The adobo rebellion

Joel Ruiz Butuyan - @inquirerdotnet 07/19/2021

A huge uproar was created by the government when it announced recently that it has formed a technical committee to decide on a “national standard for adobo.” It triggered agitation among the people and earned heaps of…

Archdiocese of Cebu priest nominated for National Artist Award

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Cebu-based priest is among the nominees for the Order of National Artist (ONA). Msgr. Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Villanueva from the Archdiocese of Cebu is shortlisted for the country’s highest recognition given to Filipino…

The NCCA’s support for cultural workers and artists in the time of COVID

Jobers R. Bersales 04/30/2020

  Also hit hard in the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) resulting from the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic are cultural workers and artists, many of them independent or self-sustaining. In the field of private museums where I…

The Department of Culture inches forward 

Jobers Reynes Bersales 03/05/2020

Now on second reading, according to my sources, is a bill to finally create a Department of Culture, raising culture as a significant concern in governance and giving a cabinet seat to this oft-forgotten but vital component…

BREAKING: MCIA among NCCA’s Ani ng Dangal awardees

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/17/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – The country’s second busiest airport is recognized anew for its unique architectural design. The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is the recipient of the 12th Ani ng Dangal Award in the Architecture…

20 finalists for youth and barangay dance contests

Morexette Erram 11/30/2016

Twenty finalists will vie for three titles in the Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan and Sinulog sa Barangay in the 2017 Sinulog Festival that organizers hope will bring to the audiences, as well as the judges, fresh…

DSWD aid for kin of jailed drug surrenderers unused

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/11/2016

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) is asking its central office to redefine or revise its guidelines in extending assistance to affected families whose kin are drug surrenderers who are in jail.…

Cebu-based actor wins award in New York film festival

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/30/2015

A Cebu-based actor recently won the “Best Actor” during the International Film Festival in Manhattan New York City last  October 19  for the short film “Julie”. Albert Chan Paran played the role of “Julian Capoy”, a closet…

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