Edgar Allan Poe house in Baltimore named literary landmark

01/17/2020

BALTIMORE – A national association representing libraries is honoring the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum in Baltimore. A division of the American Library Association has added the Poe house to its national registry of Literary Landmarks.…

CitySavings named as Best CSR Bank Philippines 2018

PR 02/13/2019

City Savings Bank, Inc. (CitySavings) wins its first international award after it was named as “Best CSR Bank Philippines 2018” by Global Banking and Finance (GBAF) Review, a leading online and print magazine based in London, United…

Ressa, Khashoggi, other journalists named Time Person of the Year

Associated Press 12/12/2018

NEW YORK — Time Magazine named four journalists and a newspaper on Tuesday as its 2018 Person of the Year for standing up for the truth in the face of persecution and violence. The group, which Time…

MCIA named Asia Pacific Medium Airport of 2018

DORIS BONGCAC 11/09/2018

The Centre for Aviation (CAPA) has named the Mactan Cebu International Airport as the Asia Pacific Medium Airport of 2018. The award is given to airports “with 10 to 30 million annual passengers that has been the…

Saavedra named as new Siquijor police director

Benjie B. Talisic 10/19/2018

The Siquijor Provincial Police Office has a new director. This was confirmed by Chief Supt. Debold Sinas,  director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7). Senior Supt. Clarito Baja, the outgoing police director, will be…

Panelo named presidential spokesperson

Inquirer 10/12/2018

ROQUE REPLACEMENT President Duterte’s spokesperson, Harry Roque, was again the last to know. This time, he was not informed that he would be losing his job—news that flew to Manila on Thursday all the way from Bali,…

Former Cesafi stars ‘honored’ to have All-Star teams named after them

Jonas N. Panerio 09/28/2018

THE CESAFI products that this year’s All Star teams will be named after expressed their elation upon learning of the distinction. At this year’s All Star event set for October 14, the high school game will pit…

New mistletoe species named after Philippine wildlife biologist

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 09/25/2018

CHRISTMAS came early for Bacolod-based wildlife biologist Lisa Paguntalan. A new mistletoe species, Amyema lisae, was named after Paguntalan, executive director of the Philippines Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, Inc. (PBCFI). The rare honor of having a plant named…

Almost a month later, no suspect named yet in Tecson’s ambush

Benjie B. Talisic 09/01/2018

IT’S now almost a month since PDEA agent Von Rian Tecson was brutally killed in an ambush along the national highway in Barangay Perrelos, Carcar City. But the police are yet to arrest a single suspect or…

Maine named Ultimate Asian Sweetheart 2018

Michelle Joy Padayhag 08/30/2018

  Phenomenal Star Maine Mendoza has won the Ultimate Asian Sweetheart of 2018 title. Starmometer announced the official results on Thursday, August 30 after a month-long poll. The 23-year-old actress-host got a total of 757,430 votes on…

Cebu schools dominate Accenture innovation contest

Max Limpag 08/18/2018

A student project that seeks to teach speech to children with cleft palate was named the grand champion of Accenture Philippines’ Program The Future 2018 today during the finals in Taguig City. The team from Cebu Institute…

Driver’s daughter named as Cebu’s exemplary child

Rosalie O. Abatayo 08/09/2018

PANTAWID AWARDING. A jeepney driver’s daughter from Barangay Ibabao in Cordova town was hailed as the Provincial Awardee for the Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya Child in Cebu for 2018. Dylene Jee Polea, 14, is a consistent honor student…

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