Facial symmetry

Margie and Stephen Zenz 01/24/2017

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” FOR some, the color and tone of one’s skin are important, for others, it’s the height. Certain cultures attach great importance to long necks. Some Pacific Islanders admire Rubenesque…

NTC to Congress: Give us more ‘teeth’ to impose telco rules

Victor Anthony V. Silva 01/24/2017

The country’s telecommunications watchdog is encouraging Congress to give them more “teeth” in imposing circulars on existing telco players, compelling them to improve services and address the country’s slow internet connection. “We’ve issued a memorandum setting a…

BMW 520d sedans shuttle Miss Universe candidates

Tricia Rodrigo 01/23/2017

CENTENARY Editions of BMW’s 520d sedans were used to shuttle Miss Universe candidates who were in Cebu last Jan. 17 for the swimwear presentation at the Jpark Island Resort and Waterpark in Lapu-Lapu City. This was made…

Terrorists don’t have to kill anyone to win

Ryan Macasero 01/21/2017

Thankfully, our fears of a follow-up bombing after the bombing in Hilongos, Leyte, did not happen during the Sinulog and the Miss Universe pageant’s swimsuit competition. One of the biggest security measures never done in the past,…

Isabelle Daza shows up in party as Gloria Diaz

Apple Ta-as 01/20/2017

KAPAMILYA actress and morel Isabelle Daza relived the winning moment of her mom Gloria Diaz’s win as Miss Universe 1969 when she arrived looking exactly like her during host Tim Yap’s birthday party on Thursday. Tim’s 40th…

Miss U and English

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/20/2017

Consider this as my very subjective view of the world of beauty pageants, an arena I’ve been following since I was eight years old when Charlene Gonzales delivered the now infamous question “high tide or low tide?”…

Taliño defends move to shut down mobile phone signals

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, John Carlo Villaruel, Norman V. Mendoza 01/18/2017

Better safe than sorry.” Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), yesterday defended his decision to shut down mobile phone signals during the Sto. Niño processions, the Sinulog Grand Parade…

MAO BA?

Editorial 01/18/2017

FOLLOW THE CROWD A crowd gathered outside a clothing store inside a mall in Cebu City, hoping to catch a glimpse of some visiting Miss Universe candidates. A reporter picked one out of the crowd and asked…

Beauties in swimsuits rock the runway

Apple Ta-as 01/17/2017

NOT even a dreary sky with occasional rain could dampen the enthusiasm here on Tuesday, as 86 candidates of the 65th Miss Universe pageant came to Cebu for the swimsuit presentation. And for the first time outside…

Cell site shutdown

Editorial 01/17/2017

Barring any last-minute tragedy, there may be some justification for last week’s Metro Cebu–wide enforcement of the “zero signal” shutdown of cell sites to ensure the safety of both spectator and contingent during the Sinulog celebration. At…

Netizens not informed about Miss U signal shut down outside of Lapu-Lapu

Ryan Macasero 01/17/2017

For the second time this week, cell phone signal was shut down in Cebu. First during the Sinulog Festival and today for the Miss Universe swimsuit competition happening at the Jpark Resort in Lapu-Lapu City on Mactan…

Miss Universe swimwear competition moved indoors

Apple Ta-as, Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 01/17/2017

The dark skies and intermittent rains prompted organizers to move the Miss Universe swimwear presentation indoors. Ren Orao, marketing executive of Jpark Island Resort and Waterpark Cebu, said they were moving the venue from the outdoor Abalone…

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