Sept. 1, Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, declared a holiday

Inquirer.net 08/29/2017

CEBUANOS like all Filipinos are also gearing up for a long weekend ahead as President Rodrigo Duterte declared Sept. 1, Friday, a national regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha or the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice. Duterte…

Cebu Muslim teachers still stranded — official

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/26/2017

MARAWI CONFLICT Ten Muslim teachers who have work waiting for them in Cebu City remain stranded in the provinces of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur a month after the war between the Maute Group and…

‘I feel safe here’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/25/2017

Being Muslim in Cebu Asliha R. Alibsar was barely 20 when she moved to Cebu City from Masiu, Lanao del Sur, in 2014 to be with her father, Alibsar Mampao, who works as a Muslim missionary assigned…

Possible spillover of Marawi violence monitored

Calvin D. Cordova 06/15/2017

POLICE in Central Visayas remained on heightened alert amidst the continuing crisis in Marawi City. Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, head of the Police Regional Office (PRO-7), assured that law enforcers are ready should the conflict in Marawi…

Chinese and Muslim settlements in pre-colonial Cebu?

Jobers R. Bersales 06/14/2017

The recent soft opening of the Rosita Rodriguez Arcenas Gallery of Chinese and Southeast Asian Ceramics at the University of San Carlos Museum occasioned a rekindling of questions whether there was a thriving Chinese settlement in Cebu…

Pope Francis calls for a minute of prayer

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/07/2017

AT 1 p.m. today, Thursday, Pope Francis is inviting everyone to stop their daily activities and dedicate a minute to reflect and pray for peace according to one’s own religious tradition. The Pope also calls on everyone…

Alarming evidence

Editorial 06/07/2017

A video clip and the discovery of P79 million in cash and checks from a house in Marawi City may bolster the Duterte administration’s position to extend its martial law over Mindanao at the Supreme Court. The…

Will there be peace in Mindanao?

Jobers R. Bersales 06/07/2017

So much has been written about the pros and cons of martial law in Mindanao, most especially why it is mostly people in Luzon who are complaining while those in the south are not. I was with…

Military to hold dialogues with Muslim leaders

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/06/2017

  THE Armed Forces’ Central Command will hold a series of dialogues with the public aimed at fostering understanding on Islam for non-Muslims as part of their peace initiatives to counter terrorist violence. Col. Medel Aguilar, asst.…

Muslim teachers based in Cebu stranded in Marawi

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/27/2017

  A Cebu-based Muslim teacher went home to Marawi to spend the Ramadan there. She had just given birth. It turned out that it was not a good time to be home. Marawi became the scene of…

DepEd official: Zapatera Muslim teachers could be among those stranded in Marawi

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/26/2017

Two regular Muslim teachers assigned in Zapatera Elementary School may be among the affected individuals stranded in Marawi City due to the on going siege. Bianito Dagatan, schools division superintendent of Cebu City, confirmed in a phone…

Nobleza-Dongon couple married in Muslim rites

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 04/26/2017

  Supt. Maria Cristina Nobleza and suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member Renierlo Lou Dongon are not just lovers but are actually husband and wife. Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director of the Police Regional Office in Central…

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