Ahong wants Datu Lapulapu’s bronze statue transferred to their city from Luneta Park

Futch Anthony Inso 07/10/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has expressed his willingness to accept and bring to their city the 40-foot bronze statue of Datu Lapulapu that now stands at the Luneta Park in Ermita,…

WATCH: Choreographer dad gives three-month son a show, and a lot of netizens are enjoying it

Immae Lachica 11/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—What does a baby get if his father is a choreographer? A fun show just for him. Something like this:   This video of a funky father dancing to his three-month son is making waves…

Locsin: How about jailing public officials with mind of 9-year-old?

Inquirer.net 01/24/2019

MANILA, Philippines — How about jailing adult elected public officials – with the mind of a nine-year-old – for pocketing a portion of their “pork”? Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin Jr. raised this question on Tuesday amid…

12-year-old boy dies in Duljo Fatima fire

Nestle Semilla 12/25/2018

CEBU CITY, Philippines -Authorities confirmed that a 12-year-old boy died in a fire that razed Barangay Duljo Fatima on Christmas morning, December 25.…

A smell of old days

Raymund Fernandez 12/11/2018

It is ironic that I should remember that smell now since December brings with it the pollens that give most of us in the family chronic Rhinitis such that we can hardly smell anything. There is a…

US airline apologizes after worker laughs at 5-year-old girl’s unique name

Inquirer.net 11/30/2018

A United States airline issued an apology after a gate agent was accused this month of making fun of a 5-year-old’s unique name. Tracy Redford and her 5-year-old daughter Abcde (pronounced Ab-si-dee), were about to board their…

When old co-mentors meet

Madrileña de la Cerna 11/10/2018

For former co-teachers to get together after forty-five years is a rare event and different from any gathering of classmates. The past few years saw the passing away of some of the former teachers of St. Catherine’s…

Wake of 14-year-old girl killed in Liloan held in waiting shed

Benjie B. Talisic 10/30/2018

A CHICK was placed on top of her coffin purportedly to bother the conscience of her killers while her body lie in state at a roadside waiting shed in Liloan town. A bunch of white chrysanthemums adorned…

Southern- Central Japan: The old and the new

Doyzkie Buenaviaje 10/12/2018

KANSAI is well established as the cultural center and the historical heart of Japan, but I think the Southern- central region has much more to show off than its vivid past. Osaka, the second largest metropolitan area…

Janine Gutierrez: Charming old Soul

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Niza Mariñas, Rob Gonzales 10/06/2018

MORE than the good looks, the sizzling magazine covers, and the showbiz pedigree, Janine Gutierrez is a self-confessed old soul. Proof of this is her choice of literature—classics such as “Wuthering Heights,” “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” and…

Cañada gaining back his old form

JONAS PANERIO 08/08/2018

IF ANYONE had doubts about the health of Cebuano guard Jerick Cañada’s knees, his recent play has definitely put that all aside. Not even a year after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament tear, the former Don Bosco…

Classy collectibles at old meets new

Hayde Quiñanola 07/30/2018

IF THERE’S one place you can step into and be in many places at the same time, it’s got to be the Old Meets New at The Greenery in Mabolo— where curio and collectibles from all over…

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