Our ‘Tatay Digong’

Rina Jimenez-David 06/20/2017

  Time was when the President of any country was recognized as the “Father” (or “Mother”) of the Nation. Indeed, a favorite way of referring to President Duterte, mostly by his avid followers, is “Tatay (or Daddy)…

Our ocean, our life

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 05/28/2017

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. — Jacques Cousteau For a city dweller, it is recharging to sit idly near the shore, watch the waves touch it in…

Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Langob Shrine: A cave to calm the heart, heal the soul

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/20/2017

Amid Cebu City’s fast-paced lifestyle, one would never imagine there is still a place so close to the urban center that allows one to commune with nature. Until you get to this cave in the heart of…

Revisiting our heritage

Madrileña de la Cerna 05/20/2017

May is National Heritage Month but is more popularly associated with fiestas everywhere from big towns to the barangays. The fiesta culture is part of our heritage, but the focus is more on the food and hardly…

Sinkholes in our backyard

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 04/30/2017

Last Saturday’s discovery of a two-meter wide sinkhole in the middle of the river in Barangay Banhigan in Badian, Cebu is not something to be taken lightly. It is potentially life-threatening. Sinkholes are “pits in the ground…

Healing in our speech

Jason A. Baguia 03/17/2017

The quality of our discourse has taken a nosedive. It has become commonplace to hear the half-joking expression “ipa-Tokhang ka nako ron (or else I will put you through Tokhang)” addressed to someone by whom the speaker…

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