What we practice and preach

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 01/14/2023

The start of a new year seems a good time to clarify the vision and mission of Social Weather Stations. My perspective is simply that of the oldest of the SWS veterans, where my title has been…

New year, old problems

Anna Cristina Tuazon - @inquirerdotnet 01/05/2023

Oh, what a start to 2023. Day 1 started with a Naia shutdown that stranded tens of thousands of passengers, not to mention risked the safety of planes within our airspace. And just yesterday, BPI’s system caused…

Fortune tellers

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 01/04/2023

Shortly before midnight on Dec. 31, 2022, as I reached for a dozen grapes on the dining table to start the countdown to the new year, someone commented “pa-uso ka na naman.” I didn’t comment on the…

4, 207 visited Cebu City Jail’s Male Dormitory during Christmas, New Year’s celebrations

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 01/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Christmas and New Year’s celebrations at the male dormitory of the Cebu City Jail remained peaceful despite the presence of over 4, 000 visitors who came to see their jailed loved ones. According…

Vhong Navarro hopes for ‘kinder 2023’ amid ongoing rape trial

Anne Pasajol 01/02/2023

After spending his merriest Christmas with his family, Vhong Navarro then welcomed 2023 with a wish to have a “kinder” year ahead. The actor and “It’s Showtime” TV host, who faces rape charges filed by model Deniece…

DOH-7 reports rise in firecracker injuries during Christmas, New Year’s Eve celebrations

Futch Anthony Inso 01/02/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) reported an increase in firecracker-related injuries in the region as people were already allowed to resume Christmas and New Year’s Eve gatherings. In a report…

Driver, whose taxi flipped over at the foot of the Tabunok flyover, is safe

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 01/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The driver, whose taxi flipped over at the foot of the Tabunok flyover in Talisay City, is safe. Jonathan Tumulak, chief of the City of Talisay Traffic Operations and Development Authority (CT-TODA), said…

New Year’s Day Fire: P1.2M worth of properties in Brgy Calamba lost

Pegeen Maisie Sararaña and Paul Lauro 01/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Members of the Sasil family were celebrating to welcome the arrival of the new year when fire broke in their compound in Barangay Calamba in Cebu City at around 12:57 a.m. on Monday,…

Marcos Jr. rings in New Year with unity call: ‘Bayanihan’ will keep us going

Beatrice Pinlac 01/01/2023

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sunday urged Filipinos to “embody the true meaning of solidarity” in 2023 as he stressed that the spirit of “bayanihan” will keep the nation going amid all challenges.…

Palma to Cebuanos: We are here for a reason, we still have a mission

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 01/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “We are still here and this is because we have a mission.” This is what Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma shared during his homily for the New Year’s Eve Mass held at the Cebu…

A Year Like No Other: Stories that Define Cebu’s 2022 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A few hours from now, Cebu will welcome a new year. After facing and surviving the twin crises – the COVID-19 pandemic and Typhoon Odette – Cebuanos look forward to greeting the new…

Rudy Baldwin predicts 2023 as a year of bad karma

Micah Sophia C. Marcellones 12/31/2022

CEBU, Philippines — Popular fortune teller Rudy Baldwin once again gave her prediction for 2023 saying that it will be a year of bad karma. On her YouTube channel, Baldwin gave her negative and positive predictions for…

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