

As celebrations for All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day were underway yesterday, Cebu Daily News sent its staff to all major cemeteries to photograph public figures visiting their dead. One such personality was Kim Chiu, who…

Friends of Jaguar pay respects at mausoleum

Dominic D. Yasay 11/01/2016

A MAUSOLEUM painted sky blue and fronted by a gold-painted steel gate stands out among the chalk-white and ashen gray tombs that greet visitors at the entrance of the Calamba Cemetery in V. Rama, Cebu City. Yet…

Some ‘rest and recreation’ at Doña Pepang Cemetery

Morexette Erram 10/31/2016

It was nearing six in the evening when children carrying balloons walked down the concrete road from Doña Pepang Cemetery to Imus Avenue in Barangay Lorega, San Miguel, Cebu City. Tracing the children’s footsteps will lead the…

Mausoleum prepared as Jaguar’s final resting place

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/27/2016

FOR the last three days, nine workers worked to prepare the burial chamber of Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz, whom the police tagged as a major drug personality. The mausoleum was not finished in time for Jaguar’s internment yesterday…

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