‘Stairway’ to Mt. Apo draws flak from netizens

Williamor A. Magbanua 05/25/2023

KIDAPAWAN CITY, Cotabto, Philippines — Environmentalists have protested the city government’s initiative of putting concrete blocks as pathways along a portion of Kidapawan trail to Mt. Apo, the country’s highest peak. Critics took to social media to…

De-stress with a trip to the mountains

Immae Lachica 07/30/2019

Cebu City, Philippines— The city is a home for people bustling their way just to make it through the day. The city offers a lot of opportunities and chances for people to grow. But along with the…

How a former HK babysitter lost weight because of mountain climbing

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 02/23/2019

CARMEN, CEBU — Irene Erejer Ranes was working as a babysitter in Hong Kong in mid-2017 when she experienced shortness of breath and difficulty in standing up. A native of barangay Parasan in Leyte, Leyte, Irene was…

Mom’s business thrust: From the mountains to the cities

Victor Anthony V. Silva 09/17/2017

Computer engineering graduate finds way to grow soap-making venture A computer engineering graduate, who ended up in the soap-making business, has found promise in making her venture grow by targeting the market in the countryside and eventually…

Mountains of trash still remain in Inayawan

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 09/01/2017

Cebu City Hall’s private garbage hauler may change, but the mountains of trash inside the private transfer station in Barangay Inayawan still remain. Some Barug Team Rama councilors called a press conference and brought up the problem…

City working to upgrade CCMC, Guba hospital

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/28/2016

Cebu City Hall is gearing up for the improvements of the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) and the Guba Community Hospital in the mountains for next year. CCMC hospital Administrator Kenneth Siasar told the Cebu City Council…

The way back

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 09/10/2016

It bears the caption, “Mountains.” In fact, it features a trail that winds between mountains, towards a gap that itself leads to more, bluer mountains. It marks, as it moves from side to side, the middle of…

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