Strong quake rocks Mexico

AFP 09/08/2017

A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Mexico late Thursday, killing at least five people and triggering a tsunami alert in what the president called the quake-prone country’s biggest one in a century. Officials evacuated residents along the central…

Omega Boxing Gym stalwart falters in big fight in Mexico

Glendale G. Rosal 07/23/2017

JESSIE Cris Rosales is undefeated no more after two-division world champion Johnny Gonzales knocked the Cebuano out in the second round of their bout in Chihuahua, Mexico, yesterday. The 25-year-old Rosales, a native of Danao City and…

Rosales arrives safely in Mexico

Glendale G. Rosal 07/20/2017

AFTER an exhausting travel from Cebu to Chihuahua, Mexico, unbeaten Cebuano boxer Jessie Cris Rosales gamely entertained Mexican boxing fans by appearing in a public workout just a day after he arrived. Rosales of the Omega Boxing…

Cebuano Gesta triumphs

Glendale G. Rosal 07/16/2017

CEBUANO ex-world title challenger Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta made a rousing comeback after he scored an eight-round knockout victory against Martin Honorio of Mexico in the undercard of HBO After Dark yesterday at the Forum in Inglewood,…

Trump’s controversial first week

Ricky Poca 01/30/2017

The first week of US President Donald J. Trump was filled with controversy as he issued numerous executive orders that somehow made good on his campaign promises. His first executive order that ordered the building of a…

All about Christmas

Philip S. Chua 12/19/2016

AS THE happiest season of the year, religious and secular, comes around, we present some interesting facts about Christmas. The Philippines, most likely the country with the greatest Christmas spirit, celebrates Christmas the longest and most festive,…

Blood cries for Guadalupe

Jason A. Baguia 12/16/2016

The body count in the Philippine government’s war on drugs rose to 5,927 on Monday, the twelfth of December, while Catholics across the archipelago celebrated the fiesta of the Blessed Virgin Mary, “Our Lady of Guadalupe.” This…

Devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe spans generations

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 12/12/2016

SHE was only five years old when her father first brought her to the Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Barangay Guadalupe to attend the Mass in celebration of the fiesta of the Virgin Mary under that…

Mexican narcos beat heat in air conditioned tombs

12/12/2016

CULIACAN, Mexico — Some drug lords take their ostentatious lifestyle literally to the grave: a cemetery in Mexico is blooming with two-story tombs fitted with living rooms, air-conditioning and bulletproof glass. Mexico marked on Sunday 10 years…

BPO sector gets boost

Victor Anthony V. Silva 12/04/2016

Despite Trump threat, US firm expands recruitment hub in Cebu An American business process outsourcing (BPO) company is showing its confidence in the continued growth of the industry in the country by expanding its recruitment hub at…

Trump’s shocking victory

Ricky Poca 11/14/2016

THE election victory of businessman Donald Trump is something unexpected and not just because a few days before election day all surveys showed Democrat standard-bearer Hillary Clinton leading the way. In the last day of the campaign…

Our unutilized natural highways

11/08/2016

We consider the waters separating our islands as obstacles to travel. But a hundred years ago, our ancestors had a different perspective: the seas connected our islands. Our ancestors viewed the waters surrounding our islands as natural…

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