The Feast of the Santo Niño: An Introduction to the History of a Cebuano Devotion

Sofia Aliño Logarta 04/26/2017

Resil B.Mojares in the introduction states, “This book is meant to be a concise, well-researched, and popularly readable account of the history of the Santo Niño devotion in Cebu.” Now that local history is the subject of…

Inmates surrender contraband items

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/25/2017

  What led to their change of heart? Whether it was out of reverence for the image of Cebu’s patron, Santo Niño, which came to visit the jail facility for a night; or maybe the fear of…

That problem again

Editorial 03/27/2017

Yesterday’s brief rainshower did little to raise the water level at Buhisan Dam, among the primary sources of water in Metro Cebu, but at least it gave a pleasant early morning respite for what promises to be…

Holy innocents

Jason A. Baguia 01/06/2017

Alady had tucked two images of the Holy Child Jesus as king into a stroller. That was not what first captured my attention under one of the bleachers in the churchyard. Rather, I was drawn to the…

Palma wants deeper probe of Mactan Niño Archbishop: ‘Religious faith should go beyond curiosity’; people visit hoping for cures

Carine M. Asutilla 02/04/2014

Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma said that one’s religious faith should be based on knowing “God’s love” rather than focus on crowds visiting an icon out of curiosity. He said he assigned a monsignor who is well versed…

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